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The crisis rapidly became a thorny issue for Mayor Adams, as city officials contended with critics on all sides.
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4 defining moments of NYC’s 'migrant crisis' under Mayor Adams
The departing mayor once predicted the issue would "destroy" the city.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The crisis rapidly became a thorny issue for Mayor Adams, as city officials contended with critics on all sides.
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NYPD lieutenant fired after refusing to answer questions about fire at his home https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-lieutenant-fired-after-refusing-to-answer-questions-about-fire-at-his-home
NYPD lieutenant fired after refusing to answer questions about fire at his home
Lt. Javier Rodriguez, a 20-year veteran assigned to the Criminal Enterprise Investigation Section, was dismissed by Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch effective Oct. 31, according to NYPD documents.
Rodriguez’s wife reported him missing in the immediate aftermath of the blaze. He was later found on an Amtrak train in Baltimore, according to police records. [ more › ]
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December 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
NYPD lieutenant fired after refusing to answer questions about fire at his home https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-lieutenant-fired-after-refusing-to-answer-questions-about-fire-at-his-home
New Year's Eve bash in Times Square will feature second ball drop https://gothamist.com/news/new-years-eve-bash-in-times-square-will-feature-second-ball-drop
New Year's Eve bash in Times Square will feature second ball drop
New Year's Eve revelers will get two ball drops for the price of one to ring in 2026.
The second celebration will go down at 12:04 a.m. and honor America's 250th anniversary. [ more › ]
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December 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
New Year's Eve bash in Times Square will feature second ball drop https://gothamist.com/news/new-years-eve-bash-in-times-square-will-feature-second-ball-drop
NYC's sanitation department wants to compost your 'naked' Christmas trees https://gothamist.com/news/nycs-sanitation-department-wants-to-compost-your-naked-christmas-trees
NYC's sanitation department wants to compost your 'naked' Christmas trees
A discarded Christmas tree in Long Island City, Queens.
Trees and wreaths can be set out for collection on weekly curbside compost collection days. [ more › ]
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December 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
NYC's sanitation department wants to compost your 'naked' Christmas trees https://gothamist.com/news/nycs-sanitation-department-wants-to-compost-your-naked-christmas-trees
The 9 hottest New Year's Eve parties in Brooklyn https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/the-9-hottest-new-years-eve-parties-in-brooklyn
The 9 hottest New Year's Eve parties in Brooklyn
The Great Big Red Ball” promises plentiful “sacred & silly clown surprises” courtesy of the group Clown Cult.
For those looking to ring in the new year in Kings County, these nine bashes are a great way to say goodbye to 2025. [ more › ]
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December 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The 9 hottest New Year's Eve parties in Brooklyn https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/the-9-hottest-new-years-eve-parties-in-brooklyn
Council plans to override Mayor Adams, let sex abuse survivors sue the city https://gothamist.com/news/council-plans-to-override-mayor-adams-let-sex-abuse-survivors-sue-the-city
Council plans to override Mayor Adams, let sex abuse survivors sue the city
Mayor Eric Adams vetoed a new version of the Gender Motivated Violence Act on Christmas Eve.
A new version of the Gender Motivated Violence Act clarifies that victims can sue institutions. [ more › ]
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December 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Council plans to override Mayor Adams, let sex abuse survivors sue the city https://gothamist.com/news/council-plans-to-override-mayor-adams-let-sex-abuse-survivors-sue-the-city
NYC phone ban reveals some students can't read clocks https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-phone-ban-reveals-some-students-cant-read-clocks
NYC phone ban reveals some students can't read clocks
Anyone got the time?
They want to know how much time is left in class ... but can't quite tell, one teacher says. [ more › ]
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December 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
NYC phone ban reveals some students can't read clocks https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-phone-ban-reveals-some-students-cant-read-clocks
A rush of heavy snow is expected to hit the New York City area Friday night: gothamist.visitlink.me/x7uylY
December 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A rush of heavy snow is expected to hit the New York City area Friday night: gothamist.visitlink.me/x7uylY
Touring New York City’s restaurants, one neighborhood at a time https://gothamist.com/news/touring-new-york-citys-restaurants-one-neighborhood-at-a-time
Touring New York City’s restaurants, one neighborhood at a time
A cheesesteak sandwich is the only thing Danny & Coop’s sells.
A look back at food critic Robert Sietsema's neighborhood eating guides. [ more › ]
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December 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Touring New York City’s restaurants, one neighborhood at a time https://gothamist.com/news/touring-new-york-citys-restaurants-one-neighborhood-at-a-time
Here's why New Yorkers should be prepared to owe Con Edison back pay in 2026: gothamist.visitlink.me/Pcob2C
December 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Here's why New Yorkers should be prepared to owe Con Edison back pay in 2026: gothamist.visitlink.me/Pcob2C
Serious snow starts in NYC Friday — as much as 9 inches before we're done https://gothamist.com/news/serios-snow-starts-in-nyc-friday-as-much-as-9-inches-before-were-done
Serious snow starts in NYC Friday — as much as 9 inches before we're done
Several inches of snow are expected to drop on New York City this weekend, starting Friday.
It wasn't a white Christmas, but the ground will be covered this weekend. [ more › ]
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December 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Serious snow starts in NYC Friday — as much as 9 inches before we're done https://gothamist.com/news/serios-snow-starts-in-nyc-friday-as-much-as-9-inches-before-were-done
OMNY makes a bumpy landing as MTA fully converts to tap-to-pay fare system https://gothamist.com/news/omny-makes-a-bumpy-landing-as-mta-fully-converts-to-tap-to-pay-fare-system
OMNY makes a bumpy landing as MTA fully converts to tap-to-pay fare system
New Yorkers are saying goodbye to the MetroCard at the end of the year. OMNY will be the only way to pay for subway fares.
The MTA has billed the new fare system as a boon for riders. But not everyone is having a great time with tap-to-pay. [ more › ]
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December 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
OMNY makes a bumpy landing as MTA fully converts to tap-to-pay fare system https://gothamist.com/news/omny-makes-a-bumpy-landing-as-mta-fully-converts-to-tap-to-pay-fare-system
Mailbox zero: My yearslong struggle to eliminate snail mail from my life https://gothamist.com/news/mailbox-zero-my-yearslong-struggle-to-eliminate-snail-mail-from-my-life
Mailbox zero: My yearslong struggle to eliminate snail mail from my life
The author's mailbox.
The fight to eliminate snail mail goes at a snail’s pace. But it can be done. [ more › ]
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December 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Mailbox zero: My yearslong struggle to eliminate snail mail from my life https://gothamist.com/news/mailbox-zero-my-yearslong-struggle-to-eliminate-snail-mail-from-my-life
Dispatches from NYC's bustling Chinatown on Christmas Day https://gothamist.com/news/ditpatches-from-nycs-bustling-chinatown-on-christmas-day
Dispatches from NYC's bustling Chinatown on Christmas Day
While the rest of the country takes a break on Christmas Day, Manhattan's Chinatown gets busier than ever.
It's a tradition like no other. While much of the country closes up for Christmas Day, business booms in Manhattan's Chinatown on the holiday. [ more › ]
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December 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Dispatches from NYC's bustling Chinatown on Christmas Day https://gothamist.com/news/ditpatches-from-nycs-bustling-chinatown-on-christmas-day
Live from New York, it's standing in line!
For a really, really long time.
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For a really, really long time.
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Want tickets to 'Saturday Night Live?' Get in line.
The long, cold wait for a seat in Studio 8H.
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December 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Live from New York, it's standing in line!
For a really, really long time.
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For a really, really long time.
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ICE and other agencies descended on Chinatown in October.
Vendors say they're still feeling the effects.
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Vendors say they're still feeling the effects.
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Canal Street's vendors describe a holiday sales slump after immigration crackdown
ICE and other agencies descended on Chinatown in October. Vendors say they're still feeling the effects.
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December 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
ICE and other agencies descended on Chinatown in October.
Vendors say they're still feeling the effects.
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Vendors say they're still feeling the effects.
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Santa Claus might deliver gifts to New York City’s 1.4 million children on Christmas Eve.
Delivery workers haul more than 2 million packages in the city every day: gothamist.visitlink.me/BoVl85
Delivery workers haul more than 2 million packages in the city every day: gothamist.visitlink.me/BoVl85
December 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Santa Claus might deliver gifts to New York City’s 1.4 million children on Christmas Eve.
Delivery workers haul more than 2 million packages in the city every day: gothamist.visitlink.me/BoVl85
Delivery workers haul more than 2 million packages in the city every day: gothamist.visitlink.me/BoVl85
Package thieves often don’t know what they’re stealing, making the crime like a strange game of Secret Santa: gothamist.visitlink.me/hslWvu
December 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Package thieves often don’t know what they’re stealing, making the crime like a strange game of Secret Santa: gothamist.visitlink.me/hslWvu
Delivery workers haul more NYC packages than Santa Claus https://gothamist.com/news/delivery-workers-haul-more-nyc-packages-than-santa-claus
Delivery workers haul more NYC packages than Santa Claus
Santa's annual haul to the Big Apple pales in comparison to the daily output of the city's delivery workers.
New Yorkers order so many deliveries that policymakers are mulling a crackdown on app companies. [ more › ]
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December 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Delivery workers haul more NYC packages than Santa Claus https://gothamist.com/news/delivery-workers-haul-more-nyc-packages-than-santa-claus
NYC on track for near-record low number of homicides in 2025 https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-on-track-for-near-record-low-number-of-homicides-in-2025
NYC on track for near-record low number of homicides in 2025
Police officers in an NYPD car with flashing lights and siren on their way to an emergency, New York City.
The number of homicides is in the same ballpark as 2018 and 2017, when the city recorded fewer than 300 killings. [ more › ]
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December 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
NYC on track for near-record low number of homicides in 2025 https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-on-track-for-near-record-low-number-of-homicides-in-2025
What are the rules for express and local trains waiting for each other at stations: gothamist.visitlink.me/-6ADRF
December 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
What are the rules for express and local trains waiting for each other at stations: gothamist.visitlink.me/-6ADRF
4 defining moments of NYC’s 'migrant crisis' under Mayor Adams https://gothamist.com/news/4-defining-moments-of-nycs-migrant-crisis-under-mayor-adams
4 defining moments of NYC’s 'migrant crisis' under Mayor Adams
Hundreds of migrants line up early on Aug. 1, 2023, on the sidewalk outside the Roosevelt Hotel intake center for migrants in Midtown Manhattan.
The departing mayor once predicted the issue would "destroy" the city. [ more › ]
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December 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
4 defining moments of NYC’s 'migrant crisis' under Mayor Adams https://gothamist.com/news/4-defining-moments-of-nycs-migrant-crisis-under-mayor-adams
Escape from 'death by incarceration?' Bill would revisit long sentences for NY prisoners. https://gothamist.com/news/escape-from-death-by-incarceration-bill-would-revisit-long-sentences-for-ny-prisoners
Escape from 'death by incarceration?' Bill would revisit long sentences for NY prisoners.
Charisse and Sean Peace, in the early 2000s.
For some prisoners with violent pasts, the 'Second Look Act' could be the only realistic chance to experience freedom again. [ more › ]
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December 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Escape from 'death by incarceration?' Bill would revisit long sentences for NY prisoners. https://gothamist.com/news/escape-from-death-by-incarceration-bill-would-revisit-long-sentences-for-ny-prisoners
Traveling during the holidays can be stressful.
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Stuck at a New York airport? Here’s what airlines owe you.
Travelers have some rights, but the details can depend on the airline.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Traveling during the holidays can be stressful.
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