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Because it's unclear if he was being polite or playing 4D chess, here are your early links: Zohran Mamdani won Hudson Yards, Al Sharpton is...

Norman Towers in Queens where police say a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot. The NYPD was unable to say how the fatality occurred, but n...

A New York City school building Holidays, heat, a barrage of field trips, standardized testing and fears over immigration enforcement co...

The Olympic-sized Astoria pool closed for cleaning shortly after it reopened last summer after someone evacuated their bowels into its chlor...

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., concludes a news conference after the Senate luncheons in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June...

Mayor Adams called Zohran Mamdani "a snake oil salesman" on "Fox and Friends." “He’s a snake oil salesman,” Adams said. “He would say an...

Because alcohol ads will return to trains and buses, here are your afternoon links: Brad Lander was a more-than-gracious loser, Upper East S...

Federal officials accuse McIver of interfering with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's arrest outside an immigration detention facility. [ more › ]

Zohran Mamdani at a campaign stop. The likely Democratic nominee for mayor appeared on WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show Wednesday. [ more ›...

Albany Chief City Auditor Dorcey Applyrs, seen here in 2024, won the Democratic primary race for mayor in that city Tuesday night. In se...

People walk in Midtown during a heat wave on June 25, 2025. Temperatures are anticipated to reach 100 degrees Wednesday before dropping...

The State Fair Meadowlands is on pause until 2027. Organizers promise a “bigger, better” return in 2027. [ more › ]

A rendering of a stretch of Coney Island where plans of moving forward to create more than a thousand new housing units, including more than...

An NYPD vehicle is seen in Staten Island. The 17-year-old boy was shot in Starlight Park on Tuesday night. [ more › ]

Because the extremely detailed results map is up, here are your early links: Midtown Uniqlo coffee shop is apparently great, cool old tavern...

New York City is set for the first competitive general election for mayor in recent memory. New York City is headed toward a general ele...

Stephanie Rodas, left, with her mother Diana Agudelo. Stephanie Rodas is fighting to keep her mother alive – and her life together. [ mo...

Mark Levine speaks at a rally celebrating The Center at West Park in March. The comptroller manages public pensions and serves as the ci...

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams defeated Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar. The incumbent defeated challengers Jenifer Rajkumar, a state...

Anthony Weiner's repeated sexting scandals did not stop him from running for City Council. A tight race for borough president in the Bro...

New York City voters cast their ballots in record heat Tuesday. Polls close at 9 p.m. [ more › ]

It's a miserable time on the subways when a heat wave hits the city. Riders on clunky old 1 train cars were left without air conditionin...

Several New York City schools struggled to deal with this week's extreme heat. Principals, parents and teachers describe a scramble to k...

Because it's also high season for sitting quietly and reading a book, so try that, here are your afternoon links: Clothing-optional heat wav...

NYPD officers patrol inside a subway station in New York City, U.S., January 22, 2025. New York City is a perpetual target for terrorism...