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Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense withdraws plans to call COVID-positive witness in sex abuse trial

Posted on December 17, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

NYPD’s Girl Talk Program meets Misty Copeland

Posted on December 17, 2021

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QNS

Woman shot and killed in South Jamaica Friday morning: NYPD

US Currency: Wads of US bills fastened with rubber bands, close-up

Business

New nationwide online lottery platform Freeball gives New Yorkers a chance to win millions

Posted on December 17, 2021

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Fossil Fuel sandwich: Resident call for an end to Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village power plants

Posted on December 17, 2021

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Middle Village man sentenced for posting threats to kill a member of Congress: Feds

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PoliticsNY

Political Odds & Ends, Nov. 17, 2021

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Exclusive: Jacob Javits Center makes first produce donation from rooftop farm

Posted on December 16, 2021

COVID-19

‘It is upon us’: Winter COVID-19 surge leaves New York ‘in for a rough ride,’ Hochul warns

Posted on December 16, 2021

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News

Resolutions for the New Year — 3 home projects worth tackling

Posted on December 16, 2021

COVID-19 pandemic in New York

COVID-19 positivity rate doubles in three days across New York City, something ‘we’ve never seen before’

Posted on December 16, 2021

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QNS

Six arrested at Queens Center Cheesecake Factory after refusing to comply with city’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate: NYPD

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Brooklyn

SEE IT: Robber who shot Brooklyn deli worker dead flees with stolen cash flying from pocket

Posted on December 16, 2021

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Suspect threatens and bashes victim with cellphone while on Soho subway platform: NYPD

Posted on December 16, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

City Council votes to approve River Ring, clearing the way for massive waterfront Williamsburg development

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Behind the Hedges

Holidays in the Hamptons Still Possible With These Rentals

FILE PHOTO: People shop for clothes at Target retail chain in Westbury, New York

Business

Shortages, inflation curb U.S. retail sales in November

Posted on December 16, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Cornegy makes final effort to delay lien sale

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QNS

Governor Hochul announces another major project in JFK Airport redevelopment

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Lower Manhattan

NYPD honors inspirational teen at Blue Chips award ceremony

Posted on December 15, 2021

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Bronx

Rikers Island witnesses 16th death of incarcerated individual this year

Posted on December 15, 2021

Supporters attend a “Let’s Go Brandon Festival” rally in Brandon Township

Courts

Washington, D.C., sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over deadly attack on Capitol

Posted on December 15, 2021

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is sentenced after being found guilty of the murder of George Floyd

Courts

Derek Chauvin changes plea to guilty in George Floyd civil rights case

Posted on December 15, 2021

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Politics

FIRST ON amNY: NYC lays out five goals for more freight shipping with bikes, boats, and trains

Posted on December 15, 2021

Business

Battery Maritime Building opens with hotel, restaurants and more following extensive renovations

Posted on December 15, 2021

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Two cuffed after e-bike delivery driver fights off robber on East Side

Posted on December 15, 2021

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Queens

History made: Mayor-elect Adams officially names Keechant Sewell as first female NYPD Commissioner

Posted on December 15, 2021

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Schneps Podcasts

Schneps Connects Podcast: Heading into its 150th Anniversary of NY Culture and Community, the 92 Y with CEO, Seth Pinsky

Ethan Crumbley poses in a jail booking photograph taken at the Oakland County Jail in Pontiac

Courts

Accused Michigan school shooter appears in virtual court, will stay in adult jail

Posted on December 15, 2021

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QNS

Moving in stereo: Adrienne Adams, Francisco Moya both declare victory in City Council Speaker race

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News

Hochul slams ‘political’ local officials for refusing to implement mandate

Posted on December 14, 2021

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‘It’s been enough time’: Sandra Lindsay, first person to get COVID-19 vaccine, touts importance of getting doses in every arm

Posted on December 14, 2021

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Sports

Goooooal! New York City Football Club brings home the championship to City Hall

Posted on December 14, 2021

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News

Knicks’ Quentin Grimes the latest sidelined due to COVID

Posted on December 14, 2021

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News

Ethics panel orders Cuomo to pay back money from $5.1 million pandemic book

Posted on December 14, 2021

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News

Islanders star Mathew Barzal in COVID protocol

Posted on December 14, 2021

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QNS

Hit-and-run driver fatally strikes elderly Forest Hills woman in Middle Village: NYPD

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Scooter rider from Bronx killed in collision with truck on Upper East Side street

Posted on December 14, 2021

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Tompkins Square Park celebrates 30th anniversary tree lighting

Posted on December 14, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Adams administration adds Corporate Council, CUNY interns to the Team

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Bronx Times

Nurses, elected officials pressure Montefiore to address critical staffing conditions

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Queens

Taking flight: Hochul unveils massive $9.5 billion JFK Terminal One airport megaproject

Posted on December 13, 2021

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Here are some things to do in Manhattan from Dec. 16-24

Posted on December 13, 2021

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Politics

Mayor de Blasio claims 500,000 New Yorkers moved out of poverty during his 8-year tenure

Posted on December 13, 2021

Devastating outbreak of tornadoes ripped through several U.S. states

Weather

Kentucky governor: 64 deaths, 105 unaccounted for in state after tornadoes

Posted on December 13, 2021

FILE PHOTO: The sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol, surrounded by a security fence ahead of an expected rally Saturday in support of the Jan. 6 defendants in Washington

Politics

U.S. House Capitol Jan. 6 probe subpoenas more Trump aides

Posted on December 13, 2021

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Arts & Entertainment

New York City artist Suzanne Scott explores relationships, death and more in Tribeca exhibition

Posted on December 13, 2021

79th Annual Golden Globe Awards nominations announcement in Beverly Hills, California

‘Belfast’ and ‘Power of the Dog’ lead Golden Globe film nominations

Posted on December 13, 2021

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Bally's Chair Soo Kim proudly displays his very own Preston High School hoodie while grateful students parents and school administrators show off signs that read "Soo Kim is Awesome."

Exclusive: Preston HS families thank Bally’s Chair Soo Kim for saving school at final PTA meeting of the year

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Op-ed | Justice for all delivery workers: It’s time to close the grocery pay gap

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‘Shalom Dragon’ festival celebrates Asian and Jewish cultures

Max Talisman and actor Joey Pollari in "Things Like This."

Q&A with ‘Things Like This’ director Max Talisman and actor Joey Pollari