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Israeli-Palestinian violence flares up

World

Israel pounds Gaza to curb Palestinian militants but rockets still fly

Posted on May 14, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Real estate heir Robert Durst looks over during his murder trial in Los Angeles

Courts

Lawyers for Durst ask for postponement of murder trial due to ill health: CNN

Posted on May 14, 2021

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Business

4 tips for hiring a contractor

Posted on May 14, 2021

Woman walks under the subway in Brownsville section of the Brooklyn borough of New York City

U.S. officials hope new mask advice drives uptick in COVID shots

Posted on May 14, 2021

Rep. Stefanik (R-NY) speaks with the media after the Republican caucus meeting, in Washington

Politics

House Republicans elect Trump-backed Stefanik to leadership role

Posted on May 14, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Ferry crashes into barge at Brooklyn Bridge Park

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Four teens cuffed for series of slashings at 4 train stations across Manhattan

Posted on May 14, 2021

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VIDEO: How to obtain Medicaid and Homecare Services by using a Pooled Income Trust

Posted on May 14, 2021

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Schneps Podcasts

Power Women Podcast: Dr. Jasmine Moshirpur and Dr. Helen Arteaga, Elmhurst Hospital

traffic safety

De Blasio signs Open Streets bill into law, making the program permanent

Posted on May 13, 2021

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Lower East Side

Garcia calls on de Blasio to open senior centers as pandemic fades

Posted on May 13, 2021

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QNS

AOC was confronted by right wing colleague outside House chamber

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Lower Manhattan

Formerly incarcerated push back against DOC plan to hire 400 more officers

Posted on May 13, 2021

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | ‘Community Representation’ has lost its meaning in the housing process

Posted on May 13, 2021

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QNS

City Council passes legislation requiring food waste prevention at the Department of Education

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Gay City News

McGuire, Yang spar over sex work decriminalization

FILE PHOTO: A general view of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta

U.S. CDC says vaccinated people can avoid masks in most places

Posted on May 13, 2021

Mayor de Blasio will ride a Citi Bike from Gracie Mansion to City Hall.

Mayor de Blasio announces plan to #FinishQueensBlvd as part of Streets Week(!)

Posted on May 13, 2021

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QNS

City Council passes Queens lawmaker’s resolution calling on Congress to pass COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act

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Brooklyn

NYPD officer shot in Brooklyn gets hero’s welcome after being discharged from hospital

Posted on May 13, 2021

Buffalo Baseball

Four new Metro-North stations coming to the Bronx with Penn Station access: Cuomo

Posted on May 13, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Two-alarm fire erupts at Coney Island power plant

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‘World-class’ Sidney Crosby standing in way of Islanders yet again as playoffs schedule is set

Posted on May 13, 2021

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Politics

De Blasio praises NYPD while crime continues to soar

Posted on May 13, 2021

traffic safety

amNY Weekender: 7 things to do in New York City

Posted on May 13, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Career center reopens for in-person appointments in Kentucky

U.S. weekly jobless claims decline; producer prices accelerate

Posted on May 13, 2021

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Sports

2021 Preakness Stakes Preview: Odds, breakdown of field as Medina Spirit looks for 2nd jewel of Triple Crown

Posted on May 13, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Holding tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at Colonial Pipeline’s Dorsey Junction Station

Colonial Pipeline paid hackers nearly $5 million in ransom: Bloomberg News

Posted on May 13, 2021

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Seniors on Campus — the scoop on University Based Retirement Living

Posted on May 13, 2021

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Cops investigate death of man after rotting body found floating in East River

Posted on May 13, 2021

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Nets

‘I’m really good at this game’: James Harden back just in time for Nets

Posted on May 13, 2021

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Mets

Kevin Pillar leading Mets’ new-look depth in ‘bench mob’

Posted on May 13, 2021

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Brooklyn

Violent robbers beat pair with cane, steal $18K from them in Brooklyn caper

Posted on May 13, 2021

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Schneps Podcasts

Schneps Connects Podcast: The future and potential of the cannabis industry in New York

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn cop survives after alleged gang member shoots him three times: Shea

Posted on May 13, 2021

Bronx

Op-Ed | Revitalizing the Bronx through housing

Posted on May 12, 2021

A student is seen as they return to New York City’s public schools for in-person learning, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, at P.S. 506 in Brooklyn, New York

Some schools show increased diversity first year after selective middle and high school application changes

Posted on May 12, 2021

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QNS

Queens Borough Board approves lease agreement for first phase of Willets Point Development

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MTA, TWU continue pressuring mayor for better subway enforcement after more attacks

Posted on May 12, 2021

NYC: Sunnyside residents hold candlelight vigil

QNS

Queens World Film Festival salutes Elmhurst Hospital workers with ‘Spirit of Queens Award’

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Cops cuff shooter who open fired into Times Square and injured three last weekend

Posted on May 12, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Benjamin Comptroller platform includes police accountability, affordable housing & education

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Music

Tina Turner, Jay-Z, Go-Go’s selected for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Posted on May 12, 2021

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QNS

Rikers Island descends into ‘disorder and chaos’ as Queens lawmaker discovers troubling development

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Mayor de Blasio is boycotting Chipotle, tells food chain it’s time to pay up

Posted on May 12, 2021

Comedian and talkshow host Ellen DeGeneres waves to fans as she attends a ceremony for singer Pink at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles

TV

Ellen DeGeneres to end U.S. talk show after 19th season

Posted on May 12, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Forest Hills’ Color of Justice Issues call to action

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Hotel Penn could meet wrecking ball under same excuse for old Penn Station: advocates

Posted on May 12, 2021

More from around NYC

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What’s happening | plants, book signings, volunteer work and more

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Man dies in Cambria Heights electric scooter crash

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Cool, casual and full of flavor, Pasta Night is a charming Prospect Heights hangout

Marchers proceed along Fifth Avenue during the 2025 NYC Dyke March.

NYC Dyke March draws thousands in condemnation of fascism