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Princeton, NJ readies $50M purchase of famous 30-acre choir college campus
The Princeton Town Council on Monday evening introduced two measures allowing for the takeover of the 30-acre land once home to the Westminster Choir College.The Princeton council introduced two...
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Extra Extra: Cottage cheese autumn
Because protein influencers say it has burrata vibes, here are your afternoon links: Living right next to LIRR tracks, a WWI memorial in Williamsburg has gone to weeds, "My Brilliant Friend" is back,...
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Mayor Adams plans to spend opioid settlement dollars faster as NYC overdose...
Adams’ update on opioid settlement spending comes at a time when his administration is under pressure to lower overdose rates.The city has so far received $153 million from settlements with...
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Mayor Adams denies plan to oust embattled NYPD commissioner — but leaves his...
Edward Caban (left) with Mayor Eric Adams at an NYPD Academy graduation ceremony on July 25, 2023.The mayor did not express confidence in Police Commissioner Edward Caban, whose phone was seized last...
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Fran Lebowitz is still not invited to FranCon
Fran Lebowitz is still not invited to Fran Con.“I think we need to live our lives completely separately,” said the founder of the annual event. [ more › ]
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Years before federal probes, Banks brother helped Mayor Adams rake in over...
From left: Schools Chancellor David Banks, Mayor Eric Adams, and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks at a public briefing on September 1, 2023.The city's campaign finance watchdog flagged...
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NYC DOT to begin construction on protected bike lane in Bed-Stuy
A 1.5-mile stretch of Brooklyn’s longest street, between Dean Street and Flushing Avenue, Bedford Avenue will undergo numerous safety improvements for cyclists and pedestrians;.The new bike lane on...
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Randy Mastro withdraws from consideration as NYC’s top lawyer
Randy Mastro speaks at Mayor Adams' launch of the NYC Legal Fellows program on November 2, 2022.The decision comes as the City Council seemed poised to reject his nomination and as the mayor faces a...
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What’s playing in NYC theater this fall? Broadway revivals, Adam Driver and...
Adam DriverWith shows from David Henry Hwang, Jez Butterworth and Dominique Morisseau, it's the season of the playwright. [ more › ]
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NYC lawmakers expected to back slavery legacy and reparations study
Brooklyn Councilmember Farah Louis says her bill “was initially expected to pass months ago,” but stalled because of “considerable doubts” from her colleagues.The groundbreaking study would examine...
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Donald Trump doubles down on his Central Park Five stance (again)
Former President Donald Trump at the presidential debate in Philadelphia on September 10, 2024.The Republican former president has repeatedly declined to apologize for his full-page ad calling for the...
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Biden, Harris, Trump expected at 9/11 ceremony. Here are the street closures.
President Joe Biden arriving in New York WednesdayPublic transport is your best option to and around the ceremony. [ more › ]
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Early Addition: She has concluded her research
Because Taylor Swift knows where the candidates stand on the issues and she's going Kamala, here are your early links: "Doing 9/11," West Elm-ified elementary school classrooms, NJ Transit meltdown...
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Gov. Hochul wants to lower congestion pricing from $15. The process could...
Gov. Kathy Hochul is mulling a lower cost for the MTA's congestion pricing program, which aims to charge hundreds of thousands of drivers who enter Manhattan below 60th Street every day.As the...
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Only 6% of 9/11 Museum's visitors live in NYC, where locals have mixed feelings
New York City Fire Department Ladder Company 3 exhibit at 9/11 Memorial MuseumSome New Yorkers who lived through 9/11 say they aren't eager to revisit that day. [ more › ]
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Extra Extra: NYC Ferry ridership is up, but the system is still losing money
A NYC Ferry moves along the Hudson River during its inaugural St. George ferry route from Staten Island to the West Side of Manhattan. The New York City Council passed a bill providing discounted NYC...
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Jacob Riis Beach boardwalk to get badly needed repairs this fall
A closed off section of the beachfront at Jacob Riis Park, where crews plan to revitalize the beachfront.The boardwalk repairs come as the National Park Service works on a $50 million renovation of the...
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How to live your best life: A new book from an NYC author examines how to...
Ruth Rathblott“When we start to let down some of those guards, we become much more connected to others.” [ more › ]
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No criminal charges for Rikers guards who failed to save bleeding man, AG says
Rikers Island is New York city's main jail complex.The attorney general found that guards’ failure to help a bleeding man contributed to his death, but the incident wasn’t criminal negligence. [ more › ]
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MTA needs up to $92B for transit upgrades, maintenance through 2029, report says
The subway needs a whole lot of work, and state officials must figure out how to pay for it all.The figure doesn't doesn’t include the $15 billion hole in the agency's current capital plan caused by...
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