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Brooklyn Paper

New digital placard readers set to roll out in Downtown Brooklyn in bid to curb illegal parking

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Brooklyn Paper

City invests $11 million in Old Stone House preservation

FILE PHOTO: A GameStop Inc. store is shown in Encinitas, California

Business

‘Hands off’: Why some U.S. investors are pulling meme stocks from brokerages

Posted on December 23, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

City begins at-home test distribution as Omicron surges

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Courts

Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to block release of White House records

Posted on December 23, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Scale’ of Justice: Hochul signs bill authorizing tighter enforcement of trucks on BQE

FILE PHOTO: Writer Joan Didion is escorted to her seat after U.S. President Barack Obama awarded her the 2012 National Humanities Medal during a ceremony in Washington

News

Writer Joan Didion, chronicler of contemporary American society, dies at 87

Posted on December 23, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Adams announces five new appointments plus a brand new office

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‘Santa Claus’ stocks rally? Investors look to Omicron for direction

Posted on December 23, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Sheinkopf Speaks: Requiem For Two Murdered Cops

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump storm into the U.S. Capitol

News

Proud Boys member pleads guilty to conspiring to obstruct Congress on Jan. 6

Posted on December 23, 2021

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Bronx Times

New Metro-North line headed toward East, South Bronx in 2027

FILE PHOTO: An experimental COVID-19 treatment pill, called molnupiravir and being developed by Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, is seen in this undated handout photo released by Merck & Co Inc

News

U.S. FDA authorizes Merck’s at-home antiviral COVID-19 pill

Posted on December 23, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Job fair is held for air travel related postions at Logan International Airport in Boston

Business

U.S. weekly jobless claims unchanged; consumer spending rises in November

Posted on December 23, 2021

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn gang member charged in fatal shooting of 17-year-old in April

Posted on December 23, 2021

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‘Was this force justified?’ Lawyer demands body cam footage in deadly Brooklyn police shooting

Posted on December 22, 2021

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PoliticsNY

De Blasio takes big steps away from fossil fuels

U.S. Representative Jordan participates in a Republican-led forum on the possible origins of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, on Capitol Hill in Washington

Politics

Trump ally Jim Jordan draws eye of U.S. House’s Capitol riot probe

Posted on December 22, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the country’s fight against COVID-19, in Washington

Business

Christmas supply-chain crisis has been averted, Biden and FedEx CEO declare

Posted on December 22, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Coney Island boardwalk businesses granted lease extensions, rental assistance amid COVID struggles

U.S. President Biden signs executive orders on access to affordable healthcare in Washington

Health

More than 4.6 million got health insurance through ACA in 2021 – Biden

Posted on December 22, 2021

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Business

U.S. consumer confidence improves further in December

Posted on December 22, 2021

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Courts

Ghislaine Maxwell sex abuse trial jury in New York resumes deliberations

Posted on December 22, 2021

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NYC public hospitals suspend almost all visitations, expand testing hours, as Omicron rampage continues

Posted on December 22, 2021

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News

Give them a raise! Nonprofit groups push de Blasio to bump pay for social service workers

Posted on December 22, 2021

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Bronx

Man found shot in back seat of car in the Bronx: NYPD

Posted on December 22, 2021

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Midtown Manhattan

Remembrance by candlelight: Vigil held in Grand Central for homeless individuals who perished in 2021

Posted on December 22, 2021

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QNS

Man found stabbed to death on Hollis street: NYPD

American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story

Metro Philadelphia

Zachary Levi on playing a true underdog

First-ever text message to be auctionned off as NFT in Paris

Business

‘Merry Christmas’ – First SMS sells for over 100,000 euros in Paris auction

Posted on December 22, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Political Odds & Ends, Dec. 22, 2021

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Fight, don’t starve: NYC restaurant workers threaten mass exodus amid Omicron unless paid livable wage

Posted on December 21, 2021

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QNS

Jamaica-based drug network smashed after long-term investigation: DA Katz

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Suffering New York City restaurants seek more aid as Omicron variant delivers ‘another gut punch’

Posted on December 21, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Fulton County election worker Ruby Freeman processes ballots in Atlanta

Politics

Special Report: Trump campaign official set up meeting where Georgia election worker was pressured

Posted on December 21, 2021

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Harlem

Operation sleigh ride: NYPD delivers gifts throughout NYC

Posted on December 20, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Slain Brooklyn officers memorialized at anniversary mass

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PoliticsNY

Political Odds & Ends, Dec. 21, 2021

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Gay City News

Jealous Man Fatally Stabbed Boyfriend in Bay Ridge on Black Friday

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The Brooklyn Game

Pause gives Nets chance to breathe, but lineup questions remain

News

Village Community Boathouse christens and donates boat to Maine mayor

Posted on December 20, 2021

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Holidays

Counting down to the New Year: 2022 numerals arrive in Times Square

Posted on December 20, 2021

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‘It’s going to be a very challenging few weeks’: de Blasio continues pushing vaccines, boosters and testing to fight Omicron in NYC

Posted on December 20, 2021

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Hell’s Kitchen

Newest high-rise affordable housing project at Hell’s Kitchen ‘Slaughterhouse’ site clears latest hurdle

Posted on December 20, 2021

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Politics

Schumer vows action on social policy, voting rights bills despite setback

Posted on December 20, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Local Teamsters raise nearly $13k for Kentucky tornado relief

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Brooklyn

Suspect killed in Brooklyn police shooting charged at officers with knife and refused to stop: NYPD

Posted on December 20, 2021

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Business

FIRST ON amNY: Report outlines safety improvements for private waste carting trucks in NYC

Posted on December 20, 2021

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Bronx Hip Hop Museum secures major funding as 2026 opening approaches

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Shots fired as NYPD confronts suspected car theft crew at Flushing auto shop Friday morning

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

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Dr. Sara Glass, Thank You For Coming Out