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Politics

EXCLUSIVE | Internal police union memo claims CCRB member tasked with investigating cops is ‘flagrant anti-police activist’

Posted on January 18, 2026

Queens medical examiner team loading human remains into van

Bronx

Woman found dead in Bronx apartment covered in bruises: sources

Posted on January 18, 2026

people bundled up for winter in NYC during the nurses strike

Health

NURSES STRIKE: Nurses and hospitals back to square one after contract talks stall again

Posted on January 18, 2026

Police at scene where man was stabbed in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Man found shot to death outside of Brooklyn school: cops

Posted on January 18, 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Mamdani’s First 100 Days

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: City secures $2.1M settlement with landlord of 14 buildings

Posted on January 16, 2026

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Here’s a look at this weekend’s MTA train service changes

Posted on January 16, 2026

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Bronx

NURSES STRIKE: Negotiations resume with major hospital networks for the first time since walkout started

Posted on January 16, 2026

City Comptroller Mark Levine addresses reporters at a Lower Manhattan press conference Friday, outlining projected budget gaps facing New York City.

Politics

City faces multibillion-dollar budget gaps – and not because of the economy, Comptroller says

Posted on January 16, 2026

President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funds to states home to local governments with sanctuary city policies. Official White House photo.

QNS

Elected officials in Queens slam Trump over threats to withhold federal funds for sanctuary cities

Council Member Alexa Avilés implored New Yorkers on Friday to stand in defiance of local immigrants as ICE enforcement operations ramp up across the country.

Lower Manhattan

‘Fight back against this fascism:’ Council Member Avilés calls on New Yorkers to ‘organize’ against ICE

Posted on January 16, 2026

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Brooklyn Paper

Hochul backs Stop Online Predators Act in 2026 budget to protect kids online

Attorney John R. Low-Beer (L) with residents and advocates.

Law

Chelsea residents sue to block NYCHA demolition, rebuild

Posted on January 16, 2026

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Law

Veteran attorney, former Adams deputy Randy Mastro gets new law firm gig

Posted on January 15, 2026

Law

Statewide matrimonial judge tells family attorneys to lower the heat in litigation

Posted on January 15, 2026

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Law

Kate Whiteman, first woman to accuse Alexander brothers of sexual assault, found dead before trial set to start

Posted on January 15, 2026

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Brooklyn Paper

Judge tosses lawsuit against Court Street bike lane, says opponents failed to prove ‘factual issues’

Former Astoria resident Joe Velasquez was indicted by a grand jury on Jan. 13 for the cold case murder of this still unidentified woman at the old Turf Motel 27 years after her body was discovered stuffed in a mattress box in Room 119.

QNS

Former Astoria resident indicted in 1998 cold case strangulation murder of unidentified victim: DA

group of people outside holding signs supporting the nurses strike in NYC

Health

NURSES STRIKE: NYC’s nurses strike enters Day 4; meeting with NewYork-Presbyterian planned for Thursday

Posted on January 15, 2026

Suspect in Queens murder escorted into back of police car

Queens

Queens murder suspect cuffed: South Carolina man booked for shooting ex-girlfriend in ambush at her home

Posted on January 15, 2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking in front of sign

Mamdani’s First 100 Days

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: City sues delivery app as Mayor signals tougher era amid enforcement ‘blitz’

Posted on January 15, 2026

Nurses make their demands clear on the picket line outside Mount Sinai on Jan. 12, 2026.

Gay City News

State lawmaker warns against disruption to gender-affirming care during nurses’ strike

Rev. Clinton Miller

Brooklyn Paper

Rev. Clinton Miller, beloved Brown Memorial Baptist Church pastor and Brooklyn faith leader, dies at 58

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IBX Stop by Stop: Midwood’s small businesses, street fairs and deep history thrive around light rail’s proposed stop

Posted on January 15, 2026

Osteria 57

A Tuesday night at Osteria 57 in the West Village, anchored by martinis, the sea, and a legend

Posted on January 15, 2026

Law

Alexander brothers fight new sex assault charge days before trial

Posted on January 15, 2026

City Council Member Shaun Abreu

Speaker Menin taps Manhattan’s Shaun Abreu as next City Council Transportation chair

Posted on January 15, 2026

The city aims to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of inspiring community events, service projects, and educational activities across the city.

News

Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: MLK Day Events

Posted on January 15, 2026

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Politics

NY Young Republicans airing dirty laundry out in court after controversial holiday gala fallout

Posted on January 14, 2026

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Bronx

Death threat? Black Lives Matter activist says plainclothed cop threatened to kill him outside Bronx court during sergeant’s murder trial

Posted on January 14, 2026

Waymo has received New York City’s first permit to test AV cars with safety drivers.

Hochul’s self-driving for-hire AV pilot program draws anxiety from NYC groups, pols

Posted on January 14, 2026

NYPD officer standing trial for murder

Bronx

NYPD on trial: Sergeant accused of murdering man in the Bronx with cooler is first cop prosecuted in more than a decade

Posted on January 14, 2026

Making New York City

Politics

Former Mayor Eric Adams blasts ‘unsupported’ reports of NYC Token cryptocurrency scheme

Posted on January 14, 2026

subway train pulling into station on MLK Day

MLK Day: NYC Subways, buses and commuter rails will run modified service. Here’s what you need to know

Posted on January 14, 2026

Crime scene investigators were at the scene on the morning of May 31, 2023 after 32-year-old Cody Gonzalez was found shot to death in front of a parking garage at 123-20 82nd Ave. It was determined that Foehner shot and killed the would-be robber.

QNS

Kew Gardens man sentenced to prison for possessing arsenal of illegal firearms in his apartment: DA

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Business

Fashion fail: Saks Global files for bankruptcy during management restructuring

Posted on January 14, 2026

woman wearing red hat and red scarf holding a megaphone during nurses strike in NYC

Health

NURSES STRIKE: Mount Sinai pours in funding for patient care as contract talks with union stall

Posted on January 14, 2026

Police tape at scene where Brooklyn woman was stabbed to death

Brooklyn

Murder in Brooklyn: Senior woman fatally stabbed in possible domestic dispute, sources say

Posted on January 14, 2026

Anti-ICE protesters burn an American flag in protest

Radical anti-ICE protesters burn flags outside Manhattan immigration court, create wanted posters for agent who shot Renee Good

Posted on January 14, 2026

U.S. President Trump meets New York City Mayor-elect Mamdani at the White House

Mamdani’s First 100 Days

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor vows to defend NYC sanctuary policies as Trump announces Feb. 1 funding cuts

Posted on January 13, 2026

Anthony Herbert, former Adams administration official, leaves federal court in Manhattan after pleading not guilty to bribery, kickback, and fraud charges, Jan. 13, 2026

Ex-Adams official Anthony Herbert pleads not guilty to bribery, city contract and funeral fraud charges

Posted on January 13, 2026

Speed limiting devices on the dashboard of a car

Slow down for good: Hochul will propose bill to install speed limiting devices in serial reckless drivers’ vehicles

Posted on January 13, 2026

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QNS

Gov. Hochul unveils plan to reimagine Jamaica Station during her State of the State address in Albany

Interior of the Court of Appeals courtroom, where a ruling set a new precedent for robbery charges.

Law

‘Slippery slope’: Brandishing BB gun in robbery can yield first-degree charge, appeals court rules

Posted on January 13, 2026

From left to right: D36 candidates Rana Abdelhamid, Shivani Dhir, Mary Jobaida and Diana Moreno at a recent candidate forum in Astoria. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud.

QNS

Abdelhamid, Jobaida submit petitions to contest AD36 special elections despite failing to secure Dem nomination

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Politics

State of the State: ICE protections, transit improvements and other key items on Hochul’s radar for 2026

Posted on January 13, 2026

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World

NYC express hope for Iran amid ongoing massive protests seeking freedom in Middle Eastern nation

Posted on January 13, 2026

City Council member speaks at rally over ICE detainment of staffer

‘They are coming for all of us’: City Council rages against ICE after staffer detained while fighting for his release

Posted on January 13, 2026

A demonstrator wearing a Statue of Liberty crown waves a Transgender Flag outside the U.S. Supreme Court, as the justices heard oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce Republican-backed state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 13, 2026.

Gay City News

Supreme Court arguments show skepticism about letting trans girls and women play in women’s sports

More from around NYC

Rep. Ritchie Torres introduces ambitious food rescue bill aimed at solving U.S. hunger

family

Victoria’s Secrets: Family adventures: Part 1

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Bensonhurst church leader, neighbors arrested by ICE

Brian Romero, seen here at a rally for trans youth on Jan. 10, is running for office in the 34th Assembly District.

Queer progressive Brian Romero vies for Queens Assembly seat