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QNS

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

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Politics

Op-ed | ‘Less is More’ act may mean more trouble than its worth

Posted on September 20, 2021

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A church in the West Village celebrates 200 years as ‘safe space’ for the community

Posted on September 20, 2021

Revel app-based electric scooter is parked idle following suspension of service in New York

Drunk driver fatally runs over Revel rider in Midtown’s First Avenue Tunnel

Posted on September 20, 2021

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn man dies days after being bludgeoned on street in homicide

Posted on September 20, 2021

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Shooting outside Inwood lounge leaves man dead, another injured

Posted on September 20, 2021

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Police in Wyoming find remains ‘consistent with’ missing Gabby Petito

Posted on September 19, 2021

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Brooklyn

Driver charged with manslaughter for Brooklyn crash that killed 3-month-old

Posted on September 19, 2021

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Arts & Entertainment

Power of music: East Flatbush Blue Angels Drum Line inspires youth with a positive beat

Posted on September 19, 2021

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Upper West Side

Upper West Side robber violently stabbed senior inside deli: cops

Posted on September 19, 2021

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Bronx

Man shot dead in apparent robbery attempt at Bronx home: NYPD

Posted on September 19, 2021

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Bronx

Shooting at Claremont Park cookout in the Bronx leaves man dead, three others – including 11-year-old boy – injured

Posted on September 19, 2021

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Queens

Cops seek suspect who shot man during dispute at Queens motel

Posted on September 18, 2021

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Brooklyn

Mass shooting on Brooklyn street leaves four injured; two men fighting for lives

Posted on September 18, 2021

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Brooklyn

Gunman sought for shooting outside barber shop in Brooklyn

Posted on September 18, 2021

Closing arguments in the Robert Durst murder trial

Nation

Multimillionaire real estate heir Robert Durst is convicted of murder in L.A.

Posted on September 18, 2021

A U.S. Capitol Police officer patrols the unscalable fence erected around the Capitol ahead of an expected rally Saturday in support of the Jan. 6 defendants in Washington

Politics

U.S. Capitol on high alert as Trumpists converge for rally supporting Jan. 6 attackers

Posted on September 18, 2021

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Brooklyn

Man cuffed for kicking woman down subway escalator in Brooklyn

Posted on September 18, 2021

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Tribeca

Greedy bandits robbed man in Tribeca, forced him to visit bank for more money

Posted on September 17, 2021

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Harlem

NYPD apprehends suspect in the murder of pregnant mother in Harlem

Posted on September 16, 2021

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‘Let’s crush these things now!’ De Blasio, NYPD show off destruction of seized dirt bikes

Posted on September 16, 2021

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Armed robbers shoot diner during heist at upscale East Side restaurant

Posted on September 16, 2021

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

Brooklyn

Possible Brooklyn shootout leaves one man dead, another wounded – and arrested

Posted on September 16, 2021

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QNS

Queens grand jury declines to indict NYPD cop for using illegal chokehold in Rockaway Beach

Senate Judiciary hearing on the FBI handling of the Larry Nassar investigation of sexual abuse of Olympic gymnasts, in Washington

Sports

Gymnasts Biles, Maroney demand justice in botched FBI sex abuse probe

Posted on September 15, 2021

Health

‘No words can describe the trauma’: Pressure mounts on city to fix Rikers Island crisis

Posted on September 15, 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 pledges to visit chaotic Rikers Island before his term is up

Posted on September 15, 2021

Chief of Interagency Operations Theresa Tobin

Remembering 9/11

Two decades later: Chief Tobin looks back at 9/‌11

Posted on September 15, 2021

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Lower East Side

Suspect assaults teen who refused to give him a dollar in Lower East Side train station

Posted on September 15, 2021

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Triple shooting in East Harlem leaves man dead, two others injured

Posted on September 15, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Closing arguments in the Robert Durst murder trial

Courts

Jury begins deliberations in L.A. murder trial of Robert Durst

Posted on September 14, 2021

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QNS

Feds bust Colombo crime family leadership in racketeering scheme involving Queens-based labor union

Queens

Off-duty officer in Queens injured, husband shot in standoff with cops: NYPD

Posted on September 14, 2021

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Politics

Emergency plan aims to help inmates, NYC ‘get the hell’ off Rikers Island: de Blasio

Posted on September 14, 2021

Queens shooting

Harlem

Shooter sought for gunning down Harlem man during apparent street beef

Posted on September 14, 2021

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Queens

‘I just witnessed an attempted suicide’: Elected officials shaken during latest Rikers Island visit

Posted on September 13, 2021

Greenwich Village

Package thief steals from three Greenwich Village buildings in less than two hours: NYPD

Posted on September 13, 2021

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Brooklyn

Video shows violent Brooklyn brute kicking woman down train station escalator

Posted on September 13, 2021

Brooklyn

Young man gunned down in front of Brooklyn apartment house

Posted on September 12, 2021

Clinton Hill crash

Driver arrested after Brooklyn crash that killed 3-month-old baby girl

Posted on September 12, 2021

East Village man slashed to death

Harlem

NYC SHOOTINGS: Harlem woman slain in lovers’ quarrel, Queens man killed under boardwalk

Posted on September 12, 2021

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Remembering 9/11

FBI releases declassified 9/11 document after Biden order

Posted on September 12, 2021

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NYC SHOOTINGS: Two men gunned down in East Harlem and Brooklyn

Posted on September 11, 2021

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Queens

Hit-and-run driver cuffed for role in deadly crash on Long Island Expressway in Queens

Posted on September 11, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Russian-born businessman Igor Fruman leaves after his arraignment at the United States Courthouse in the Manhattan borough of New York

Courts

Former Giuliani associate Igor Fruman pleads guilty in campaign finance case

Posted on September 10, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A delivery person for Doordash rides his bike in the rain during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City

Business

Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub sue New York City over legislation on commission caps

Posted on September 10, 2021

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Brooklyn

Suspect sets off firework in Brooklyn building, smashes several cars before fleeing the scene

Posted on September 10, 2021

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn man cuffed for fatally shooting victim in Manhattan in June

Posted on September 10, 2021

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New York Public Library After School program receives $10 million investment from The Gottesman Fund

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Two alleged gun traffickers held without bail for transporting weapons, drugs from Georgia to southeast Queens: DA

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Locals largely condemn proposed Coney Island casino at final public hearing

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Mpox cases continue to climb in New York City