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Police bodycam footage of man wounded in Queens police shooting

Queens

Queens police shooting: NYPD releases bodycam footage of cop opening fire on man in mental health crisis

By Dean Moses and Adam Daly

Officers outside the Chakraborty family home on Jan. 26 following the shooting of 22-year-old Jabez

Queens

Queens police shooting of man in mental health crisis shows need for ‘Community Safety’ reform, Mamdani says

By Adam Daly & Dean Moses

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NYC CRIME: Murders and shootings plummet to record-lows in January – but NYPD says rape and antisemitic crimes are up

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

ICE agent at Federal Plaza in New York

Hochul moves to ban ICE from deputizing New York police, calls it a move to stop Trump ‘tyranny’

By Shea Vance

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Subway crime dipped 4% in 2025 compared to the previous year; December saw slight uptick: NYPD

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Queens

Wong, Ariola appointed to City Council committees for latest term

By Patrick Stachniak

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Queens

Queens Community Board 5 talks affordable housing legislation, local events and more at January meeting

By Patrick Stachniak

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Crime

EXCLUSIVE | Internal police union memo claims CCRB member tasked with investigating cops is ‘flagrant anti-police activist’

By Dean Moses

New York Young Republicans Gala

Courts

NY Young Republicans airing dirty laundry out in court after controversial holiday gala fallout

By Adam Daly

Anthony Herbert, former Adams administration official, leaves federal court in Manhattan after pleading not guilty to bribery, kickback, and fraud charges, Jan. 13, 2026

Ex-Adams official Anthony Herbert pleads not guilty to bribery, city contract and funeral fraud charges

By Adam Daly

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Queens

Malba resident fights child custody battle after false flag police report

By Patrick Stachniak

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Queens

CM Wong starts tenure with traffic enforcement push in Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale

By Patrick Stachniak

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Queens

‘It’s really heartbreaking’: Ridgewood rallies to help victims of five-alarm Madison Street fire

By Patrick Stachniak

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‘Justice came — but fear remains’ Maduro’s capture sparks mixed emotions among Venezuelans in New York

By Emily Swanson

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‘Noem’ room for us?! amNY, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams denied access to Homeland Security Secretary’s press event

By Dean Moses

Nicolas Maduro and wife before their arrest

Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro said to be indicted in NY court after being captured during Trump’s apparent takeover of South American nation

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Mayor Adams speaks about seizure of illegal guns

Mayor Adams touts 25,000 illegal guns seized from NYC streets as his tenure draws to a close

By Dean Moses

Senator Jamaal T. Bailey presents $1 million for NYPD surveillance cameras in Co-op City

By Emily Swanson

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Queens

City Council bans ‘forever chemicals’ in FDNY equipment with Ariola-backed legislation

By Patrick Stachniak

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Subway crime drops to lowest level in 16 years, Hochul says, while committing another $77 million for NYPD patrols

By Ethan Stark-Miller

Hands Off NYC

State Senator Gustavo Rivera hosts Day of Action against ICE enforcement in the Bronx

By Emily Swanson

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NYC subway crime dropped in November, over past 11 months, compared to 2024: NYPD

By Ethan Stark-Miller

Masked ICE agents at Federal Plaza

Pols seek answers from feds over ICE raid in Washington Heights that saw masked agents injure NYPD officers

By Dean Moses

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Queens

‘It’s an ongoing issue’: Malba community speaks out after violent car meet up left homeowner injured

By Patrick Stachniak

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