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Tall order: NYC’s tallest subway station to get elevators, putting accessibility on the ascent

Posted on August 10, 2025

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn man shot dead after party dispute: NYPD

Posted on August 10, 2025

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New York Yankees

Yankees shut down by Jason Alexander, not that one, in 7-1 loss to Astros

Posted on August 10, 2025

Midtown Manhattan

National Dominican Day Parade lights up Midtown with song and dance

Posted on August 10, 2025

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Hochul signs bill renaming Central Park North subway station to honor Malcolm X

Posted on August 10, 2025

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Queens

See it: Dragon Boat Festival brings multicultural joy to Queens

Posted on August 10, 2025

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Mets

Mets unsure if Frankie Montas will make next start

Posted on August 10, 2025

Officers looks out for safety in subway in Brooklyn

Last month was the “safest” July in NYC subway history, MTA says

Posted on August 10, 2025

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Jets

Justin Fields ‘did everything that we needed’ in Jets’ preseason opener

Posted on August 10, 2025

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New York Giants

Giants’ Jaxson Dart makes bold statement in debut

Posted on August 10, 2025

Mixing rock concert energy with documentary-style storytelling, Rolling Thunder musical revisits the Vietnam War through the voices of soldiers, protesters, and loved ones and iconic ‘60s and ‘70s songs.

Broadway

amBroadway | August off-Broadway roundup

Posted on August 10, 2025

Man in white mask exiting subway turnstile after woman slashed

Lower Manhattan

Man who slashed woman during robbery aboard Lower Manhattan train faces attempted murder charges

Posted on August 10, 2025

Three firefighters were injured while battled a raging four alarm fire in a row of two-story mixed use buildings on Aug. 10 at 114-42 through 114-48 Stuphin Blvd. in South Jamaica.

QNS

Three firefighters injured while battling four-alarm South Jamaica fire: FDNY

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WWE’s Tri-State Takeover: A Historic SummerSlam Weekend

Posted on August 10, 2025

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Midtown Manhattan

Man shoved onto Midtown subway tracks in unprovoked attack, NYPD says

Posted on August 10, 2025

Brooklyn

23-year-old killed in early morning shooting on Brooklyn street: cops

Posted on August 10, 2025

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Soccer

Classic Football Shirts thriving on American shores during US soccer boom

Posted on August 10, 2025

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Mets

Francisco Lindor, Mets finally showing frustration as nightmare continues

Posted on August 10, 2025

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New York Yankees

Grisham’s late home run helps Yankees avoid collapse, beat Astros, 5-4

Posted on August 9, 2025

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn security guard killed in Midtown mass shooting laid to rest as a hometown hero

Posted on August 9, 2025

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Times Square shooting: Teen in custody after gunfire near Raising Cane’s restaurant wounds three

Posted on August 9, 2025

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Ice cream shops in NYC & beyond that you need to try

Posted on August 9, 2025

PikNYC Luxury Events is a Manhattan-based luxury picnic company that sets up picnics, typically in parks and sometimes on rooftops.

Professional picnics bring amenities to New York City parks

Posted on August 9, 2025

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Sports

Liberty overcome 3rd-quarter skid, beat Wings for 3rd-straight win

Posted on August 9, 2025

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards calls for flood mitigation infrastructure to be installed on the Cross Island Parkway. Photo: Shane O'Brien

QNS

Queens leaders call for flood signage and infrastructure in Bay Terrace

Chaofeng Ge of Flushing was found hanging by the neck while in ICE detention in Central Pennsylvania on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 5.

QNS

Flushing man found hanging by the neck while in ICE detention in Central Pennsylvania facility

Fernando Pena and Suzanne Furbote, owners of Late Bloomers in Queens, say their state-approved dispensary location is now out of compliance due to the recent change in proximity rules. Pena urged Governor Hochul to intervene before their business faces closure.

Cannabis

‘Generational wealth to generational debt’: Cannabis retailers warn of financial ruin without swift action on proximity rule

Posted on August 8, 2025

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Adding more police officers doesn’t mean lower crime rates, report says

Posted on August 8, 2025

As a man was detained by ICE, protestors took to the streets to denounce federal agents being at 26 Federal Plaza on Friday morning.

PHOTOS: Protesters gather to denounce federal agents at 26 Federal Plaza

Posted on August 8, 2025

For one night only, three groups dedicated to underground and offbeat cinema are collaborating are coming together for a show on the Lower East Side.

Lower East Side

Three indie groups to host ultimate short film screening fest this weekend on Lower East Side

Posted on August 8, 2025

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Bronx Times

BronxNet’s ‘EcoLeaders,’ which empowers kids to take care of the environment, earns New York Emmy nomination

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Dominican Day Parade returns to Manhattan on Aug. 10

Posted on August 8, 2025

The Garden of Dream Foundation hosted a Back to School event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, where Adam Graves was in attendance.

Sports

New York Rangers legend Adam Graves discusses back-to-school charity event at Madison Square Garden, Garden of Dreams Foundation

Posted on August 8, 2025

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Victory on 34th Street: Transit groups, Manhattan pols leave bus in the dust in bustling Midtown

Posted on August 8, 2025

The Tony Dapolito Recreation Center located at 1 Clarkson Street.

Greenwich Village

City unveils plan to demolish Greenwich Village’s Tony Dapolito rec center, dubbed ‘outrageous’ by preservationists

Posted on August 8, 2025

Shaquan Butler was convicted of murder in the fatal beating of his 3-year-old son in the shelter for homeless families at the old Pan American Hotel in Elmhurst in November 2022.

QNS

Elmhurst man faces life in prison for murder of 3-year-old son at family shelter in old Pan American Hotel: DA

Detectives from the 83 Precinct investigate a shooting at Broadway Avenue and Kossuth Place. The victim was left in critical condition.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn shooting leaves one man critically injured

Posted on August 8, 2025

The NYPD held a career day at its police academy in Queens on Thursday for hundreds of young people involved in its summer internship program, which aims to help the most at-risk youth find meaningful career paths.

Queens

NYPD career day at Queens Police Academy aims to connect at-risk youth with professions

Posted on August 8, 2025

A view of Westchester Avenue in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx, where police say a masked gunman fatally shot a man outside ExoticWorld Smoke Shop on Aug. 7

Bronx

Masked gunman fatally shoots man in head outside Bronx smoke shop, police say

Posted on August 8, 2025

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Midtown Manhattan

N.Flying set to soar in NYC for US Tour ‘&CON4 : FULL CIRCLE’

Posted on August 8, 2025

NY: Rally to loosen rules on Local Law 18 for homeowners

Brooklyn Paper

‘Hosting changed everything’: NYC Airbnb hosts fight back against rental law

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The Flowery brings eighth New York City store to the East Village with emphasis on building community

Posted on August 8, 2025

Opinion

Op-Ed | How Trump’s cuts to SNAP and the City Council’s grocery delivery bill spells trouble for New Yorkers

Posted on August 8, 2025

Ace's Place, a new transitional housing program for trans New Yorkers, opened this summer in Long Island City, Queens.

Gay City News

New transitional housing program for transgender New Yorkers opens in Long Island City

police officers play with therapy dogs in wake of midtown mass shooting

Midtown Mass Shooting: How the NYPD is using therapy dogs to help cops recover from traumatic experience

Posted on August 7, 2025

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ICE in courts: Game of ‘justice roulette’ continues at Federal Plaza as Lander pushes for more legal funding

Posted on August 7, 2025

U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres urged City Hall to follow through with social services and treatment plans for people who frequented Roberto Clemente Plaza to use drugs that were displaced when the city cleared the notorious open air drug market last month. Local South Bronx residents say the city isn't doing enough to help and that drug use isn't truly being addressed, only relocated.

Bronx Times

EXCLUSIVE: Torres calls for treatment plans for those city is chasing away from Bronx plaza

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2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo presents plan on affordability, painting Mamdani’s pitch as irresponsible and unrealistic

Posted on August 7, 2025

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Family of Montrell Williams announces $60 million claim against NYPD for negligence in toddler’s murder

Three firefighters were injured while battled a raging four alarm fire in a row of two-story mixed use buildings on Aug. 10 at 114-42 through 114-48 Stuphin Blvd. in South Jamaica.

Three firefighters injured while battling four-alarm South Jamaica fire: FDNY

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Proposed Coney Island casino could bring heavy traffic, overwhelm parking, according to environmental impact study

The Federal Bureau of Investigation seal on the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 16, 2025.

Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes persisted in 2024: FBI data