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NY GOP Chair, Suozzi Blast Hochul for Attempting to Get Benjamin Off Primary Ballot

OMNY

MTA Chairman Lieber: ‘Blue ribbon panel’ will help us figure out how to combat fare evasion

Posted on April 26, 2022

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Health

Formerly incarcerated New Yorkers rally in the state capitol to call for sentencing reform

Posted on April 26, 2022

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Bronx Times

Lehman Center’s Hip Hop Fever concert on Saturday is love letter to the genre made famous in the Bronx

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn gang members cuffed for multiple shootings and fraud charges

Posted on April 26, 2022

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New York Yankees

Yankees betting-odds favorite in series against Baltimore

Posted on April 26, 2022

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Debt adding to MTA’s financial pressures as ridership and fare revenues are slow to return: report

Posted on April 26, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Artist aims to spread hope in Brooklyn with digital billboards at two subway stations

NYC pols, activists march on Albany demanding ‘Good Cause Eviction’ legislation passage

Posted on April 26, 2022

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Russia pounds eastern Ukraine as West promises Kyiv new arms

Posted on April 26, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Family of Carlos Richards, 21-year-old killed in Canarsie fire, seek support with online fundraiser

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QNS

‘More and more flooding’: Hamilton Beach civic leader shines spotlight on climate change challenges in borough’s coastal communities

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QNS

Man forces young woman to exit Main Street subway station before exposing himself to her in Flushing building: NYPD

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Brooklyn

Cops seek suspect who shot man during argument on Brooklyn street

Posted on April 26, 2022

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Health

New York City drug overdose data from 2021 continues to rise; providers are expanding harm reduction

Posted on April 26, 2022

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Report finds that Manhattan rents are record highs of $1,000 more a month

Posted on April 26, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn remembers Timothy Klein after 31-year-old firefighter killed in Canarsie blaze

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Lower Manhattan

Barking up the wrong tree: Protester cuffed after attempting to halt East Side seawall project by climbing tree

Posted on April 25, 2022

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QNS

Firefighter killed in Brooklyn blaze hailed from Breezy Point, graduated from Molloy HS

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn marathon races return in full, drawing 20k participants

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Politics

AG James to state law enforcement agencies: Don’t let landlords use you to violate tenant rights

Posted on April 25, 2022

Mayor Adams announces plan for students with dyslexia

Adams announces plan to reduce city vehicle fleet

Posted on April 25, 2022

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Queens

NYC Department of Correction captain cuffed for swindling woman out of $40,000

Posted on April 25, 2022

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Summer Rising enrollment officially open for New York City youth

Posted on April 25, 2022

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Politics

‘It’s about building trust’: Adams announces $170 million investment to combat NYC’s homeless crisis

Posted on April 24, 2022

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Lower Manhattan

A run to remember: 9/11 Memorial and Museum 5K run/walk returns to Lower Manhattan

Posted on April 24, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

St. Joseph’s College in Clinton Hill becomes St. Joseph’s University with new state designation

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News

Free agent Michael Conforto has shoulder surgery, will miss season

Posted on April 24, 2022

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Gay City News

Plaque Recognizes Julius’ 56 Years After “Sip-In”

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QNS

Teen charged with attempted murder in Queens shootout

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QNS

Former officer stationed at Queens’ 105th Precinct sentenced for bribery, drug trafficking offenses: Feds

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QNS

Thief uses screwdriver to break into Queens building and ransack mailboxes: NYPD

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Bronx Times

As state lawmakers return to Albany, battles over budget-excluded housing reforms reignite

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Health

Hochul unveils clean energy OMNY buses for Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2022

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QNS

Cops searching for group of gunmen in series of shootings in Queens

Ukraine Invasion

Possible mass graves near Mariupol as Russia attacks in east

Posted on April 22, 2022

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News

More streets added to New York City’s Open Streets program for summer 2022

Posted on April 22, 2022

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Recycle your unwanted laptops in Brooklyn for Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2022

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QNS

Queens man busted for conspiring to rob armored truck at Resorts World: Feds

NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams

City council leaders call on mayor to make greater investments in affordable and supportive housing

Posted on April 21, 2022

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Lower Manhattan

‘They’re going to get fair pay for an honest day’ of work; Adams announces new measures to boost NYC delivery workers

Posted on April 21, 2022

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Gay City News

Advocates praise trans equity funding in state budget

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Billy Joel adds another show to Madison Square Garden residency

Posted on April 21, 2022

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Midtown Manhattan

No horsing around for the blacksmith responsible for keeping the NYPD’s Mounted Unit on its hooves

Posted on April 21, 2022

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Politics

Being ‘bold enough to face the future’: Adams, Hochul and former President Clinton laud Empire State Building’s new green tech

Posted on April 21, 2022

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Queens

Queens handyman accused of killing Orsolya Gaal allegedly had two-year affair with her, cops say

Posted on April 21, 2022

News

Feeling ‘right,’ ‘safe,’ people greet cannabis sales in NJ

Posted on April 21, 2022

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Caribbean Life

Justice Ash jailed for obstructing federal investigation of misconduct

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Bronx Defenders reach tentative deal to end brief strike, but other nonprofit legal services remain in jeopardy

Massachusetts resident Minliang Zhen was sentenced to 12 years in prison for shooting a woman in Flushing over her relative's unpaid financial debt.

Gunman gets 12 years in prison for shooting woman in Flushing over a relative’s debt: DA

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After fatal hit-and-run, local pols and street safety advocates slam delay of Third Avenue safety plan

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‘Diciannove’ captures a 19-year-old’s journey to adulthood