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FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the National Rifle Association (NRA) headquarters, in Fairfax

Courts

NRA draws court’s resistance in appeal over New York gun store closures

Posted on October 27, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Biden delivers update on administration’s coronavirus response from the White House in Washington

Politics

Democrats debate if ‘billionaires tax’ can pay for Biden’s sweeping agenda

Posted on October 27, 2021

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QNS

DEC denies permits for NRG’s proposed Gas Turbine Power Plant in Astoria

Santa Fe authorities hold news conference on shooting on Alec Baldwin movie set

Sheriff says Alec Baldwin’s gun shot live bullet on New Mexico set

Posted on October 27, 2021

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EXCLUSIVE | Healing New York’s forgotten: How one Harlem medical team brings health care directly to the city’s homeless

Posted on October 27, 2021

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Politics

City pumping $110M into climate change resiliency project for Seaport District

Posted on October 27, 2021

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Brooklyn

Shooting on Brooklyn street corner leaves man dead (UPDATED)

Posted on October 27, 2021

The legacy of Willowbrook State School hangs heavy over advocates who fear the system built to serve the developmentally disabled may be backsliding amid stagnant funding from the state.

Health

Willowbrook mother says group homes are backsliding as state funding stagnates

Posted on October 27, 2021

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Politics

Rep. Espaillat campaign paid thousands to online influencers who delivered flattering posts

Posted on October 27, 2021

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Candice DeLong talks about getting into the mind of a murderer in new true crime podcast ‘Killer Psyche’

Posted on October 27, 2021

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If the shoe fits: Alleged Union Square shooter cuffed moments after Chelsea bank heist

Posted on October 26, 2021

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Gay City News

Brooklyn Diocese Fires Gay Music Teacher for Getting Married

School safety agents

De Blasio admits to not wanting school safety agents put under DOE control

Posted on October 26, 2021

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U.S. FDA advisers back Pfizer/‌BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children

Posted on October 26, 2021

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Right hand man: De Blasio lauds Lin-Manuel Miranda for helping Broadway stay alive

Posted on October 26, 2021

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News

Here are some things to do in Manhattan from Oct. 28- Nov. 5

Posted on October 26, 2021

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) is interviewed by David Rubenstein

News

Moderate Manchin says it makes no sense to abandon U.S. Senate filibuster

Posted on October 26, 2021

Staten Island startup fights breast cancer and aims to uplift community

Posted on October 26, 2021

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Broadway

amBroadway | ‘American Utopia’ has encore run, two plays to close early and more

Posted on October 26, 2021

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News

Take a thrilling climb 1,200 feet above the streets of Manhattan on the Edge at Hudson Yards

Posted on October 26, 2021

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QNS

Adams visits Life’s WORC’s group home for people with disabilities in Little Neck

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News

TCS New York City Marathon app is helping everyone get involved in this year’s 50th run

Posted on October 26, 2021

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PoliticsNY

EXCLUSIVE: PoliticsNY interviews mayoral front-runner Eric Adams on key issues affecting NYC

News

New program helps NYC women in the Orthodox Jewish community pursue software development and technology jobs

Posted on October 26, 2021

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News

‘What’s old is new again’: NYC Parks celebrates the redesign of Waterside Pier

Posted on October 26, 2021

Frances Haugen, Facebook whistleblower, gives evidence to the UK Parliament

News

Facebook will fuel further unrest, whistleblower says

Posted on October 26, 2021

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Would-be phone thief shoots man in Union Square, NYPD officers help save life

Posted on October 25, 2021

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QNS

Queens councilwoman calls for increased penalties on sexual assaults, harassment against correction officers

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News

‘This is a union town’: Amazon warehouse workers from Staten Island file for union election

Posted on October 25, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Thousands march across Brooklyn Bridge protesting vax mandate

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Brooklyn Paper

Did National Grid pipeline project violate the law? Feds to investigate

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Manhattan businessman admits to fradulently filing for over $6.9 million in PPP loans

Posted on October 25, 2021

U.S. President Biden departs for New Jersey

Politics

Biden says he hopes Democrats reach spending deal this week

Posted on October 25, 2021

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NYC officials increasing random metal detector use in public schools in response to recent violence

Posted on October 25, 2021

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News

Curb your organic enthusiasm: Food, yard waste pickups comes to more Brooklyn, Manhattan areas next week

Posted on October 25, 2021

New NYC flood maps

Weather

Wet and windy nor’easter to hit NYC Monday night; flash flood watch in effect

Posted on October 25, 2021

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Bronx

Group of suspects sought for beating man in failed bicycle theft attempt in the Bronx

Posted on October 25, 2021

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Manhattanites head to the polls early with crime and homelessness on their minds

Posted on October 24, 2021

Voters cast their ballots during early voting for the general election at Brooklyn Museum on Oct. 24.

Brooklyn

New Yorkers come out in modest numbers for first weekend of early voting in mayoral, citywide contests

Posted on October 24, 2021

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Altercation turns into bloody double stabbing outside of 34th Street-Penn Station

Posted on October 24, 2021

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Brooklyn

Shea, NYPD officers gather in Brooklyn for memorial service honoring slain delivery worker

Posted on October 24, 2021

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News

New York City ranked among the most graceful cities in the United States

Posted on October 23, 2021

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New York Family

The best pumpkin carving/decorating ideas

FILE PHOTO: Duran Duran pose on the red carpet during the MTV EMA awards at the Assago forum in Milan

Music

Duran Duran drop new album 40 years after debut

Posted on October 23, 2021

Robert Durst appears in court as he was sentenced to life without possibility of parole for the killing of Susan Berman, in Los Angeles

Courts

Real estate heir Robert Durst charged with murder in 1982 disappearance of wife

Posted on October 22, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Governor signs bill aiming to reduce noise across subway system inspired by Coney residents

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Bronx

Vice President Kamala Harris visits the Bronx, promising to Build Back Better

Posted on October 22, 2021

Costumed as confections, these dogs join hundreds of dogs and their owners in the annual Halloween Dog Parade at Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan, October 22, 2016.

Holidays

Tompkins Square Halloween dog parade taking place Saturday, Oct. 23

Posted on October 22, 2021

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Column: Per Scholas is unlocking tech potential in the Bronx

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May races in Queens: JFK Airport 5K, Forest Park trail classic and a Queensborough 5K

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Temporary Carroll Gardens Library to open in ‘underutilized’ Community Board 6 office space this summer

Nancy Abudu was one of two judges who ruled to uphold a statewide preliminary injunction against enforcement of Florida’s anti-drag law.

Federal appeals court upholds injunction against Florida’s anti-drag law