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Forget Joey Chestnut — these are the top competitors in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest

Without the longtime champ, this year's big wiener-scarfing prize is up for grabs.

Millionaire accused of slugging woman at Brooklyn Pride event heckled after he's charged with assault

Kaye, 52, turned himself in Monday and was booked on second- and third-degree assault charges stemming from the June 8 incident.

Hardworking immigrant driver shot to death in NYC died chasing 'the American Dream,' grieving friends say

Naveed Afzal, 52, of Pakistan, worked two jobs to support his family overseas. But he was shot and killed late last month in what police sources say might have been...

Ex-con with lengthy rap sheet kills neighbor, stabs dying man's dog in unhinged NYC attack: cops

Anthony Sabato, 37 was busted for the deadly knife attack on neighbor Thomas Machalchick, also 37, that unfolded on Sands Street near Jay Street in downtown Brooklyn, authorities said.

Millionaire banker accused of slugging woman at Brooklyn Pride event heckled by protesters after getting charged with assault

The millionaire investment banker who allegedly slugged a woman in the face at a Brooklyn Pride event last month turned himself in to cops on Monday.

Moped-riding bandits rob NYC bar hoppers at gunpoint: 'Super rattling'

A pair of moped-riding bandits robbed two Greenpoint bar hoppers at gunpoint — the latest in a crime spree centering on the two-wheeled getaway vehicles, cops and victims said Friday.

LI man awarded nearly $2M after having part of his thumb chopped off by his BMW's 'soft close' door

A Brooklyn jury ruled in favor of a man who had part of his thumb chopped off by the motorized so-called “soft close” door of his dream car in 2016...

Teen gunman busted in NYC stray bullet shooting death of Faridun Mavlonov, 15: 'Doesn't bring back my son'

Leopoldo Nash Montoya, 18, was picked up earlier this month in Panama and extradited to the Big Apple Thursday to face a second-degree murder rap and other charges in the...

NYC straphangers brace for summer of hell as crosstown subway line shuts down for much-needed repairs: 'This s--t is gonna suck, man'

The MTA is a day away from shutting down parts of the G line for six weeks so it can do much-needed repair work on the ancient system

Bandits storm NYC restaurant and rob diners as shocked dinner crowd looks on: cops

A pair of brazen bandits stormed a crowded Brooklyn restaurant and robbed three diners at gunpoint while the horrified dinner crowd looked on, according to cops.

What does rapper Sexyy Red have planned for her 2024 tour?

The year's most electric presidential candidate will stump at the Barclays Center on Sept. 17.

Here are all the new venues Steve Vai and Adrian Belew's BEAT are headed to

The formally inventive rockers are slated to shred at Brooklyn's Kings Theatre on Dec. 8.

Feds probing Eric Adams and top adviser’s trips to China

Both the FBI and Manhattan federal prosecutors have flagged at least one trip taken by Adams that was partly funded by the Chinese Communist Party when he headed the Brooklyn...

NYC 'Real Ryte' gang members sentenced after 'video game' like street war with rival 'Breadgang' crew

Semaj “Bam Bam” Smith, 30, was slapped with an 11-year sentence in a Brooklyn US District Court on Monday after pleading guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy and brandishing a...

Where is Tom Jones going on tour in 2024?

The "She's A Lady" singer swoops into NYC's Beacon Theatre on Sept. 18.

Everything you need to know about Sabrina Carpenter's Brooklyn show

Brooklyn will get a shot of "Espresso" on Sept. 30.

Ex-NYPD officer admits she shot ex-girlfriend and killed her new lover in ambush attack

An ex-NYPD cop took a guilty plea over the fatal shooting of her ex-girlfriend's new lover and has agreed to as much as 27 years behind bars at her sentencing.

Fired-up New Yorkers push feds to close troublesome migrant tent city: 'No more'

A caravan of 90 vehicles converged on Floyd Bennett Field on Sunday as a mob of protesters rallied outside the former federal airfield to protest a massive migrant tent city...

Car wars: Brooklyn teachers battle over spots in parking lot shared by two schools

A parking war is causing a whole lot of trouble for special education teachers at a Brooklyn school where employees from the neighboring high school are bullying them away.

Church that hosted Al Capone's wedding, 20 other sites by Gowanus Canal test positive for dangerously unsafe air: 'Our Lady of Toxicity'

A famous church that once hosted notorious gangster Al Capone’s wedding and at least 20 other sites near Brooklyn’s toxic Gowanus Canal are in need for one hell of a...