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Nation

Top chess federation bars transgender women from women’s events

Posted on August 19, 2023

News

Lea Salonga’s exit from all-Filipino Broadway cast paves the way for Vina Morales in ‘Here Lies Love’

Posted on August 19, 2023

Top Streaming Picks for the Weekend: ‘Monkey King,’ Stand Up to Cancer, ‘No Hard Feelings,’ and Madden NFL 24

Posted on August 18, 2023

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QNS

New adult-use cannabis dispensary set to open on Myrtle Avenue in Ridgewood

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New York

Chinatown YMCA has fully reopened with updated fitness equipment and additional programming

Posted on August 18, 2023

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Lower Manhattan

Cops bust counterfeit Canal Street vendors, recover merchandise valued at $30 million

Posted on August 18, 2023

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Harlem community group introduces neighborhood kids to pickleball craze at Central Park’s Wollman Rink Courts

Posted on August 18, 2023

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QNS

‘Fix this mess’: Schumer demands immediate action from TSA as staffing shortages cause chaos at JFK Airport

Bronx Create Hub is seen on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.

Bronx Times

Bronx officials find millions in untapped federal funding, announce new $10M small business loan program

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News

Queens man charged for fatal pedestrian collision in Manhattan: NYPD

Posted on August 18, 2023

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Astoria Post

Museum of Nostalgia in Astoria: Come for the toys, stay for the memories

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QNS

‘Proud to donate’: South Richmond Hill girl sacrifices hair for fourth time to help children with cancer

Rockaway Beach shark bite and 50-year-old woman

Queens

Shark attack victim undergoes 5 surgeries following Rockaway Beach incident, more procedures ahead

Posted on August 18, 2023

NY: Rally Against Migrant Center in Midland Beeach

Staten Islanders rally against conversion of former senior facility into migrant shelter

Posted on August 18, 2023

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QNS

Gunman sought for menacing on-duty MTA employee with firearm in Far Rockaway A train station: NYPD

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Brooklyn Paper

Victim stable after East New York shooting: NYPD

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Bronx Times

Co-op City, Edenwald lead NYC in COVID-19 hospitalizations as cases rise

NYC considers converting former federal jail, once holding notorious inmates including Epstein, for housing migrants

Posted on August 18, 2023

Nation

DOJ seeks lengthy prison sentence for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case

Posted on August 18, 2023

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn hate crime: Jewish man targeted as scooter riders knock off yarmulke

Posted on August 18, 2023

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New York

Pokémon GO Fest will bring 70,000 players to New York City to ‘catch ’em all!’

Posted on August 17, 2023

Office buildings in Midtown Manhattan

Politics

Mayor Adams unveils plans to convert vacant office buildings into housing, transform Midtown

Posted on August 17, 2023

New York

NYC bans use of TikTok on city-issued phones, joining federal government in banning Chinese-owned app

Posted on August 17, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

DOB slams Crown Heights landlord with lawsuit for decade-old sidewalk shed

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News

Con Edison urges low-income New Yorkers to sign up for Energy Affordability Program

Posted on August 17, 2023

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QNS

Ozone Park mother livid after daughter was sexually harassed in front of ‘dangerous’ shelter for homeless men

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Greenwich Village

West Village scissors attacker indicted for cutting up three people: DA

Posted on August 17, 2023

Leonard Bernstein’s children defend Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose after ‘Maestro’ biopic comes under fire

Posted on August 17, 2023

Asylum seekers sleep outside of the Watson Hotel

Op-Ed

Op-ed | Right to shelter is for homeless New Yorkers, not influx of new migrants

Posted on August 17, 2023

Business

US mortgage rates hit highest level in 2 decades

Posted on August 17, 2023

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QNS

Electric scooter rider killed in fatal collision in Maspeth: NYPD

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Bronx Times

City commission considers two Bronx sites for landmark designation, including borough’s potential first scenic landmark

Nation

Pentagon study calls for reforms to reverse spike in sexual misconduct at military academies

Posted on August 17, 2023

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QNS

Jamaica man arraigned in ‘brutal’ rooftop rape, assault of woman: DA

Nation

Biden’s approval rating on the economy sits at 36% despite inflation easing, AP-NORC poll shows

Posted on August 17, 2023

Man who has allegedly assaulted and robbed several people

Bronx

Cops seek scooter-riding suspect who allegedly assaulted and robbed several people in Manhattan and the Bronx

Posted on August 17, 2023

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Upper East Side

Cops arrest man who allegedly scrawled anti-Semitic graffiti outside Upper East Side synagogue

Posted on August 17, 2023

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Potential school bus strike could impact up to 150,000 public school students

Posted on August 16, 2023

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Bronx Times

Fortune Society gets $500K in NYC housing discrimination lawsuit settlement

Queens cops who arrested shooter

Queens

Hero cops in Queens who cuffed active shooter, saved wounded man tell their story

Posted on August 16, 2023

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QNS

Queens Rep. Meng invites USPIS, NYPD to Maspeth to share mail theft prevention tips

Health

Pig kidney works for over a month in donated body, as animal-human transplants look promising

Posted on August 16, 2023

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QNS

Creep flashes woman inside Murray Hill coffee shop: NYPD

Politics

Another shameless scheme: Santos fundraiser busted for wire fraud, identity theft

Posted on August 16, 2023

NY: NYC Horse Carriages

New York

TWU Local 100 and horse carriage industry step up measures to ensure horse welfare

Posted on August 16, 2023

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Gay City News

New York State issues guidance for schools to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion

Local Law 97 Climate Series

THE COSTS OF CHANGE: NYC co-op and condo owners join forces with big real estate to soften Local Law 97

Posted on August 16, 2023

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QNS

Cops searching for gunman in Jamaica shooting: NYPD

More from around NYC

Sonrisa rum tasting draws Fat Joe fans to Throggs Neck

iFly representatives and members of the LIC business community host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the company's new LIC facility. Photo: Ramy Mahmoud.

iFly Indoor Skydiving hosts ribbon-cutting celebration ahead of LIC grand opening

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‘It’s not a realistic thing’: Lengthy Red Hook Pool closure leaves residents frustrated

Congressmember Mike Lawler of New York speaks in Washington on July 17 during a press conference to support the LGBTQ hotline.

‘Unfathomable’: Trump administration ends LGBTQ youth suicide hotline