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City officials said they are 'confident' the city will have more lifeguards this year than last year, amid an ongoing shortage. Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

Politics

NYC officials ‘confident’ beaches and pools will have more lifeguards this summer

Posted on May 21, 2024

News

Knicks look to next year: The potential free agents who could fit at the Garden

Posted on May 21, 2024

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QNS

Brooklyn man who was cleared in the murder of 14-year-old girl, indicted for attempted murder of teen in Middle Village last July: DA

Migrant sitting on grass near shelter in New York

Politics

From the border to the Big Apple: One migrant’s journey through hardship for asylum

Posted on May 21, 2024

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's offices in Long Island City, Queens.

Gay City News

Council, non-profits sound alarm as city proposes $5 million cut to HIV/AIDS services

News

Scarlett Johansson says a ChatGPT voice is ‘eerily similar’ to hers and OpenAI is halting its use

Posted on May 21, 2024

Comptroller Brad Lander

News

$60 million NYC pension fund investment will support affordable housing

Posted on May 21, 2024

NYC Council members at budget hearing

Politics

NYC budget: City Council again predicts substantially higher tax revenue than Mayor’s office

Posted on May 21, 2024

Elizabeth Stahlmann in "Here There Are Blueberries" at New York Theatre Workshop.

News

Review | Partying in the midst of mass murder in ‘Here There Are Blueberries’

Posted on May 21, 2024

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QNS

Greater New York Jewish community to celebrate Jewish pride with Grand Parade and Mega Lag BaOmer event this Sunday

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Politics

Mike Sapraicone wants to be New York’s first Republican senator in decades. Here’s what he says he stands for.

Posted on May 21, 2024

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3 Manhattan bullies beat up, rob little girl on street: cops

Posted on May 21, 2024

Brooklyn cops at shooting scene

Brooklyn

Brooklyn gunman on Citi Bike shoots man dead on street: cops

Posted on May 21, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

New Park Slope Ale House team, of Littleneck fame, go ‘all in’ at historic eatery

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QNS

Belmont Racetrack re-development named a ‘Project of Regional Significance’

Police are on the hunt for a brute who assaulted a senior in a brazen, daylight attack on the Upper East Side earlier this month, authorities said.

Senior sucker-punched outside of Upper East Side supermarket: cops

Posted on May 21, 2024

Mayor Adams

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Spring jobs sprint will lead to a summer of opportunity

Posted on May 21, 2024

Family of Brooklyn cop at tombstone of officer killed 100 years ago

Brooklyn

Brooklyn cop killed in action 100 years ago receives headstone for first time

Posted on May 21, 2024

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Brooklyn

Convicted Brooklyn ‘Bling Bishop’ sent to jail for violating bond ahead of sentencing in fraud case

Posted on May 20, 2024

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News

NYC Council fights to keep public litter basket service from ending up in the trash

Posted on May 20, 2024

New York Knicks

The future remains bright for Knicks, though pain of season-ending Game 7 loss lingers

Posted on May 20, 2024

finish line at Brooklyn Half Marathon

Brooklyn Paper

PHOTOS: Nearly 30,000 people cross Coney Island finish line at RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon

firefighters putting out a house fire on Staten Island

Courts

Here’s why four FDNY firefighters critically injured in Staten Island blaze are suing NYC

Posted on May 20, 2024

New York Liberty defeat the Indiana Fever 91-80 in their home opener at Barclays Center.

Brooklyn Paper

Ladies of Liberty stand victorious after record-breaking home opener at Barclays Center

Demonstrator arrested at Brooklyn protest

Brooklyn

Brooklyn protest fallout: Mayor Adams says there will be review of NYPD actions, Public Advocate Williams condemns ‘aggression’

Posted on May 20, 2024

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Bronx

Bronx double shooting leaves one man dead, another injuried

Posted on May 20, 2024

Police at scene of Brooklyn shooting

Brooklyn woman shot at bus stop as probe continues into deadly weekend shootings

Posted on May 20, 2024

Brighton Beach Pride's lead banner moves along the Riegelmann Boardwalk in southern Brooklyn.

Gay City News

Eighth annual Brighton Beach Pride March takes over southern Brooklyn

New York-to-Dublin ‘Portal’ reopens with limited hours following x-rated antics

Posted on May 19, 2024

Pro-Palestine protester handcuffed by cops in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn pols concerned about ‘aggressive response’ by NYPD after videos of arrests at pro-Palestine march

Posted on May 19, 2024

Hamilton actor, Anthony Ramos, and Brooklyn Borough President announce the return of after school theater program in Bushwick.

Brooklyn Paper

Actor Anthony Ramos and Brooklyn beep team up to revive after-school theater program in Bushwick

Jets

NFL in the Book: Previewing the Jets 2024 Odds

Posted on May 19, 2024

Crime scene unit members in Brooklyn check shooting scene

Brooklyn

Man in Brooklyn shot dead in borough’s second homicide in five hours: cops

Posted on May 19, 2024

Police at shooting scene

Brooklyn

Brooklyn double shooting leaves man dead, another wounded in precinct with soaring murder, shooting rates

Posted on May 19, 2024

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QNS

Rep. Meng moves to ban civilian use of body armor on the anniversary of Buffalo mass shooting

A podcasting trio move from behind the screen to a sold-out show at Gramercy Theater on May 15.

The rise of podcasts among Gen-Z: A look at the success of LA-based show, Dropouts Podcast

Posted on May 18, 2024

A police officer at a crime scene.

Man in Manhattan stabbed, critically wounded in early morning attack

Posted on May 18, 2024

Cops cuff homeless man who suckered punched actor Steve Buscemi

Posted on May 17, 2024

Police cuffed Friday 19-year-old Henry Thomas who allegedly gunned down a 16-year-old boy outside a school in Soho last week, authorities said.

Soho

Babyface teen cuffed for fatal shooting of 16-year-old boy outside Manhattan school

Posted on May 17, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Contractor convicted of criminally-negligent manslaughter after 5-year-old killed by crumbling wall

Thor Equities and a team of developers share new renderings of the proposed Coney Island casino, "The Coney".

Brooklyn Paper

Developers unveil new plans and renderings for Coney Island casino

students from Brooklyn school I.S. 98 in a school gym

News

Brooklyn’s I.S. 98 is first NYC public school to head to national science tournament

Posted on May 17, 2024

News

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

Posted on May 17, 2024

Advocates at a 2020 rally to decriminalize sex work in New York.

Gay City News

Activists, lawmakers mount fresh push to decriminalize sex work in New York

queens

QNS

Queens elected officials secure $70 million from New York State Budget for school safety equipment in religious and independent schools

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News

Private garbage truck fatally hits pedestrian in Greenwich Village

Posted on May 17, 2024

People sitting at stairs

News

First round of migrants to be booted from NYC shelters next week

Posted on May 17, 2024

Brooklyn Paper

Suspect recovering after Brooklyn shooting, police search for suspect

More from around NYC

Bronx City Council Member Kevin Riley rallied supporters for the Indoor Hoops Act which would increase the number of indoor basketball courts available to the public year-round.

Riley and sports advocates rally for year round access to indoor basketball courts

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St. Mary’s Big Hearts Walk returns to Crocheron Park in Bayside on May 18

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Brannan unveils plan to support small businesses faced with economic challenges

Pope Francis turned heads early on with his famous quote, “If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” But what came of it?

Pope Francis brought a change in tone, but not in substance