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Early Addition: All I want for Christmas is a box of unopened mystery mail
Because it's the "it" gift this season, here are your early links: State lawmaker pitching city-owned affordable grocery stores, why Eli Manning wasn't allowed to ride the subway, killer whales are out...
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The average NYC wedding costs $63K. These couples are finding alternatives.
Sadia Charles and Marshall DeGazon were married in a Standard Ceremony at Love Chapel NYC.The average NYC wedding is so prohibitively expensive for some couples that local companies exist to fight...
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UnitedHealthcare CEO killing unleashed flood of industry frustrations. Could...
Flags fly at half mast outside the United Healthcare corporate headquarters on Dec. 4, 2024 in Minnetonka, Minn. United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead on the street in Midtown Manhattan...
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Pitch for computer-based tests reignites equity debate at elite NYC schools
Stuyvesant High School in lower Manhattan is one of eight specialized schools that determine admission solely based on the SHSAT.Officials will vote next week on a proposal to computerize the...
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Extra Extra: Can TikTok stars save Broadway?
Because casting a TikTok influencer helped out one show, here are your afternoon links: NYC to London in 54 minutes, Red Bulls Arena new name, 'Hot Ones' new home and more from around the city and...
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Mayor Adams says he'll use executive order to change sanctuary laws after...
Mayor Eric Adams met with Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for border czar, on Thursday.After meeting with Trump pick Tom Homan, Adams said he would expand the list of crimes that let NYC...
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1 dead after small plane crashes near Interstate 684 in Westchester County,...
Officials say northbound and southbound lanes were shut down and significant delays were expected. [ more › ]
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How to help homeless people in NYC as winter months bring dangerous conditions
A homeless man in a snowtormDavid Giffen, executive director of the Coalition for the Homeless, joined WNYC’s Morning Edition. [ more › ]
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Surge in NYC migrants fuels rise in immigration services fraud complaints
A long line forms outside the main immigration courthouse in Manhattan in this 2022 photo. Backlogs caused in part by an influx of asylum-seekers have made for long waits for migrants seeking legal...
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Human remains found near Brooklyn Bridge Park match previous recoveries,...
People are seen in Brooklyn Bridge Park on June 19, 2024.The city medical examiner's office said remains discovered on Thursday were part of a pelvic bone from the same person in prior recoveries at...
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Unseasonably cold temperatures are hitting NYC into the weekend
Pigeons sit on a ledge at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Midtown on a cold day on Dec. 6, 2024.Forecast lows are 10-15 degrees colder than normal, the National Weather Service says. [ more › ]
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Early Addition: Would a 4-day workweek entice you to make a baby?
Because Tokyo is betting on it, here are your early links: Emergency landing at JFK after bird flew into plane engine, Panna II forever, Absolute Bagels not forever and more. [ more › ]
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Construction worker dies in worksite accident in Midtown, public safety...
Firefighters respond to a construction worker death at a demolition site in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 12, 2024.Emergency responders were investigating the incident on Friday. [ more › ]
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With friends like the MTA, New Yorkers don't need enemies
An explosion that blew a door off its hinges in an electric room that powers several New York City subway linesThis week's subway meltdown in NYC highlights a system in disrepair. [ more › ]
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NY judge blocks processing of state cannabis license applications
The front window of a cannabis store in New York City is seen on Dec. 6, 2024.The ruling threatens to further slow the state’s rocky rollout of legal weed. [ more › ]
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Here comes SantaCon NYC: Where to go (or avoid) during Saturday’s revelry
From 53rd Street down to the Bowery, expect to see people dressed as Santas obeying the rules of being kind to kids, not puking or peeing in public, and not fighting. [ more › ]
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Mayor Adams' meeting with Trump border czar brokered by Dr. Phil
Mayor Adams, incoming border czar Tom Homan and President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security Official Kenneth Genalo met at Gracie Mansion Thursday.Incoming Trump administration border czar...
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Upper West Side's Absolute Bagels was absolutely gross, health department says
Absolute Bagels, which has closed following a damning health inspectionOn the menu was a variety of bagels and shmears. Off the menu was a variety of flies and rodents, the health department said. [...
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NY officials say Luigi Mangione, charged in Midtown CEO killing, may not...
Luigi Mangione is led from the Blair County Courthouse after an extradition hearing Dec. 10Mangione is charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. [ more › ]
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Extra Extra: Does New Jersey have a drone problem or is it just afraid of...
Because we're not sure what's going on up there, here are your afternoon links: Daniel Penny going with Trump and Vance to the Army-Navy game, Tiffany Trump's father-in-law lied about his background,...
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