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Coalition calls for boycott of upcoming standardized tests, touts new legislation offering testing alternatives

Posted on March 27, 2023

Nation

Shooting at Nashville private school leaves 3 children and 3 adults dead

Posted on March 27, 2023

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Bronx Times

Bronx 4201 Schools juggle specialized needs for students, funding needs in state budget

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QNS

Bellerose investment advisor indicted for multi-million dollar securities fraud scheme: Feds

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QNS

Bronx man convicted of firing stray shot that wounded two bus riders in Jamaica in 2021: DA

Joaquin Phoenix (l) and Lady Gaga (r) on the set of Joker 2 Sunday (Photos by Michael Dorgan)

Movies

SEE IT: Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga shoot ‘Joker’ scenes in Manhattan

Posted on March 27, 2023

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Queens

Brooklyn woman with 37 prior arrests cuffed for deadly arson in Queens

Posted on March 27, 2023

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QNS

Curbside composting resumes in Queens following winter pause, citywide rollout to follow

World

Protests erupt in Israel as Netanyahu comes under pressure

Posted on March 27, 2023

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Bronx Times

Universal Hip Hop Museum, director facing backlash for ties with accused pedophile Afrikaa Bambaataa

Business

First Citizens to take over failed Silicon Valley Bank

Posted on March 27, 2023

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Harlem

Man in stable condition after shooting in Harlem apartment building: cops

Posted on March 27, 2023

Richmond Hill celebrates 35th annual Phagwah Parade

Queens

Colors of joy: Richmond Hill celebrates 35th annual Phagwah Parade

Posted on March 26, 2023

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Politics

Mayor calls for more migrant crisis funds, no new MTA tax, with less than a week until state budget deadline

Posted on March 26, 2023

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On the first day of spring, activists gather at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza call for banks to stop funding fossil fuels

Posted on March 26, 2023

Marvel star Jonathan Majors cuffed for alleged domestic assault in Chelsea

Posted on March 26, 2023

Nation

Death by firing squad is making a comeback

Posted on March 25, 2023

Politics

House Republicans pass controversial bill that aims to inform parents what’s taught in public schools

Posted on March 25, 2023

Climate activists demand more subway and bus service from the MTA

Lower Manhattan

In push for more MTA service, advocates and elected officials take a different angle: Climate change

Posted on March 25, 2023

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Bronx Times

Citi Bike to expand into CB6, CB8 areas, with opportunity to suggest station locations

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QNS

Corona teen charged with hate crime in Flushing Meadows Corona Park attack last month: DA

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg

Manhattan DA Bragg gets white powder death threat amid possible Trump indictment

Posted on March 24, 2023

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Lower East Side

Trader Joe’s on Lower East Side to unionize, first of its NYC stores to do so

Posted on March 24, 2023

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Astoria Post

Organizers of 31st Avenue Open Street in Astoria announce new season beginning in April

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Gay City News

O’Donnell calls on Governor Hochul to restrict travel to six states amid anti-LGBTQ laws

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Bronx Times

Jacobi hospital saw 20% of its nurses quit in 2022. How long can temp staffing fill that gap?

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Schneps Podcasts

Hudson River Park, An Urban Recreational Oasis in NYC with Noreen Doyle, President & CEO, Hudson River Park Trust

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QNS

Mayor aims to streamline leadup to city’s public review process to better attack affordable housing crisis

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Bronx

Dispute between Bronx neighbors escalates leading to man being fatally stabbed: NYPD

Posted on March 24, 2023

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Cops looking for alleged creep who groped woman at 28th Street station

Posted on March 24, 2023

Cops respond to shots fired in East Village

Cops open fire on East Village gunman during chase, arrest made

Posted on March 24, 2023

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Bronx Times

Mayor expands free broadband internet plan for NYCHA residents in the Bronx, citywide

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QNS

Judges vacate Brooklyn man’s conviction in 1993 Bayside homicide case after decades behind bars

Politics

Assembly passes bill reducing barriers for wrongfully-convicted New Yorkers to prove their innocence

Posted on March 23, 2023

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QNS

QueensLink hosts Ozone Park town hall to discuss plans for old Rockaway Beach line

Politics

TRUMP INDICTMENT WATCH: Grand jury meets again as Bragg’s team rebuffs MAGA loyalists in Congress seeking to investigate the investigation

Posted on March 23, 2023

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QNS

NYPD Special Operations divers recover arsenal of weapons from Jamaica Bay waters near JFK Airport

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Politics

Ardila ignores calls for him to step down following sexual abuse allegations, victim says ‘he needs to resign’

Posted on March 23, 2023

Politics

AP Poll: Biden approval rating dips, approaches its lowest point of his presidency

Posted on March 23, 2023

Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty set up basketball clinics at public schools

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty partner with NYC Public Schools to host free basketball clinics for Brooklyn youth

Posted on March 23, 2023

Brooklyn subway smoker who assaulted straphanger

Brooklyn

Brooklyn subway smokers beat up A train rider who asked them to stop: cops

Posted on March 23, 2023

Business

Credit card interest rates to rise following Federal Reserve rate hike

Posted on March 23, 2023

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Business

Hochul proposes major crackdown against illegal cannabis shops in New York City

Posted on March 23, 2023

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QNS

Queens man sentenced to two decades in prison for gunning down Long Islander in 2021: DA

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New York

Open space advocates demand increased funding for NYC Parks Dept., hold rally ahead of budget hearing

Posted on March 22, 2023

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Midtown Manhattan

Man cuffed after threatening to leap from Midtown apartment window following FBI warrant

Posted on March 22, 2023

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MTA has revamped 11 stations this year, plans to upgrade another 30 by year end

Posted on March 22, 2023

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QNS

Queens legislators urge governor to include MTA fare freeze, free bus funding in final state budget

More from around NYC

Mayor Eric Adams emphasized Wednesday the city's commitment to keeping the commercial corridor in the South Bronx, known as the Hub, clean and free of drugs and illegal activity.

Mayor Adams tours The Hub after open drug market cleared out, but residents skeptical changes will hold

González-Rojas files to run against Ramos for western Queens state Senate seat, touts ‘bold leadership’

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After 10 years, Our Wicked Lady to close permanently on July 21

Lee Soulja-Simmons delivers remarks during NYC Black Pride's 2022 Heritage Image Awards.

NYC Black Pride, slated for mid-August, presses on despite budget cuts