Rep. Nydia Velázquez announced Thursday evening that she will not seek re-election in 2026, marking the end of a historic 16-term career in Congress.

The NYPD alleged that Velez is a chronic copper thief. Police said he was arrested in the Bronx in January for robbing a metal manufacturer, stealing copper wires from another Bronx business in ...

Political advisers are wrestling with whether Zohran Mamdani’s success represents a paradigm shift or a moment that can’t be recreated.

State officials have rescinded an East Harlem club's liquor license after a Gothamist investigation revealed the venue was operating as a de facto adult establishment despite city prohibitions.

Because a lot of people lined up in Brooklyn to do just that, here are your afternoon links: retail theft down, new sidewalk sheds, a stupid year and more from around the city and internet.

A U.S. postal worker on Long Island is accused of trying to help a man escape from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody earlier this month, according to a federal criminal complaint ...

The Brooklyn Democrat’s favorability rating among New Yorkers is at its lowest level in two decades, a new poll shows.

After months of sharp political attacks, President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani are expected to meet on Friday in Washington, D.C., according to the president and a ...

Policing and criminal justice experts are split on the effectiveness of policing misdemeanor quality-of-life crimes.

A man was fatally stabbed Wednesday at a Brooklyn public housing building that houses a community center, according to NYPD officials.

A state inquiry found the immigrant workers, some working as many as 80 hours a week, failed to receive a minimum wage.

NYPD officials said the slashings happened around 3:15 p.m. on the southbound E train platform at the Union Turnpike–Kew Gardens station. A man walked up to a 42-year-old man from behind and slashed ...