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Brooklyn, New York - He was sick, confused, and had hardly any time left, but the elderly dog named Zero got an incredible surprise in his final hours when his foster mom, Isabel Klee, chose to adopt him shortly before he would be euthanized. Zero was an older dog from the shelter, suffering from illness and mental...

Queens, NY – A 22-year-old man was hospitalized early Sunday morning after being slashed across the face during an unprovoked attack in Astoria, police said. The incident occurred around 3:50…

Officers who responded Friday night to a 911 call near Barnes and Adee Avenues in Allerton found the girl unconscious.

Mamdani-Backed Socialist Candidate Rejects Key American Holidays

Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Donate today. One of the major issues awaiting Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani when he takes office on Jan. 1 will be how to approach New York City's growing street homelessness crisis. Mamdani has pledged to end homeless encampment sweeps that city...

A new generation of skyscrapers are under construction across the U.S.

It will mark the first time in 120 years there will be ball drop in Times Square that doesn't occur on New Year's Eve.

The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) began an unannounced enforcement sweep across the five boroughs on Dec. 22 to address a “concerning recent rise” in construction site fatalities. While overall worksite injuries in the city dropped by 32% through the first 11 months of 2025, officials...

New York City is gearing up for an extraordinary kickoff...

Authorities in New York say they have arrested a Yonkers woman accused of assaulting a pregnant Department of Social Services employee on Christmas Eve. Melissa Cochrane, 30, was taken into custody on Wednesday, Dec. 24, according to a press release from the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office....