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NYC stops doing autopsies in Queens as more medical examiners leave
The city says recent changes prompted by staff shortages have helped improve efficiency without undermining standards. [ more › ]
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Suspected Coney Island subway stabber arrested and charged with murder,...
A man was stabbed to death last week on a Coney Island bound N train.Zhongqiang Chen, 32, was taken into custody Thursday for allegedly stabbing and killing 54-year-old Timothy Rudolph. [ more › ]
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North Jersey wildfire sends smoke billowing over to Bronx and Inwood
Wildfires have broken out across New Jersey amid a historic drought.State fire officials say the blaze broke out along the Palisades in Bergen County Thursday [ more › ]
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Early Addition: The average NYC roommate is paying $1,540 a month
Because that's just for a room, here are your early links: Post-election cigarette smoking, new Brooklyn Chick-fil-A trying to avoid traffic chaos, the fluoride stays in the water and more. [ more › ]
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If Gov. Hochul 'unpauses' congestion pricing, can Trump kill it?
With Donald Trump set to return to the White House, Hochul has little time to re-launch the MTA's congestion pricing program.Transit advocates and policy experts say the governor has little time to...
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Will Prop 1 protect New Yorkers’ abortion rights under Trump? To a point.
Abortion rights advocates protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the anniversary of the Dobbs decision on June 24, 2024.The new constitutional amendment guards against the state's ability to roll...
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Citywide arrests on track to reach 25-year high, NYPD says
An NYPD patrol car.Police said their crime fighting policies are making New Yorkers safer, particularly in the subways. [ more › ]
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See iconic art from Picasso and others in NYC before it gets sold to private...
Paul Signac, "Antibes. La Pointe de Bacon," 1917“Unless you just can’t stand art, there is literally something for everyone,” said Julian Dawes, head of impressionist and modern art for Sotheby’s...
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Extra Extra: President Catsimatidis (of Greece)?
Because the New York billionaire claims a major Greek political party asked him to run, here are your afternoon links: Guess who hates walking over the Brooklyn Bridge at sunset, Aaron Boone keeping...
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Queens residents assessing damage in aftermath of car explosion, but...
The mangled wreckage of a car that exploded in Queens and the nearby houses it damaged.A plumber's vehicle containing flammable liquids blew up early on Friday morning, damaging nearby houses. [ more › ]
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Witnesses in NYC subway chokehold case say Jordan Neely’s outburst...
Daniel Penny turns himself into the 5th Precinct on May 12, 2023 in New York City.New Yorkers who were on the subway with Neely took the witness stand this week at Daniel Penny's criminal trial. [ more...
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FDNY tackling brush fire in Prospect Park with NYC under drought conditions
A brush fire is seen at Prospect Park on Nov. 8, 2024.The fire department said the blaze broke out in a central area of the park. No injuries were immediately reported. [ more › ]
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Sprawling new rec center at Central Park's Harlem Meer lake to open next spring
This site doesn't look like much now, but by April it will be home to a massive new rec center.The $160 million project represents a historically large investment in the park's northern section. [ more...
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What you need to know about the NYC Veterans Day Parade in Manhattan
A Marine Corps band marches during the annual Veterans Day Parade in Manhattan on Nov. 11, 2023.The annual celebration will feature more than 20,000 marchers and two dozen floats. [ more › ]
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Gov. Hochul has ‘very productive’ call with President-elect Trump, pitches...
Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, on August 19, 2024.The Democrat said there are areas where she and Trump can work...
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As NYC endures drought, more of its water is coming from driest part of the...
The Ashokan Reservoir in the Catskills in September.The $2 billion repair of an aqueduct means the city is more dependent on the Croton Watershed, which was particularly dry last month. [ more › ]
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Hollis horror: Family locked in legal nightmare to reclaim their loved ones’...
David Robinson and Teresa Kamara on the stoop of the home where they grew up in Hollis. Inside is a man they say is squatting in their family home.A mysterious man entered the lives of a Queens family...
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Air quality concerns linger in New York City as officials ready for more...
Stephen Rex Brown/GothamistDry conditions and smoke make for a challenging weekend [ more › ]
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NYC foster kids would get luggage for belongings instead of trash bags under...
The sponsor of the legislation said her own children, who she adopted, had arrived at her home with their belongings in trash bags.There were 6,337 children in foster care at the end of 2023. [ more › ]
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NY's ‘Dreamer’ immigrants, long spared deportation, face new Trump threat
A woman holds a placard at a protest in New York City in September, 2017, following then President Donald Trump's decision to end a program sparing some certain young immigrants from deportation.The...
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