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COVID-19 isolation rule change aims to encourage NYC students to get back to classes quicker and safer

Posted on January 31, 2022

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Hitting new heights: REBNY report shows that NYC construction plans rose last year

Posted on January 31, 2022

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People

Cast of ‘Pam & Tommy’ say sex tape saga is an ‘ode to bravery’

Posted on January 31, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Miss USA, Cheslie Kryst competes in the Miss Universe pageant at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta

Former Miss USA dies at 30 after apparently jumping from building – media

Posted on January 31, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Website spreads fake Brooklyn news to thousands

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QNS

City transfers portion of Rikers Island land from DOC, moves closer to Renewable Rikers

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Lower Manhattan

Battle against anti-Asian hate crimes continues with Lower Manhattan rally as part of national campaign

Posted on January 30, 2022

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Lower Manhattan

Mayor Adams says his new housing team will focus on affordability

Posted on January 30, 2022

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Brooklyn

‘Weight’ for it: BQE automatic truck tonnage sensors will take a year to set up, DOT says

Posted on January 30, 2022

U.S. Senate Democrats hold weekly policy lunch at U.S. Capitol in Washington

Schumer seeks billion-dollar funding boost for ATF to help battle gun violence in New York

Posted on January 30, 2022

FILE PHOTO: A handout photo of an experimental COVID-19 treatment pill, called molnupiravir and being developed by Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP

Free same-day COVID antiviral pills now available for eligible New Yorkers: Mayor Adams

Posted on January 30, 2022

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Bronx

EXCLUSIVE: Advocates to launch Eviction Free Bronx campaign aimed at stopping mass tenant removals

Posted on January 30, 2022

FILE PHOTO: COVID-19 pandemic in New York

Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: Rapid drop of Omicron-fueled cases continues citywide

Posted on January 30, 2022

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Gay City News

Schumer vows to pass federal LGBTQ non-discrimination bill

Jan 28. CUNY Rally

CUNY faculty and staff rally at Medgar Evers College, Bronx Community College to protect health, safety and jobs

Posted on January 28, 2022

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Midtown Manhattan

‘We’ll take the watch from here’: City mourns slain Officer Jason Rivera with outpouring of support

Posted on January 28, 2022

Snow falls outside he 34th Street entrance to the Long Island Rail Road at Penn Station in Manhattan on March 21, 2018.

Weather

MTA to suspend Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North service due to oncoming snowstorm

Posted on January 28, 2022

A day in life of an Amazon courier during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak

Courts

Amazon, Whole Foods can be sued by murderer rejected for delivery job

Posted on January 28, 2022

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Report finds that New York City roommate rents have fallen to lowest prices in last six years

Posted on January 28, 2022

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Business

Bank of America says it sees seven Fed rate hikes this year

Posted on January 28, 2022

FILE PHOTO: A street sign, Wall Street, is seen outside New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York

News

U.S. equity funds see massive outflows on tech selloff

Posted on January 28, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

With decision looming, Brooklynites ask Hochul, DEC to deny new Greenpoint Energy Center vaporizers

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Soho

Man sought for stealing cash from the register at Soho dry cleaning shop

Posted on January 28, 2022

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QNS

Queens lawmakers tour Woodside Houses after multiple resident complaints of no heat, gas or hot water

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NEW YORK MOURNS: Thousands attend wake for slain NYPD officer Jason Rivera at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Posted on January 27, 2022

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Hoping to stop evictions, Hochul seeks another $1.6 billion in rent relief from feds

Posted on January 27, 2022

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MTA chief Janno Lieber slams Manhattan pol over ‘billions’ spent on mental health

Posted on January 27, 2022

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Harlem

‘We have your back!’ Harlem mourns fallen NYPD officers, rallies behind the Finest in tearful vigil

Posted on January 27, 2022

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PoliticsNY

Redistricting: Who Will Draw Your Lines?

Upper East Side

Midblock litter baskets come to busy Upper East Side street in effort to reduce trash in the area

Posted on January 27, 2022

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News

Knicks Julius Randle problem isn’t going away

Posted on January 27, 2022

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PoliticsNY

Lawmakers on the Move, Jan. 27, 2022

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PoliticsNY

Adams “Blueprint to End Gun Violence” Gets Key Electeds support

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Manhattan DA names first-ever executive assistant DA for gun violence prevention

Posted on January 26, 2022

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QNS

Jury convicts Rego Park man of murder in stabbing death of pregnant girlfriend: DA

FILE PHOTO: Peter Dinklage arrives for the premiere of the final season of “Game of Thrones” at Radio City Music Hall in New York

News

Disney says it’s ‘taking different approach’ for Snow White remake after criticism

Posted on January 26, 2022

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Fire marshals arrest teen for East Village inferno

Posted on January 26, 2022

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Politics

Hochul addresses planned approaches and gun legislation at first meeting of interstate task force on illegal guns

Posted on January 26, 2022

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Politics

‘Learn from the bad old days’: Some NYC lawmakers fear Adams’ gun violence plan reverses progress in criminal justice

Posted on January 26, 2022

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QNS

Queens, Bronx borough presidents playfully spar over ‘Welcome to Bronx’ sign error

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The Brooklyn Game

Nets Morning Shootaround: Latest on James Harden and remembering Kobe Bryant

Clinton Hill crash

News

2021 was deadliest year on NYC roads under Mayor de Blasio: advocates

Posted on January 26, 2022

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NYC foster care advocacy and service group asks for $35 million in additional city funding

Posted on January 25, 2022

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Politics

New Yorkers react to Mayor’s gun violence blueprint

Posted on January 25, 2022

The seal of the Department of Commerce is pictured in Washington

News

U.S. Commerce Dept says chips shortage to persist, will review some pricing

Posted on January 25, 2022

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

World

Top U.S. Senate Republican says Biden ‘moving in the right direction’ on Ukraine

Posted on January 25, 2022

Ukrainian service members unload a shipment of military aid from the United States of America, at the Boryspil International Airport

World

Biden threatens Putin with sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine

Posted on January 25, 2022

Closeup of red, white for rent sign attached, hanging on wooden apartment, house, home, building door with glass windows

New York real estate organizations pen letter calling for $2 billion in relief funding to aid renters and property owners

Posted on January 25, 2022

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Bronx man surrenders in beating of off-duty cop in Jackson Heights, accomplice remains at large: NYPD

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LaGuardia’s Terminal C prepares for first fully operational summer with expanded food offerings

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Democrat Sam Sutton wins special election in right-leaning state Senate District 22

Advocates gather at City Hall on May 22 to call for $35 million in the city budget to support trans New Yorkers.

Advocates seek $35 million to support trans community in NYC budget