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NY's basement legalization plan 'inexplicably' misses parts of city that need...
The state's pilot program for basement legalization only applies to 15 of the city's 59 community districts.Lawmakers say parts of their districts were excluded from the basement plan. [ more › ]
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A year before deadline, less than half of New Yorkers have Real IDs
People line up waiting outside of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles office in Medford, N.Y. on Long Island.New York’s DMV is preparing for a crush of New Yorkers attempting to make the...
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Twitch gamer Kai Cenat won't be prosecuted for Union Square chaos, publicly...
Thousands of people showed up to Union Square for a promotion announced by Twitch streamer Kai Cenat, on Aug. 4, 2023.The Manhattan District Attorney's office says Cenat and two others paid more than...
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Early Addition: Did Baby Lasagna drop the song of the summer?
Because the Croatian Eurovision artist has a hit with "Rim Tim Tagi Dim," here are your early links: I-95 repair time-lapse video, the glory days of Long Island banquet halls, Connecticut fraud boy and...
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Celebrate Brooklyn! announces its schedule of free summer shows in Prospect Park
A scene from last year's Celebrate Brooklyn!Meshell Ndegeocello, Fishbone and Charlotte Adigéry are among this year's headliners. [ more › ]
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Brooklyn state Sen. Zellnor Myrie prepares for likely NYC mayoral bid
New York State Sen. Zellnor Myrie speaks at a press conference calling for police accountability legislation on June 4, 2020, in Brooklyn.The progressive Brooklyn lawmaker embodies a challenge from...
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FIT protesters surprised by NYPD's crackdown on their pro-Palestinian encampment
New York City police arrest demonstrators at a pro-Palestine encampment that was being cleared at the Fashion Institute of Technology on May 7, 2024.The protesters said their encampment was the last...
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Brooklyn teen shot to death in SoHo remembered as basketball lover, devoted...
A candlelight memorial for 16-year-old Mahki Brown near his home in East Flatbush, on May 8, 2024.Mahki Brown, 16, was killed on Tuesday at an outdoor plaza near his high school. [ more › ]
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Extra Extra: Why yes, I do need to board this flight early
Because Southwest passengers allegedly cheat during preboarding, here are your afternoon links: What counts as an odd outfit on the subway, Olympic torch reaches French shores, Venus used to look like...
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NYC rents are rising 7 times faster than wages, report finds
A sign advertising apartments for rent in Manhattan on April 11, 2024.The gap between rent and wage growth was wider than anywhere else in the country, according to Zillow and StreetEasy. [ more › ]
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Why it takes NYC nearly 10 years to install 500 feet of pipes
Construction projects like this on in Manhattan can drag on for years. City officials are calling for reforms.A long-delayed project to build new water pipes and sewers on the Upper East Side...
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NYC schools chancellor defends response to antisemitism in congressional hearing
Schools Chancellor David Banks argued that city public schools had properly responded to antisemitism.Chancellor David Banks said antisemitic incidents were not representative of the entire school...
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Worries about closing Rikers grow as timeline for replacement jails is delayed
A Department of Correction bus.New city documents revealed that at least two of the jails that will replace Rikers Island won’t be finished until about four years after Rikers must close. [ more › ]
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Manhattan beauty supply store allegedly doubled as huge fencing operation
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg said the seized stolen property was enough to fill 450 medium cardboard boxes.Rehana Cosmetics and its owners possessed more than $1 million in stolen goods, according to...
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Almost 40 NYPD officers face misconduct claims after recent protests,...
Protestors From CUNY And Columbia Rally One Day After Police Break Up Encampments NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 1: NYPD officers talk to the driver of a car who sped past a pro-Palestinian demonstration...
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Faculty establish pro-Palestinian encampment in Manhattan’s New School
The faculty encampment's establishment comes after a student-run encampment was cleared last week.The group says this is the first faculty-led encampment in the city. [ more › ]
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Officer guarding mayor’s house unjustifiably shot a man from behind, lawsuit...
A police barrier.The shooting happened amid heavy police activity in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Sept. 29, 2022, after two people were shot, the NYPD has said. [ more › ]
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Columbia students arrested in protests sue university to regain access to dorms
Some student protesters at Columbia University have had to sue to regain access to their dorms.A lawyer for the students likened Columbia to a bad New York City landlord egregiously violating tenants’...
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NYPD: Teen fatally stabbed in Queens, another in custody
Queens Boulevard and 46th Street where police say a teen was stabbed to death.The 17-year-old victim's name has not been released. [ more › ]
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NJ Gov. Murphy: We can get seniors a big tax break and plug NJ Transit's $1B...
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks at the Kenvue Ground Breaking in Summit on April 24.The governor said he's confident he and legislators can work through competing budget priorities [ more › ]
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