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Brooklyn Paper

New York Liberty hire Chris DeMarco as new head coach

ICE agents wearing masks line the halls of the 12th floor at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan on Friday. The agents remained stationed outside immigration courtrooms, where multiple individuals were detained following their hearings

Cover up: Face-covered ICE agents and unruly protesters reignite debate over a NYC mask ban

Posted on December 3, 2025

Man being held in cuffs by police after he attacked a Flatiron District pizzeria worker

Law

NJ man pleads guilty to near-fatal Manhattan pizzeria beatdown over dog dispute

Posted on December 3, 2025

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QNS

Former St. Albans home of legendary late actress, singer and activist Lena Horne now for sale

The Holiday Shops surrounding the Christmas Tree with the ice skating rink in the background at Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park in NYC.

Holidays

Inside the Winter Village at Bryant Park: A NYC holiday shopping staple

Posted on December 3, 2025

A woman enters the U.S. District Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York in New York

Law

Bench Report | Dec. 3, 2025

Posted on December 3, 2025

suspect behind Midtown subway arson who allegedly set fire to homeless man

Midtown subway arson: Suspect who set homeless man ablaze on 3 train remains at large

Posted on December 3, 2025

Law

Op-Ed | Zohran Mamdani’s New York City: Historical lessons from prior governmental schisms

Posted on December 3, 2025

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Group of suspects wanted for firebombing West Village smoke shop

Posted on December 3, 2025

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Greenwich Village

Homeless man arrested for sexually abusing NYU student on Manhattan street and burglarizing nearby home: cops

Posted on December 3, 2025

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A star is born in Chelsea: Myles Clohessy

Posted on December 3, 2025

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Law

Trump-appointed Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton says local concerns, corporate compliance are among office’s top priorities

Posted on December 2, 2025

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Mayor Eric Adams

Politics

Meeting of the mayors: Eric Adams and Zohran Mamdani finally meet as transition of power continues

Posted on December 2, 2025

fare evasion on NYC bus

Fare evasion: MTA plans to use ‘European model’ of agents asking bus riders if they paid after boarding, Lieber says

Posted on December 2, 2025

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Brooklyn

Self-storage mystery: Fears of ICE raid lead Brooklyn pols activists to scene of joint NYPD-federal criminal investigation

Posted on December 2, 2025

The FDNY battled a 2-alarm fire on the upper floors of an apartment building at 37-52 89th St. in Jackson Heights that displaced 27 adults and four children.

QNS

Two-alarm fire damages a dozen units in Jackson Heights apartment building: FDNY

Luigi Mangione wearing a suit jacket in court

Law

‘I knew it was him’: Police officer recounts arrest of Luigi Mangione in the midst of manhunt

Posted on December 2, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Man sentenced for fatal stabbing of pregnant wife in Brooklyn apartment: DA

Mamdani and Adams side by side

Politics

Tears and disappointment over Mamdani’s request for Adams’ City Hall staff to resign ahead of inauguration

Posted on December 2, 2025

An afternoon march on World AIDS Day featured a die-in in front of the Stonewall Inn.

Gay City News

New York City commemorates World AIDS Day

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NYC’s affordable housing goals face threats from escalated federal immigration enforcement, report finds

Posted on December 2, 2025

Hundreds of firefighters battled a 5-alarm fire that ripped through four adjoining two-family homes in Richmond Hill on Monday, Dec. 1.

QNS

Nearly 20 residents displaced as five-alarm fire tears through four Richmond Hill homes: FDNY

NYPD officers in the Brooklyn at a crime scene

NYPD touts record-low shootings for most of 2025 ‘historic gains’

Posted on December 2, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Mayor-elect Mamdani, Sanders join Starbucks workers on picket line in Brooklyn

ICE agent at federal plaza

Eight immigration judges at 26 Federal Plaza fired by Trump admin: report

Posted on December 2, 2025

Luigi Mangione, wearing a suit jacket in a courtroom

Law

Corrections officers testify about jailhouse conversations with Luigi Mangione at evidence hearing

Posted on December 2, 2025

Police at Port Authority subway station after gunfire

Teens cuffed after gunfire erupts in 42nd Street-Port Authority subway station in Midtown

Posted on December 2, 2025

WONHO celebrated the release of his first full English album in New York City.

Music

WONHO’s Syndrome: How a beloved K-pop idol maps the arc of love and kicks off a new era with his first English album

Posted on December 2, 2025

The NYC AIDS Memorial on World AIDS Day. The city issues its annual HIV surveillance report in conjunction with World AIDS Day.

Gay City News

‘Progress has stalled’: New HIV infections increased in NYC in 2024, surveillance report shows

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Bronx Times

Bally’s Bronx casino plan proceeds to final state approval

John Mudd of South Community Council protests relocation and demolition

Elderly NYCHA residents pressured to relocate, activists say

Posted on December 1, 2025

MTA New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow visits the Robert Couche Senior Center in Springfield Gardens on Thursday, Nov 20, 2025 for an outreach session about fare payment transitioning to OMNY.

MTA sends mobile sales vehicles into New York City to help transition riders to Tap and Ride ahead of MetroCard’s end

Posted on December 1, 2025

Cops are looking for this suspect, who allegedly groped a woman as she slept on an E train in Forest Hills the evening before Thanksgiving.

QNS

Young woman sexually abused as she slept on E train in Forest Hills, suspect remains at large: NYPD

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Queens

NYPD school crossing guard arrested in Queens for choking girlfriend: sources

Posted on December 1, 2025

3 train arriving in Midtown subway

Midtown Manhattan

Sleeping man burned on Midtown subway train in fire now under investigation: cops

Posted on December 1, 2025

rendering of NYC casino proposal for metropolitan park

Business

Who will win? Board set to award NYC casino licenses at Monday meeting

Posted on November 30, 2025

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Chinatown

Advocates, pols demand probe over NYPD response to chaotic anti-ICE protest in Chinatown

Posted on November 30, 2025

Law

Court rejects claims by trio of judges that New York’s judicial age limit is unconstitutional

Posted on November 30, 2025

Mayhem erupted outside of a Chinatown parking garage on Saturday after protesters learned of a massive ICE presence inside.

Chinatown

Mayhem on Canal Street: Protesters clash with ICE, NYPD over apparent massive enforcement operation

Posted on November 29, 2025

Thanksgiving Food Voucher Distribution PHOTO 2 – Nov. 24, 2025

Bronx Times

Photos: New York Yankees host their annual Thanksgiving Food Voucher Giveaway

Chef Paola Vélez, author of "Bodega Bakes."

Pastry chef Paola Vélez talks how building community through NYC’s bodegas inspired cookbook ‘Bodega Bakes’

Posted on November 27, 2025

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Betting

NFL Betting: 3 Crucial Football Matchups Highlight Thanksgiving Thursday

Posted on November 27, 2025

NYPD officers on patrol after National Guard shooting

‘No nexus’ between National Guard shooting in Washington, DC, and New York, NYPD says

Posted on November 26, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Velázquez urges Trump administration to reverse ‘illegal’ magnet school funding cuts

City Council Member Julie Menin expected to be the next speaker

Politics

Julie Menin says she has enough votes to become the next NYC Council Speaker

Posted on November 26, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams with his head down

Law

Op-Ed | Will Eric Adams be recharged for bribery and corruption?

Posted on November 26, 2025

Brooklyn Paper

Cops seek two men in subway stabbing near Newkirk Avenue station

NY: Tredway-City Harvest Turkey Distribution

Brooklyn Paper

NY Giants’ Ezeudu helps Tredway, City Harvest distribute turkeys in Coney Island

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$1.7 billion Hunts Point Access Improvement Project completed after 6 years, promising safer streets

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Housing lottery launches for 248 units at the Orchard in LIC, rent starts at $2,912

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New York Liberty hire Chris DeMarco as new head coach

Construction is nearly finished at the American LGBTQ+ Museum, which is slated to open in 2027.

Construction nearly complete at American LGBTQ+ Museum ahead of anticipated 2027 opening