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Boy getting a flu or coronavirus vaccine in the clinic

DOE launches vaccination portal for public school teachers and staff

Posted on August 13, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A Peloton exercise bike is seen after the ringing of the opening bell for the company’s IPO at the Nasdaq Market site in New York City

Courts

Peloton is sued for improperly charging sales tax

Posted on August 13, 2021

Manhattan with Brooklyn Bridge in the foreground at sunset

Report finds that New York drivers are better than New Jersey, California drivers

Posted on August 13, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Light from the sunset shines on the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Supreme Court lifts New York’s pandemic-related eviction ban

Posted on August 13, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Flags fly outside ConocoPhillips offices in Houston

Business

New York’s pension fund to review oil holdings, axes more coal investments

Posted on August 13, 2021

FILE PHOTO: People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City

Business

Dow, S&P 500 open at record highs after Disney’s strong earnings

Posted on August 13, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Migrant workers receive the one-dose Sputnik Light vaccine against the coronavirus disease in Moscow

Pfizer, Moderna seen reaping billions from COVID-19 vaccine booster market

Posted on August 13, 2021

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De Blasio doubles down on commitment not to offer remote option this fall

Posted on August 13, 2021

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Power Women Podcast: Valerie White, Executive Director at LISC NYC

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Brooklyn

DOT worker shot in chest with BB gun while working on sidewalk in Brooklyn

Posted on August 13, 2021

Brooklyn

Man shot in the face following dispute in Brooklyn apartment building lobby: NYPD

Posted on August 13, 2021

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Midtown Manhattan

Empire Station Complex opponents plan boosted activism efforts with Cuomo resignation

Posted on August 13, 2021

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COVID-19 fears prompt state Education Department to recommend cancelling some sports and other school activities

Posted on August 13, 2021

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Queens

Queens car crash victim shot dead in road rage incident: NYPD

Posted on August 13, 2021

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Queens

Man fatally shot, girlfriend injured during dispute at Queens karaoke bar

Posted on August 13, 2021

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Beneath the blue shield: NYPD fosters young talent through youth jobs program

Posted on August 13, 2021

A family with suitcases, a symbol of tourism and a happy journey.

Travel

Check out these 5 family friendly hotels for a NYC staycation

Posted on August 12, 2021

A special edition Elvis Barbie doll

Shopping

Barbie celebrates Elvis Presley with collectible doll

Posted on August 12, 2021

U.S. road travel rose 14.5% in June as motorists near pre-pandemic driving

Posted on August 12, 2021

Girlfriends walking hand in hand on school isle

These are the 10 best backpacks for New York City kids’ for back-to-school

Posted on August 12, 2021

The BET Awards in Los Angeles

Music

Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion lead nominees for MTV’s VMA awards

Posted on August 12, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Asylum-seeking migrants, who were apprehended and returned to Mexico under Title 42 after crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S., rest in a public square where hundreds of migrants live in tents, in Reynosa

Politics

Disappearing asylum protections for migrant families at border test Biden

Posted on August 12, 2021

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Metro Philadelphia

‘Loki’ writer Michael Waldron explores important questions with his characters

FILE PHOTO: Jeopardy television game show host Trebek speaks on stage during the 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Beverly Hills

TV

‘Jeopardy!’ taps Mike Richards to host daily show, Mayim Bialik for spinoffs

Posted on August 12, 2021

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QNS

Multiple businesses damaged in four-alarm blaze early Thursday morning in Queens

Atherton, intensive care nurse in Mississippi, is pictured inside hospital

U.S. nurses’ COVID-19 grief pours out online: ‘I just don’t want to watch anyone else die’

Posted on August 12, 2021

Cat and dog sleeping. Puppy and kitten sleep.

Pets

Veterinarian offers words of advice for keeping pets cool during the hot summer days

Posted on August 12, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A McDonald’s restaurant is pictured in Encinitas, California

McDonald’s to require US office workers to get vaccinated – NYT

Posted on August 12, 2021

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Brooklyn

Video shows brazen drive-by shooting in Brooklyn that injured two

Posted on August 12, 2021

News

City Parks Foundation helps bring programming back to NYC parks with several grants

Posted on August 12, 2021

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Lower East Side

Homeless man cuffed for violent Lower East Side stabbing

Posted on August 12, 2021

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TV

John C. McGinley joins cast for final season of ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’

Posted on August 12, 2021

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With school year approaching, at least one more NYC official appeals for remote option

Posted on August 11, 2021

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PoliticsNY

State vows to distribute fed emergency rental money

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul in Albany, New York

Transportation organizations see ally in Hochul

Posted on August 11, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Op-ed: Coney Island deserves a ferry. It deserves a clean creek, too

New York Democratic Lt. Governor Hochul attends a mass inside St. Patrick’s Cathedral during St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in New York

Incoming governor Hochul urges New Yorkers to work together to keep children, school communities safe this fall

Posted on August 11, 2021

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Queens

LGBTQ activists condemn violent attacks against trans community in Queens

Posted on August 11, 2021

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul in Albany, New York

Politics

Reporter’s Notebook: Hochul starts changing the mood in Albany

Posted on August 11, 2021

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul in Albany, New York

News

Lt. Governor Hochul vows to clean house, move state forward as governor

Posted on August 11, 2021

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Upper West Side

Parks and Renovation: City Cleanup Corps spruce up NYC green spaces

Posted on August 11, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest nixed due to rise in COVID-19 cases

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New York Giants

Giants release first unofficial depth chart ahead of 2021 season

Posted on August 11, 2021

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Gay City News

Non-binary individual lands $35K settlement after NYPD tasing incident

FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Cuomo holds COVID-19 update event on Long Island

Politics

Explainer | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s legal woes far from over

Posted on August 11, 2021

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer holds news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Politics

Schumer says Republicans unlikely to let U.S. default on debt

Posted on August 11, 2021

Airbnb is working with the International Rescue Committee to shelter refugees.

Courts

City reaches $1.2M settlement against landlords operating illegal Airbnbs

Posted on August 11, 2021

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Artists brings books to life on big blue bus in New York City

Posted on August 11, 2021

More from around NYC

Battle for District 13 heats up as Democrats aim to unseat Bronx GOP incumbent

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City orders emergency demolition after partial building collapse in Corona

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Brooklyn Mirage CEO fired as venue continues to push back opening date

"Heightened Scrutiny" chronicles trans advocate and activist Chase Strangio arguing Supreme Court case United States v. Skrmetti about banning gender-affirming care for youth in Tennessee.

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