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The Brooklyn Game

Woj: Optimism from Nets, league that Kyrie Irving will be a full-time player

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Mayor Adams and Chancellor Banks celebrate NYC ‘hunger heroes’

Posted on March 10, 2022

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Bronx Times

Throggs Neck St. Patrick’s Day parade rewrites its history by including an LGBTQ group for the first time

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Hammered: Cops cuff suspect in West Village hammer attack

Posted on March 9, 2022

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Politics

Plans in place to streamline enrollment and admissions at NYC schools

Posted on March 9, 2022

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Brooklyn

A new age of gun crime: NYPD bust Brooklynite who 3D printed firearms

Posted on March 9, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Chemdawg marijuana plants grow at a facility

Cannabis

State to give first dibs on cannabis retail licenses to people convicted of weed-related crimes

Posted on March 9, 2022

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New York Rangers

After allowing 5 goals, Rangers’ Alexandar Georgiev blames lack of playtime for lackluster play

Posted on March 9, 2022

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QNS

Broad Channel Trump supporter arrested for blindsiding police officer during Capitol riot: Feds

Ukraine War

Ukraine Invasion

Russia may be using unguided ‘dumb’ bombs in Ukraine war -U.S. official

Posted on March 9, 2022

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Chancellor Banks talks Gifted and Talented program future at virtual town hall with Lower Manhattan parents

Posted on March 9, 2022

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News

Robin Hood announces winners of FUEL for 50 for NYC organizations

Posted on March 9, 2022

Happy St Patricks Day.

Report finds that New York City is the third most Irish city in America

Posted on March 9, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Artists, electeds unveil new Biggie Smalls murals on 25th anniversary of rapper’s death

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Politics

NYC Committee on Higher Education passes resolution seeking ‘New Deal for CUNY’

Posted on March 9, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Five injured, one trapped resident rescued from Brighton Beach blaze

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Chelsea shooting leaves man dead, another injured: cops

Posted on March 9, 2022

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Don’t re-moo-ve it! Dairy associations urge Mayor Adams not to nix flavored milk in NYC public schools

Posted on March 8, 2022

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Brooklyn

Bridging the gap: Excluded workers march over Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges for more funding

Posted on March 8, 2022

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Report finds that even more funding is needed for NYC homeless shelters next year

Posted on March 8, 2022

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Politics

NYC Teachers’ retirement fund to divest Russian holdings

Posted on March 8, 2022

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Bronx Times

Show me the money: Bronx fire victims, community groups asking ‘what’s in the Mayor’s Fund?’

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News

City Winery to hosts Ukraine benefit concert this week

Posted on March 8, 2022

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PoliticsNY

Mayor Adams Appoints New Members to NYC Districting Commission

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‘Eat Borscht, stand with Ukraine:’ Mayor dines at Veselka in Little Ukraine

Posted on March 7, 2022

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Upper West Side

Mother and child struck by scaffolding debris suffer minor injuries in Upper West Side

Posted on March 7, 2022

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QNS

Effort to reactivate public space in Sunnyside slowed by homeless encampment on Bliss Plaza

Mayor Eric Adams lifts a napkin with the words "Lift the mandates," while dining in the East Village on March 7.

Making the rounds mask-free: Mayor Adams tours East Village businesses on first day without mask or vaccine mandates in NYC

Posted on March 7, 2022

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PoliticsNY

Gillibrand calls for more funding against possible Russian cyber attacks

Children are seen walking, on the first day of lifting the indoor mask mandate for DOE schools between K through 12, in Manhattan, New York City

Politics

Protesters at City Hall decry continued mask mandates for unvaccinated NYC students under 5 years of age

Posted on March 7, 2022

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The Brooklyn Game

Kyrie Irving’s reception in Boston could be preview for Ben Simmons’ return to Philly

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Chinatown

Applicants can now seek funding for projects through Chinatown Downtown Revitalization Initiative

Posted on March 7, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn man sentenced for grisly murder of professor in 2018

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QNS

Two injured in motorcycle crash on Junction Boulevard in Corona: NYPD

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NYC-based real estate website launches new campaign to help New Yorkers navigate the current market

Posted on March 7, 2022

‘We need to respect each other’s choices’: NYC teachers’ union leaders speak about mask-optional policy

Posted on March 7, 2022

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Brooklyn

Women proudly take the helm at the NYPD Harbor Unit, patrolling New York’s waterways

Posted on March 6, 2022

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Taking off again: New York air travel ascends to near pre-pandemic levels over midwinter break

Posted on March 6, 2022

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Lower Manhattan

Hundreds of SUNY, CUNY students and supporters stop traffic on Brooklyn Bridge to demand more funding

Posted on March 6, 2022

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Midtown Manhattan

‘Stop Putin, save the world!’: New Yorkers again appeal for help to end Ukraine invasion

Posted on March 5, 2022

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Parents and teachers union sue SUNY over alleged charter cap-busting

Posted on March 4, 2022

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PoliticsNY

NYC Hospitality Industry, UFT Applaud Adams’ Lifting of Vaccine Requirements, Mask Mandate

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Brooklyn Paper

Man sentenced for road rage killing of off-duty firefighter Faizal Coto

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News

NYC’s Summer Youth Employment Program sees huge expansion with millions in funding

Posted on March 4, 2022

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Bronx Times

First Black-owned restaurant on City Island brings seafood and soul food

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MASKLESS MONDAY: NYC face covering rules for schools, vax mandate for businesses ends March 7

Posted on March 4, 2022

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News

NYC new developments report 26% more sponsor contracts in February 2022

Posted on March 4, 2022

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Police arrest homeless man who was caught on camera in West Village subway station slashing

Posted on March 4, 2022

More from around NYC

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

Medal of Honor-winning war hero has fitting Richmond Hill tribute: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

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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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