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Capital

Adams enacts legislation extending housing and vacancy survey deadline

Posted on March 30, 2022

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Brooklyn

Flatbush tenants decry building’s neglect, call to pass ‘Opportunity to Purchase’ act

Posted on March 30, 2022

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

Charter school leaders look back on two years of COVID

Posted on March 30, 2022

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People

One Hundred Black Men of New York celebrates 42nd annual gala featuring high-profile leaders across business, politics, and entertainment

Posted on March 30, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Another month of high Con Ed bills on the horizon, company warns

Harlem

Woman shot in West Harlem apartment building: cops

Posted on March 30, 2022

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Bronx Times

As a South Bronx safe haven facility opens, Adams defends criticisms of homelessness strategy

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QNS

NYC Parks employee arrested for attacking co-worker in Queens: NYPD

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Midtown Manhattan

Homeless individual cuffed for murder of Queens man

Posted on March 29, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Hospital Center receives $9.2M from federal budget

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Politics

Advocate for homeless New Yorkers urges Albany to spend money on hotel conversions

Posted on March 29, 2022

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Report reveals that a growing number of NYCHA residents are starting businesses, but still need more city support

Posted on March 29, 2022

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Brooklyn

‘It’s like out of a dystopian movie’: Inside an emotional city raid on a Brooklyn homeless encampment

Posted on March 29, 2022

Governor Kathy Hochul announces record school funding in state budget

Governor Hochul announces funding for nation’s first community mental health treatment teams

Posted on March 29, 2022

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Bronx Times

Bronx lost more than 500 child care programs during the pandemic. Why a rebuilt industry could be vital to the city’s recovery

School visits

Mayor Adams visits childcare center and cites affordable childcare as top priority

Posted on March 29, 2022

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Bronx Times

Road rage incident, stabbing in Castle Hill section leaves one person dead

Arts & Entertainment

Big Apple Buzz | More fallout from Will Smith-Chris Rock Oscar slap, Tonight Show turmoil and more

Posted on March 29, 2022

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Artistic Expressions of Solidarity with Ukraine in the East Village

Posted on March 29, 2022

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Tailgate Sports

UEFA World Cup qualifying: Poland vs. Sweden odds, how to watch, more

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News

Op-Ed | 50+ aged New Yorkers deserve better

Posted on March 29, 2022

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Gay City News

Kim Petras to Headline Pride Island on Governor’s Island

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Midtown Manhattan

Fourteen housing and climate activists arrested outside governor’s Midtown office after shutting traffic down

Posted on March 28, 2022

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QNS

One man wounded after gunman opens fire inside Jamaica pawn shop: NYPD

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Brooklyn

Cops, sanitation clear homeless encampment under BQE as Adams’ new policy takes effect

Posted on March 28, 2022

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks to the media after a swearing-in ceremony at the New York State Capitol, in Albany, New York

Lawmakers, advocates head to Albany urging Hochul to ‘Invest’ in housing, child care and other necessities for New Yorkers

Posted on March 28, 2022

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Bronx Times

Twelve Bronx police officers hit with misconduct complaints stemming from BLM protests: police oversight board reports

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QNS

Two abandoned ducklings rescued near Queens park are being treated for abuse at Long Island shelter

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Bronx Times

Predatory landlords, rent speculation driving up evictions, poor conditions for NYC Black and brown households: report

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Business

New Yorkers can now order groceries from BJ’s through DoorDash

Posted on March 28, 2022

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Ukraine leader says he seeks peace ‘without delay’ in talks

Posted on March 28, 2022

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People

Schneps Media honors ‘Power Women of Manhattan’

Posted on March 28, 2022

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Bronx

NYPD’s Saturday Night Lights kicks off with free sports programming in the Bronx

Posted on March 28, 2022

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The Brooklyn Game

Andre Drummond pushes back on assertions he’s leaving this offseason

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Health

‘Not on my watch’: Schumer vows to push Biden, feds against NYC VA hospital closures

Posted on March 27, 2022

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Queens

True colors of the spring: Holi celebration in Queens makes a beautiful comeback

Posted on March 27, 2022

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The Brooklyn Game

Have the real Brooklyn Nets finally arrived?

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Politics

Homeless advocates rail against Adams plan to take encampments off the sidewalks of New York

Posted on March 27, 2022

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QNS

Former St. John’s lacrosse captain convicted of stabbing teammate at Fresh Meadows frat house in 2019: DA

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QNS

Homeless man indicted on attempted murder charges for bludgeoning attack on woman in Queens subway station: DA

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Harlem

Youth advocates rally in Harlem against Hochul’s proposed Raise the Age rollback

Posted on March 25, 2022

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QNS

Chip City opens new brick-and-mortar store at Bay Terrace Shopping Center

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QNS

Mayor Adams hosts Girl Scout Troop 6000 five years after their founding in Long Island City

NATO summit on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels

News

Biden to meet Singapore’s prime minister at the White House on Tuesday

Posted on March 25, 2022

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Criminal justice groups pen open letter to Hochul following the leak of ‘ten-point plan’

Posted on March 25, 2022

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Politics

Families of those deceased in city jails urge Governor to halt bail policy changes: letter

Posted on March 25, 2022

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QNS

Hit CBS show ‘Blue Bloods’ films in Rego Park

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Bronx Times

Bronx has highest missed mortgage payments, biggest disparities in mortgage stress

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Bally’s plan goes belly up: Marmorato leads City Council rejection of Throggs Neck casino bid

The Queens Borough Board voted to approve the creation of the city’s largest electric vehicle charging station in Springfield Gardens.

Queens Borough Board greenlights major EV charging hub in Springfield Gardens

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‘Brazen’ Brooklyn smoke shop killer sentenced for shooting mother-of-four and her dog

Ronald Porcelli is the director of the NYC Unity Project.

How the NYC Unity Project’s Family Acceptance of LGBTQ+ Youth Initiative heals families and saves LGBTQ+ lives