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Brooklyn

Driver in fatal Brooklyn crash that killed senior arrested: NYPD

Posted on March 24, 2022

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Midtown Manhattan

Firefighters battle huge blaze near United Nations

Posted on March 24, 2022

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Reckless racer cuffed for mowing down spectator in SoHo

Posted on March 24, 2022

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News

Gearing up: New lane brought belated bike boom to Brooklyn Bridge

Posted on March 23, 2022

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Politics

Testimonies to close Rikers Island heard at New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice

Posted on March 23, 2022

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Spirit of spring festival welcomes the new season at Pier 46

Posted on March 23, 2022

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Not safe anywhere: NYC’s homeless residents, advocates decry dangerous shelter and street conditions

Posted on March 23, 2022

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The Brooklyn Game

Nets prove they can survive while Durant rests, now Brooklyn needs to keep it going

U.S. President Biden walks to board Marine One for travel to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on the South Lawn of the White House

Ukraine Invasion

Biden heads to Europe with more sanctions for Russia

Posted on March 23, 2022

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Politics

New York City parents advocate for reinstatement of gifted and talented program

Posted on March 23, 2022

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Chinatown

Asian seniors terrified to leave homes amidst hate crime spate, study finds

Posted on March 23, 2022

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Bronx Times

St. Theresa Feast is approved to return with family focus, new name following controversial past

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Brooklyn Paper

Five firefighters injured, one resident rescued from fast-moving Brooklyn fire

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New York Family

The best spring break camps of 2022

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Bronx Times

Rep. Torres calls for FBI investigation into Riverdale-based diplomatic compound tied to Russia

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News

Lost and forgotten: Record number of homeless died in New York last year, report finds

Posted on March 22, 2022

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Queens

GHOST GUN BUSTERS: How the NYPD crime lab works to trace the untraceable

Posted on March 22, 2022

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Elected officials and advocates rally to increase mental healthcare in New York school districts

Posted on March 22, 2022

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The Brooklyn Game

‘I don’t know why people are talking to him’: Kevin Durant thriving off opponents trash talk

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Health

Advocates host rally in support of ‘1% for parks’ in New York City

Posted on March 22, 2022

Brooklyn

Sunken Gowanus boat is City contractor’s; had been taking on water for a week, says local

Posted on March 22, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Owner of Long Island construction company indicted for manslaughter following fatal Brooklyn wall collapse

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Politics

Adams taps nine civic leaders to joint Panel for Educational Policy

Posted on March 22, 2022

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Lower Manhattan

COVID relief: Maloney brings in federal big bucks to struggling Lower Manhattan groups

Posted on March 22, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Greenpoint neighbors raise more than $20k for Ukrainian refugees arriving in Poland

FILE PHOTO: A graduating student waits to cross the street in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Business

U.S. student loans set for rising delinquencies, New York Fed analysis shows

Posted on March 22, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Advocates, pols call for $15 billion of climate funding in state budget

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Durst Organization unveils plan for new park serving Dutch Kills community

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Brooklyn Paper

Weekend of Brighton Beach rallies call for end of Ukraine war

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Bronx

Mayor expands Neighborhood Safety Teams, touts success

Posted on March 21, 2022

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Queens

Local colleges collaborate to launch Queens STEM Academy

Posted on March 21, 2022

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City Council committee peppers Schools Chancellor Banks with questions on state of NYC public schools

Posted on March 21, 2022

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Ryder Kessler Challenges Deborah Glick Over Progressive Momentum in Albany

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Petitioning for state office: what it is and how it works

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Midtown Manhattan

Decarceration advocates furious over third Rikers Island death, call out Governor for ‘mass incarceration’ agenda

Posted on March 21, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

New York Embroidery Studio to bring 500 jobs to Sunset Park with new lease at Brooklyn Army Terminal

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New York ranks fifth in the country’s most math-loving states

Posted on March 21, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Feds designate Greenpoint’s Meeker Avenue Plume a Superfund site

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Midtown Manhattan

Christie’s Auction House set to sell Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe portrait

Posted on March 21, 2022

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People

Radio City Rockettes announce auditions for 2022 Christmas Spectacular

Posted on March 21, 2022

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Brooklyn

Small boat sinks into Brooklyn’s toxic Gowanus Canal

Posted on March 20, 2022

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Brooklyn

Man injured in Brooklyn subway shooting on platform: NYPD

Posted on March 20, 2022

Yankees Managing General Hal Steinbrenner (left) and Mets owner Steve Cohen (right).

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Steinbrenner focused on the Yankees, denies spending war with Cohen’s Mets

Posted on March 20, 2022

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Chinatown

Hundreds march against new Chinatown jail plan, hoping to avoid ‘mistakes of the past’

Posted on March 20, 2022

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Brooklyn

Verrazzano Bridge overnight closures for repairs start this week

Posted on March 20, 2022

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Bronx Times

Adams signs executive order beefing up fire safety inspections, communications between FDNY and HPD

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Queens

GHOST GUN HUNTERS: An exclusive look at how the NYPD is working to stop 3D-printed illegal guns across the city

Posted on March 20, 2022

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Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: Infections tick upward as new concerns emerge over Omicron subvariant

Posted on March 20, 2022

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