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State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, and Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton lead a news conference on the Million Dollar Staircase at the New York State Capitol in Albany ahead of Monday's vote.

Health

New York on the cusp of allowing medical aid in helping terminally ill die as state Senate sends controversial bill to Hochul’s desk

Posted on June 10, 2025

SUNY Downstate

Brooklyn Paper

To save cash-strapped SUNY Downstate, advisory board recommends expanding services with massive state investment

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Bronx Times

Mayor Adams announces plan to close Rikers jail barge, create marine terminal in Hunts Point

A view of Jacob’s Pickles on Amsterdam Avenue, which was shut down by the city’s Health Department following multiple sanitation violations, including evidence of rats and roaches.

Upper West Side

Jacob’s Pickles ‘urgently addressing’ violations after Upper West Side flagship shuttered over rats, roaches

Posted on June 9, 2025

Tiki, Everyone’s Favorite TikTok Foster Dog, Has Been Adopted!

New York Family

Tiki Has Been Adopted! Everyone’s Favorite TikTok Foster Dog Has a New Home

Magic Hour's "Full Bloom" pop-up opened this week.

Midtown’s Magic Hour rooftop unveils ‘Full Bloom’ summer installation

Posted on June 5, 2025

bed-stuy volunteer ambulance corps volunteers with amblance

Brooklyn Paper

‘We’ve touched a lot of lives’: Bed-Stuy Volunteer Ambulance Corps prepares to celebrate 37 years of service

American Ballet Theatre Celebrates 85th Anniversary At 2025 Spring Gala – Arrivals

Arts & Entertainment

American Ballet Theatre’s 85th anniversary gala was a love letter to New York’s glamorous soul

Posted on June 5, 2025

ongoing for several billion years—is shown for the first time in Encounters in the Milky Way.

American Museum of Natural History to launch new space show ‘Encounters in the Milky Way,’ narrated by Pedro Pascal

Posted on June 4, 2025

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Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks show moving back to the East River for 2025

Posted on June 4, 2025

an array of seafood dishes from Midtown's Point Seven

Midtown Manhattan

Point Seven brings local elevated seafood menu to Midtown

Posted on June 4, 2025

Doula working with pregnant woman

Health

City Council hears proposed legislation for permanent doula training and services program

Posted on June 3, 2025

(left) the baba cool sign, (right) baba cool's outdoor dining space filled with people

Brooklyn’s baba cool celebrates one year in larger location with outdoor dining space

Posted on June 3, 2025

Hakeem Jeffries and Kathy Hochul speak with people holding signs against medicare and medicaid cuts

Politics

‘Big and ugly’: Hochul and Jeffries sound alarm in Brooklyn over Medicare and Medicaid cuts in Trump spending bill

Posted on June 1, 2025

The nonprofit Samaritan Daytop Village filled a Bronx park with purple ribbons to memorialize all the people in the borough who died of an opioid overdose in 2023 and raise awareness about harm reduction tools like Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose.

Bronx Times

Bronx leaders and recovery advocates remember 858 Bronxites who died of an overdose

Fushimi Spread of Dishes

Fushimi effortlessly brings immersive elements to modern Japanese cuisine

Posted on May 29, 2025

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New York Family

New York Family Father’s Day Gift Guide 2025

The exterior of Culture House

Midtown dispensary Culture House offers discount for Knicks fans amid playoff season

Posted on May 28, 2025

Jersey Shore

Travel

Summer on the Jersey Shore: Your guide to some of the Garden State’s best destinations

Posted on May 28, 2025

father's day

New York Family

Delicious Father’s Day Dining Spots in NYC

NYC Ice Cream Shops

New York Family

20 Delicious Ice Cream Shops in NYC

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‘Train Daddy’ Andy Byford coming back to NYC to oversee Trump admin’s Penn Station redesign

Posted on May 27, 2025

Jetty Extracts cannabis products

Cannabis

Jetty Extracts expands the Shelter Project, program providing free cannabis to low-income cancer patients, to New York

Posted on May 27, 2025

Angelo Kitkas, owner of Flower Power Dispensary.

Cannabis

Angelo’s Picks | Three NYC-based cannabis products worth lighting up

Posted on May 27, 2025

an assortment of cannabis products made by Florette

Cannabis

Father-daughter duo brings style and substance to New York cannabis scene with Florette

Posted on May 26, 2025

Aziz Isham speaks onstage during the Museum of the Moving Image event honoring Todd Haynes with the 2023 Winter Moving Image Award for Career Achievement on December 04, 2023 in New York City.

Queens

Executive Director Aziz Isham brings new life to Museum of the Moving Image in Queens

Posted on May 26, 2025

Darley Newman

Travel

How to make the most of a New York City staycation and day tripping with Darley Newman

Posted on May 26, 2025

The exterior of the Travel Agency soho store next to cannabis products

Soho

The Travel Agency opens new cannabis retail store in Soho

Posted on May 26, 2025

Central Park Boathouse.

Central Park Boathouse pairs bright flavors with outdoor dining and boat rental experience

Posted on May 25, 2025

all good dispensary

Brooklyn Paper

All Good Dispensary opens in Brooklyn with a focus on wellness, safety, and locally-grown cannabis

The Asbury Hotel

Metro Philadelphia

The Asbury Hotel: Personalize, play and stay just a short drive away at this beach-side locale

NFL legend Tom Brady is greeted by fans in East Hampton

Dan’s Papers

Tom Brady Celebrates Grand Opening of CardVault in East Hampton

Vapes

Health

Long Island vape retailer agrees to permanently shutdown following city lawsuit

Posted on May 22, 2025

With Fleet Week, Military Appreciation Month, and “Veterans and Service Members’ Week” underway in New York City, dozens of restaurants are offering Memorial Day weekend discounts to active-duty military members and veterans.

Ready to serve: Veterans, service members get dining discounts at these NYC restaurants over Memorial Day weekend

Posted on May 22, 2025

Jin of BTS lit the Empire State Building.

Music

A reflection of love: Jin of BTS lights up Empire State Building with electric ceremony and sunset performance celebrating new album ‘Echo’

Posted on May 22, 2025

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New York Family

NYC Memorial Day Events 2025

Get Ready: Fleet Week NYC 2025 Is Almost Here!

New York Family

Get Ready: Fleet Week NYC 2025 Is Here!

Brooklyn

‘Mouth of America’: How this likeness of the Statue of Liberty filled with pills at Brooklyn park aims to expose a hidden health crisis

Posted on May 20, 2025

NYC Council Majority Leader Amanda Farias introduced a couple of furry friends to a young girl Friday at the unveiling of the new dog park at Castle Hills Houses.

Bronx Times

First NYCHA dog park in the city opens in the Bronx

Former President Joe Biden

Health

Former President Biden battling ‘aggressive’ form of prostate cancer, spokesperson says

Posted on May 18, 2025

Control tower at Newark Airport

Travel

FAA proposes temporary flight cuts amid turmoil at Newark Airport

Posted on May 17, 2025

Strand Bookstore, a fixture and landmark on Broadway in the East Village.

The Strand to open new book store location near Lincoln Center

Posted on May 16, 2025

interior of the consulate in midtown

Midtown Manhattan

Embassy of elegance: The Consulate reigns as New York’s new culinary diplomat

Posted on May 16, 2025

a side by side view of the Happier Grocery and Marc Jacobs smoothie collaboration

New York City’s Happier Grocery collabs with Marc Jacobs for limited-edition smoothie

Posted on May 15, 2025

a promotional concept for the Pepsi Challenge, which says "Let your taste buds decide, take the pepsi challenge!" next to a can of pepsi zero.

Take the Pepsi Challenge around New York City this weekend

Posted on May 14, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

For the love of care: Brooklyn nonprofit group home grapples with staffing crisis

Jenn low (left) in front of Wanderlust + Co in New York City, on the right is the interior of the store

Online jewelry retailer Wanderlust + Co opens first-ever US brick-and-mortar store in the West Village

Posted on May 13, 2025

Passenger with screen of delayed flights at Newark Airport

Radar blackouts at Newark Airport continue to spark safety fears and political pressure to fix systems

Posted on May 11, 2025

More from around NYC

canners

Bronx canners back push to double bottle and can deposit from 5 to 10 cents

baby-friendly

Queens and Elmhurst hospitals earn Baby-Friendly redesignation for maternal, infant care

bushwick affordable housing lottery

Bushwick affordable housing lottery, with rents starting at $994, closes soon

The Phillip Burton Federal Building is one of the courthouses for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Federal court blocks portions of Trump’s anti-trans executive orders