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Britney Spears conservatorship case returns to court, in Los Angeles

Courts

Britney Spears ‘on cloud nine’ after father suspended from conservatorship

Posted on September 30, 2021

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte tour Rikers Island where he met with Correction Officers and held a press conference

Politics

De Blasio suggests he’s not responsible for rash of Rikers Island inmate deaths this year

Posted on September 29, 2021

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Bronx

Cops search for pistol-whipping home invaders in The Bronx

Posted on September 29, 2021

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Lower East Side

See it: Man socks senior citizen bottle collector on Lower East Side

Posted on September 29, 2021

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Brooklyn

Teenage boy killed in shooting at Brooklyn intersection

Posted on September 28, 2021

Politics

de Blasio touts faster inmate processing time on Rikers Island as sign of easing crisis

Posted on September 28, 2021

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Homeless man cuffed for violent rape attempt on C train in Washington Heights

Posted on September 28, 2021

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Politics

Hochul allows more virtual court hearings to free up Rikers Island staff

Posted on September 28, 2021

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Bronx

Busy Bronx bandit targeted senior men at knifepoint in robbery pattern

Posted on September 28, 2021

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Bronx

Shea breaks with de Blasio on decarcerating Rikers Island, says inmates ‘deserve to stay’

Posted on September 28, 2021

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Politics

‘I’ve always been upset’: de Blasio tours Rikers Island, touts progress, points fingers of blame

Posted on September 27, 2021

R. Kelly’s trial continues in New York

Courts

R&B singer R. Kelly guilty on all counts in sex trafficking trial

Posted on September 27, 2021

President Reagan waves to the crowd immediately before being shot outside the Washington Hilton Hotel

Courts

U.S. President Reagan’s shooter John Hinckley wins unconditional release

Posted on September 27, 2021

Crime scene

Queens

Queens man shot to death inside apartment building elevator: NYPD

Posted on September 27, 2021

Brooklyn stabbing

Bronx

Teenager booked in deadly stabbing of young Bronx man after bus stop argument

Posted on September 27, 2021

East Village man slashed to death

Cops shoot Inwood gunman who opened fire on four individuals near nightclub

Posted on September 27, 2021

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte tour Rikers Island where he met with Correction Officers and held a press conference

Bronx

The week ahead: de Blasio on the clock for promised trip to problem-plagued Rikers Island

Posted on September 26, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

Running on: Tunnel to Towers back in full stride with annual 5K honoring 9/11 first responders

Posted on September 26, 2021

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Dangerous duo sought for slashing man in East Harlem attack

Posted on September 26, 2021

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Bronx

NYPD holds funeral for newborn twins murdered in unsolved Bronx case

Posted on September 26, 2021

Queens

Deadly night in Queens: Two men shot dead within an hour

Posted on September 25, 2021

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Bronx

After NYC jail officials ignored suicide prevention plan, five detainees took their own lives

Posted on September 25, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators take part in a protest in Rochester, New York

Rochester police say one officer charged in Daniel Prude case

Posted on September 24, 2021

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Note-passing thief swipes $1,000 from Manhattan bank: NYPD

Posted on September 24, 2021

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington

Courts

Abortion providers ask U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in challenge to Texas law

Posted on September 24, 2021

Eric Adams speaks during a news conference outside Brooklyn borough hall in Brooklyn, New York

Bronx

De Blasio tells reporters Adams made verbal commitment to continue Rikers Island closure plan

Posted on September 23, 2021

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Queens

Mayor says New York City has more work to do with anti-violence this year

Posted on September 23, 2021

Two men were shot just after 5:15 am on Thursday, Septemper 16.

Brooklyn

Murder charges for Brooklyn man involved in deadly shootout

Posted on September 23, 2021

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Bronx

Young men in Bronx sought for brutally stabbing teen on street corner

Posted on September 23, 2021

R. Kelly trial continues in Brooklyn

Courts

R. Kelly hid crimes in ‘plain sight,’ prosecutor says near end of sex trafficking trial

Posted on September 23, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

East New York man charged with killing of four-year-old boy

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Lower Manhattan

‘Torture island’: Calls grow louder for mayor to shutter Rikers, address inhumane conditions

Posted on September 22, 2021

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Police resume search of Florida wilderness for fiance of late Gabby Petito

Posted on September 22, 2021

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Bronx

De Blasio sparing rod, offering spoils for Rikers Island corrections cops working triple duty

Posted on September 22, 2021

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Gay City News

Family demands accountability after gay man’s death at Rikers

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Thief steals from car at Midtown gas station: NYPD

Posted on September 22, 2021

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Body found in Wyoming identified as missing woman Gabby Petito — FBI

Posted on September 21, 2021

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Bronx

EXCLUSIVE: NYPD slams brakes on big Bronx auto theft ring in early-morning raid

Posted on September 21, 2021

NY: Human Rights Groups demand closure of Rikers

Gracie Mansion protesters urge de Blasio to act over latest Rikers Island inmate death

Posted on September 21, 2021

Gun

Queens

Murder probe in death of Queens man found fatally shot on bed in girlfriend’s home

Posted on September 21, 2021

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Queens

Man dies weeks after being shot at a Queens gas station

Posted on September 21, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Sunday service at Royal Chapel of All Saints, Windsor Great Park, following Prince Philip’s death

Prince Andrew is served sexual assault lawsuit filed in Manhattan

Posted on September 21, 2021

Medical Examiner with corpse in morgue.

Brooklyn

Bound, gagged body found rotting under the Coney Island Boardwalk

Posted on September 21, 2021

Handout photo of Gabrielle Petito and Brian Laundrie

Autopsy scheduled for body thought to be Gabby Petito; fiancé still missing

Posted on September 21, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden returns from Delaware to the White House in Washington

Politics

Biden administration seeks to lift U.S. refugee cap to 125,000

Posted on September 21, 2021

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Lower East Side

Suspect sought for spicy skirmish outside pickle shop on Lower East Side

Posted on September 21, 2021

FILE PHOTO: The Rikers Island Prison complex is seen from an airplane in the Queens borough of New York City, New York

Politics

After latest Rikers Island death, de Blasio acknowledges more improvements coming

Posted on September 20, 2021

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QNS

Another detainee dies on Rikers Island after electeds warned of deplorable conditions

More from around NYC

Mercy College announces its formal name change to Mercy University on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023.

Mercy University holding yearlong celebration to mark 75th anniversary

transfiguration church

Brooklyn Diocese says Maspeth’s Transfiguration Church will not be closed or sold

the coney casino

Locals largely condemn proposed Coney Island casino at final public hearing

Denis Shepherd, Brandon Grimes, and Rafael Silva in "The Compatriots."

Q&A: Actors Rafael Silva and Brandon Grimes on their roles in gay immigration film ‘The Compatriots’