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Bronx Times

RETROSPECTIVE | Ruben Diaz Jr.: ‘I bleed this borough’

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklynites could see property tax hike under proposed city reforms

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Courts

Ten key moments from Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex abuse trial

Posted on December 31, 2021

Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City

No tests, no problem? Experts question new U.S. CDC policy on COVID isolation period

Posted on December 31, 2021

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Behind the Hedges

Douglas Elliman Goes Public on New York Stock Exchange Under the Ticker Symbol ‘DOUG’

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Politics

The long goodbye: Mayor de Blasio ducks the press and protesters at City Hall departure

Posted on December 30, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden holds secure video call with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin from the White House in Washington

Politics

Biden, Putin to hold second call this month as Ukraine tensions simmer

Posted on December 30, 2021

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Business

S&P 500, Dow score record highs as unemployment claims drop; strong manufacturing data

Posted on December 30, 2021

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Courts

Epstein settlement with Giuffre to be made public, affects Prince Andrew case

Posted on December 30, 2021

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QNS

Manhattan homeless man charged in fatal stabbing at Rufus King Park in Jamaica

FILE PHOTO: Career center reopens for in-person appointments in Kentucky

U.S. weekly jobless claims fall in Christmas week

Posted on December 30, 2021

A person receives the results of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test through a window, in Indianapolis

COVID-19 casts bleak shadow over New Year celebrations, again

Posted on December 30, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

NYCHA inks deal for $1.4 billion in repairs at Brooklyn properties, bringing them under private management

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Brooklyn Paper

Six development teams will bid to build four new borough-based jails as part of plan to close Rikers

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Politics

Final reprieve: Hochul grants clemency to 10 individuals before the New Year

Posted on December 29, 2021

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Congressman Suozzi is pent up over Penn Station mess, citing crime, homelessness, and panhandlers

Posted on December 29, 2021

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News

Appeals court puts part of ruling against New York Times coverage of Project Veritas on hold

Posted on December 29, 2021

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Courts

Ghislaine Maxwell jury asks to review testimony of ‘false memory’ expert

Posted on December 29, 2021

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W train suspended as MTA grapples with worker shortages related to COVID-19 spike

Posted on December 29, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Political Odds & Ends, Dec. 29, 2021

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Upper West Side

‘I give because I know what it’s like to have nothing’: Bronx native celebrates 24 years delivering gifts to mothers recovering from drug addiction

Posted on December 28, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Adams announces two appointments from comptroller’s office

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Spreading like wildfire: COVID-19 positivity rates nearly at 20% in New York state, Hochul says

Posted on December 28, 2021

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Health

Hope for the New Year: Mother of young boy aided by NYPD pleads for help in treating lung condition

Posted on December 28, 2021

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Crisis management, violence interrupter program leaders honored by de Blasio for efforts to keep peace in NYC

Posted on December 28, 2021

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Whopper with whines: Five arrested at Downtown Brooklyn Burger King following anti-vax protest

Posted on December 28, 2021

PoliticsNY

José Bayona, Mayor-Elect Adams Point Man in New Office of Ethnic and Community Media

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Crunching the NYPD numbers: Major crimes up over 5% as NYC entered final 12 days of 2021

Posted on December 28, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Students exit a school as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Brooklyn, New York

‘Stay safe and stay open’: NYC to double COVID-19 testing in public schools amid Omicron surge

Posted on December 28, 2021

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn man executed at apartment building where he lived: cops

Posted on December 28, 2021

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Upper West Side

Two teenagers shot and injured at Upper West Side public housing complex

Posted on December 28, 2021

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Queens

Double shooting at Queens laundromat leaves man dead, another injured: cops

Posted on December 28, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Political Odds & Ends, Dec. 28, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

City promises $75M for Bushwick Inlet Park, including long-delayed demolition of CitiStorage site

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New York’s legendary proto-punk singer Patti Smith receives key to the city

Posted on December 27, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Hoylman floats new tech misinformation and hate speech bill as Jan. 6 attack anniversary nears

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Midtown Manhattan

Ready to drop: New Year’s Eve Ball installed with new crystals in Times Square

Posted on December 27, 2021

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Upper East Side

Holiday tragedy: Manhattanites holds vigil for two workers mowed down in truck collision

Posted on December 27, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Coney baloney: Peninsula’s unofficial ‘mayor’ Dick Zigun gets the boot

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amNY Year in Review: The biggest and most shocking NYC crime stories in 2021

Posted on December 27, 2021

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MTA offering free COVID-19 tests at select NYC subway stations this week

Posted on December 27, 2021

Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City

Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: Omicron setting new infection records every day in NYC, but hospitalizations remain relatively low

Posted on December 26, 2021

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People

amNY Year in Review: The most heartwarming New York City stories of 2021

Posted on December 25, 2021

A farewell speech by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is broadcast live on a screen in Times Square on his final day in office in Manhattan, New York City

News

amNY Year in Review: Pandemic takes back seat to fall of Cuomo, rise of Hochul

Posted on December 24, 2021

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amNY Year in Review: Storms and leadership turbulence reigned in 2021 as mass transit inched toward recovery

Posted on December 24, 2021

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amNY Year in Review: A look at the top 10 web stories of 2021

Posted on December 24, 2021

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Schneps Podcasts

Schneps Connects Podcast: New York Considers Issuing Downstate Commercial Casino Licenses with Ed Domingo, CFO and GM, Empire City Casino, MGM Resorts

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PoliticsNY

Top 10 Political Stories of 2021

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Bronx Hip Hop Museum secures major funding as 2026 opening approaches

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The return of the Anniversary Day Parade: Our Neighborhood: The Way It Was

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Grand Army Plaza Arch emerges from two-year, $8.9M restoration

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