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NYC subway celebrates 120 years with nostalgic vintage rides
Rail enthusiasts take the inaugural run nostalgia train ride, retracing the original route of New York’s first subway line.New Yorkers hopped on historic Lo-V cars for a ride back in time, passing...
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Timothée Chalamet surprises fans at NYC look-alike contest, winner crowned
Winner Miles Mitchell of Staten Island .The viral event drew hundreds to Washington Square Park, with Chalamet making a surprise appearance. [ more › ]
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A legal battle over Gowanus Canal cleanup shines a new light on 150 years of...
The putrid state of the Gowanus Canal makes even the most jaded of New Yorkers bow their head in shame.A new lawsuit paints one of the clearest pictures to date of what was dumped into the Gowanus...
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Port Authority extends George Washington Bridge bike hours, but reasoning...
The path is closed overnight, but some residents say it should be open 24-hours a day.The move comes after a petition called for 24-hour access to the path. [ more › ]
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Teen girl dies subway surfing the 7 train in Queens, NYPD says
The tracks of the 7 train in Corona, Queens. Police say two teen girls fell from atop a 7 train Sunday night, and one died at the scene.Another girl was critically injured after falling off the train...
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Plan to watch (or travel to) the World Series in NYC? How to join some...
The crowd at Yankee Tavern Friday night was packed. Expect more of the same as the World Series comes to New York this week.Game three is Monday night. Will the Yankees make it to a game five on...
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Early Addition: There's a volcano hiding in New Jersey
Because the volcano in Wantage hasn't erupted in about 6 million years, here are your early links: Trump shows some love for Mayor Adams, fighting stress on your commute, Tim Walz had chicken parm in...
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Goodbye broker fees? Bill shifting costs from NYC renters could get November...
A real estate broker, right, shows an empty apartment to a potential client May 15, 2021 in New York City.Brooklyn City Councilmember Chi Ossé says his bill shifting the broker fee to whoever hires the...
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Extra Extra: I have no memory of what rain is like
Because this city is parched as hell, here are your afternoon links: Cannoli bars, Billy Joel's Long Island mansion, hats ranked, AriZonaLand opens in New Jersey and more. [ more › ]
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Rockefeller Center Christmas tree to come from Massachusetts for the first...
The 2024 tree (left) the first tree to hail from Massachusetts since 1959. At right, people look at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree the morning after it was lit on Nov. 30, 2023.A 74-foot Norway...
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NYC announces $10K adoption, surrogacy benefit for non-union city workers
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks at a WNYC event on the future of housing in March of 2023.The benefit won’t apply to unionized workers, who make up the vast majority of the municipal workforce. [...
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Teenage girl is 6th person to die subway surfing in NYC this year: ‘This is...
A subway train passes on elevated tracks in Brooklyn.It wasn’t the only incident of subway surfing at the station within the past day, witnesses say. [ more › ]
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NYC Meatpacking District site targeted for redevelopment into housing and...
The Ganseevoort Meat Market pictured on May 8, 2021 in Manhattan.The proposal includes hundreds of apartments and room for potential expansions of the Whitney Museum and High Line. [ more › ]
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Curb space makeover on Upper West Side will bring new bike racks, more public...
The new "Smart Curbs" plan spells the end of roughly 175 parking spots.The “Smart Curbs” program will dramatically change parking rules in the neighborhood, add more public seating and install 30 new...
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Search for contraband underway at federal jail in Brooklyn
A general view shows the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York on November 28, 2021.Federal law enforcement officers initiated a large-scale search at the troubled jail where several...
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Central Park’s dry spell nears century-old record as October remains rain-free
People walk in Central Park as the leaves turn brown and yellow during autumn in New York City.Central Park has reached its second-longest dry streak since 1869, with October on track to set a record...
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How do Lower East Side kids feel about the election? ‘Mid.’
Zariyah White, 10, felt "mid" about the presidential race.Young students participating in a civics program at Henry Street Settlement are running their own campaigns for office, giving them unique...
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NJ passes storm relief bill more than 3 years after Hurricane Ida ravaged homes
An exploded restaurant is seen with all debris after heavy rain and storm from remnants of Hurricane Ida in Manville, New Jersey, United States on September 7, 2021.Survivors must now wait and see if...
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Does Mayor Adams’ bribery charge hold up? This week’s hearing presents a key...
Mayor Adams leaves the courthouse after his first appearance in his corruption case on October 2, 2024.A judge is set to hear arguments this Friday to dismiss a charge that Eric Adams accepted bribes...
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NYC is slowly fixing its commercial waste industry. Advocates want them to...
Reform of the city's commercial waste industry was supposed to be complete by last year.A new report by Transform Don’t Trash NYC argues the cost of delayed reform can be seen in the tally of injuries...
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