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Governor Kathy Hochul Gives a Covid-19 Omicron Update, Introduces New State Health Commssioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett

New York’s COVID-19 cases starting to head downward: Hochul

Posted on January 14, 2022

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QNS

Police look for man who attacked Korean woman in Forest Hills

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Business

Target, SAS, others cut back visits to New York retail trade show as Omicron spikes

Posted on January 14, 2022

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Bronx Times

Second Bronx fire lawsuit, seeking $500M, filed against building owners

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PoliticsNY

Lawmakers on the Move, Jan. 14, 2022

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PoliticsNY

Adams calls for more Feds money towards Emergency Rental Assistance Program

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Midtown Manhattan

Electeds join NICE in Times Square to call for a pathway to citizenship

Posted on January 13, 2022

RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel speaks to delegates in the Charlotte Convention Center’s Richardson Ballroom in Charlotte

Politics

Republican Party could skip traditional U.S. presidential debates

Posted on January 13, 2022

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News

Motorcyclist crashes into truck, MTA bus in the Bronx and dies

Posted on January 13, 2022

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QNS

Three Long Island women indicted for allegedly assaulting JFK Airport security officer: Feds

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Queens

‘A place of inhumanity’: Justice advocates, pols rally in support of Rikers Island hunger strike

Posted on January 13, 2022

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News

Mayor Adams in talks with teachers union to bring back remote school option

Posted on January 13, 2022

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The Brooklyn Game

Woj: ‘Real optimism’ Kyrie Irving will become full-time player at some point

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Brooklyn Paper

Biden to deploy military medical team to Coney Island Hospital: Source

Oath Keepers founder, Stewart Rhodes, speaks during the Patriots Day Free Speech Rally in Berkeley

Courts

Leader of Oath Keepers militia charged with seditious conspiracy in U.S. Capitol riot

Posted on January 13, 2022

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News

Hochul asks for more federal rental aid as end of eviction moratorium looms

Posted on January 13, 2022

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The Brooklyn Game

Nets ‘Big 3’ showing how scary it can be

A healthcare worker takes a swab from a person sitting in a car at a drive-thru COVID-19 test center, during a surge in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Newark, New Jersey

U.S. sending 1,000 military health workers to U.S. COVID-19 hot spots

Posted on January 13, 2022

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Midtown Manhattan

Taser-toting Midtown carjacker steals Audi, then totals it as cops pursue him

Posted on January 13, 2022

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Greenwich Village

Group of suspects saught for stabbing man in the D train in Greenwich Village

Posted on January 13, 2022

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Dan’s Papers

Game On: Shinnecock Double Down on Casino Plans

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The Brooklyn Game

Nets grab Bulls by the horns in statement win over Chicago

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Health

Wage war: Home health aides laud Queens lawmaker for exposé, calls for accountability

Posted on January 12, 2022

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Hochul wants to hire third-party companies for commercial driver road tests

Posted on January 12, 2022

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Manhattan Assemblywoman Glick added to the roster of public officials endorsing Congresswoman Maloney for re-election

Posted on January 12, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington

Business

Strong rise in U.S. consumer prices gives Fed little respite

Posted on January 12, 2022

U.S. President Biden surveys wildfire damage in Colorado

Politics

Biden to meet with Senate Democrats on voting rights Thursday

Posted on January 12, 2022

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The Brooklyn Game

Nets unlikely to disobey NYC vax mandate to let Kyrie Irving play at Barclays

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Bronx Times

Tenants of Bronx fire file $3B lawsuit against property owners, city

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Dan’s Papers

Ina Garten Shows Reese Witherspoon How to Live

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Brooklyn Paper

Cops searching for fugitive who escaped custody at Brookdale Hospital

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Bronx

Faces of tragedy: NYPD releases names of the 17 Bronx fire fatalities as investigation continues

Posted on January 12, 2022

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QNS

Chip City to celebrate grand opening of cookie shop in Forest Hills

Manual worker offshore looking on wind-turbines wind farm from boat in North sea close to Borkum

Business

New York and New Jersey team up to seek new major offshore wind farms in the region

Posted on January 12, 2022

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Bronx Times

Fireproof building should have saved those lives: FDNY captain

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Health

NYC’s Legal Aid Society reminds vulnerable tenants to apply for funding before the statewide eviction ban ends

Posted on January 12, 2022

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Center on Square Director Laura Marceca named to Associate Director of Older Adult Services at Greenwich House

Posted on January 12, 2022

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PoliticsNY

Lawmakers on the Move, Jan. 12, 2022

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Politics

HEAR IT: Prisoners on Rikers Island stage hunger strike against inhumane conditions

Posted on January 11, 2022

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Bronx Times

With an abundance of donations to Bronx fire victims, organizers urge monetary support

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News

‘Glimmer of hope’: New York COVID infections still high but starting to slow

Posted on January 11, 2022

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News

On hold: COVID-19 contact tracers won’t call anymore due to heavy volume of infections, Hochul said

Posted on January 11, 2022

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QNS

UPDATE: Queens councilwoman walks back comment comparing NYC vaccine mandate with Nazi Germany

Biden returns to the White House in Washington

Politics

Biden to ask U.S. lawmakers to shun autocracy in Georgia voting rights push

Posted on January 11, 2022

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High school students in New York City stage walkout over COVID-19 policies and protocols

Posted on January 11, 2022

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Bronx Times

‘This should’ve been prevented’: Displaced residents experience sorrow, anger in Bronx fire aftermath

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QNS

Middle Village residents plan to host thousands at sports convention in Manhattan

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The Brooklyn Game

Nash, Nets taking ‘strategic’ approach to Kyrie Irving’s playing time

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

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