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Extra Extra: The 2021 Rock Center Christmas tree was turned into houses
Because they're not tree houses so the tree was turned into lumber, but it's still cool, here are your afternoon links: Deadly Jersey Shore joyride, White Lotus season 4, ball don't lie and more. [...
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Weekend Long Island wildfires sparked by s’mores fire gone wrong, Suffolk...
Firefighters respond to multiple large brush fires in Suffolk County.Investigators say embers from a backyard fire spread rapidly, fueling blazes that prompted evacuations and an emergency burn ban. [...
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NYC immigration activist sees familiar Trump playbook with Columbia student’s...
Immigration activist Ravi Ragbir received a presidential pardon from Joe Biden in January.Ravi Ragbir got a sense of deja vu after learning of the detention of student activist Mahmoud Khalil. [ more › ]
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Shiny new animal shelter inches forward in Brooklyn
City officials say a new animal shelter in Brooklyn will be able to hold up to 300 pets.The facility is scheduled to be finished by the end of 2026. Its construction comes as the city's kennels face an...
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NYC shootings at record low so far this year, officials say
Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch at a Monday press conference.Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the NYPD’s focus on seizing illegal guns is...
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New York prison strike ends as 75% of officers return to work, officials say
New York correctional officers and sergeants continue their strike for a second week outside of the Coxsackie Correctional Facility on Feb. 28, 2025.The wildcat strike led to lockdowns, National Guard...
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RIP Kingda Ka: Bushwick bar hosts a funeral for the iconic NJ roller coaster
Riders at the summit of the "Kingda Ka" roller coaster, pictured in May 2005.Kingda Ka, at Six Flags Great Adventure, was razed in a controlled implosion last month. [ more › ]
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Muslim women sue the NYPD, allege excessive force at anti-war protest
NYPD officers stand guard as people gather to protest a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Aug. 14, 2024, in New York City. Pro-Palestinian...
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Temperatures in NYC to hit the mid-60s Tuesday before cooling off this week
New York City's downtown skyline is seen from across the water on March 5, 2025.They’ll be above average for this time of year, though Thursday and Friday are looking to be more moderate. [ more › ]
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Early Addition: 311 honking complaints are down in NYC congestion zone
Because it's also 311 Day, and they wrote a song called "Down," here are your early links: More talk about moving Madison Square Garden, narwhals with long spears, good luck to the Hostos Community...
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Murder suspect in NYPD custody escaped for nearly 4 hours before being...
An NYPD van parked on the sidewalk near Union Square in Manhattan on May 4, 2023.The man was being transferred from a Bronx precinct house to central booking, according to the NYPD. [ more › ]
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Astoria’s first-ever fig tree exchange is this Sunday
Fig trees around Astoria, photographed in 2024.The Queens neighborhood has a quiet history of fig trees. [ more › ]
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Hundreds of research grants at Columbia canceled following Trump edict,...
Students walk through a nearly empty Columbia University campus after police cleared out a Gaza protest encampment on May 6, 2024, in New York City.The National Institutes of Health is terminating 232...
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Extra Extra: Upper East Side coyote, you had your fun
Because it got captured this morning, here are your afternoon links: The North Carolina island where they talk with a British-ish accent, a peculiar question about New Jersey babies, stocks down and...
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Cuomo’s mayoral campaign treasurer worked for NY anti-trans effort
Cuomo's campaign treasurer recently worked for a campaign that opposed a non-discrimination measure to "Save Girls' Sports."The Cuomo staffer worked last year on an effort to defeat a statewide...
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Customers mourn Silver Moon Bakery on Upper West Side, closing soon over...
The Silver Moon Bakery, seen here Tuesday afternoon, will close March 23.Court filings allege the bakery, which opened a quarter-century ago, owes its landlord $200,000. [ more › ]
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TSA agents at Newark Airport find live turtle hidden in man's pants
Officials say the turtle, which was wrapped in a blue towel hidden down the front of a man's pants, was unharmed.The 5-inch reptile, which was wrapped in a towel, was discovered "in the area of the...
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Should only seniors be eligible for rebate checks? NY lawmakers think so.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has made affordability programs the centerpiece of her 2025 agenda.Gov. Hochul wants to send $300 checks to most New Yorkers. Legislative leaders say they favor a more “targeted”...
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GOP donor pushes 'traditional' redesign for Penn Station that aligns with...
These designs are backed by a major Republican donor who supports calls to "make American beautiful again" withA new proposal to overhaul Penn Station would move Madison Square Garden across Seventh...
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Gov. Hochul and Mayor Adams decline comment on arrest of pro-Palestinian...
Mayor Eric Adams with Gov. Kathy Hochul in 2022.The arrest of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who holds a green card, has alarmed other Democrats. [ more › ]
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