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Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul in Albany, New York

News

Lt. Governor Hochul vows to clean house, move state forward as governor

Posted on August 11, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest nixed due to rise in COVID-19 cases

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Gay City News

Non-binary individual lands $35K settlement after NYPD tasing incident

FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Cuomo holds COVID-19 update event on Long Island

Politics

Explainer | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s legal woes far from over

Posted on August 11, 2021

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer holds news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Politics

Schumer says Republicans unlikely to let U.S. default on debt

Posted on August 11, 2021

Airbnb is working with the International Rescue Committee to shelter refugees.

Courts

City reaches $1.2M settlement against landlords operating illegal Airbnbs

Posted on August 11, 2021

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Artists brings books to life on big blue bus in New York City

Posted on August 11, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

IPCC climate change report forecasts grim future for Brooklyn

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PoliticsNY

Harlem Hellfighters officially get Congressional Gold Medal

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Chelsea

Would-be crook threatens man in Chelsea with hypodermic needle in failed robbery

Posted on August 11, 2021

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Suspect sought for firing at man outside of East Village bar

Posted on August 11, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

Activists call for Wall Street to fund anti-gun violence programs

Posted on August 11, 2021

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo walks to his helicopter after announcing his resignation in Manhattan, New York City

News

A brief rundown of events that led up to Governor Cuomo’s resignation

Posted on August 10, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

Voting rights supporters cheer Cuomo’s resignation, then call for Congress to protect democracy across America

Posted on August 10, 2021

The first of 20 Citywide Ferry Service boats

New ferry route connecting Staten Island to Midtown to launch this month

Posted on August 10, 2021

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Gay City News

Opera returns: Uplifted voices reawaken a silenced city

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Lower Manhattan

East River Park Action protests Mayor’s plan to steamroll through ESCR plan

Posted on August 10, 2021

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer arrives at the start of the day at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Politics

Senate’s Schumer savors U.S. infrastructure win, but faces tough road ahead

Posted on August 10, 2021

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New ramen restaurant Marufuku Ramen comes to East Village

Posted on August 10, 2021

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Politics

CUOMO RESIGNS | Embattled governor to step aside amid sexual harassment scandal

Posted on August 10, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

Lower Manhattan shows high demand for residential properties near office buildings, report finds

Posted on August 10, 2021

Harlem Week

Harlem

Harlem Week continues with packed line-up of virtual and in-person events

Posted on August 10, 2021

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Jennifer Lopez to headline Global Citizen Live in New York City

Posted on August 10, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

Trump-supporting anti-vaxxers rally against vaccine mandate at City Hall

Posted on August 9, 2021

Back To School

Five weeks ahead of full school reopening, questions remain on how classes will look this fall

Posted on August 9, 2021

People cool off themselves on a fountain during a heat wave in New York City

Weather

Sweat city: Five Boroughs under heat advisory with temperatures expected to hit 90s this week

Posted on August 9, 2021

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Queens

Queens Supreme Court exonerates man who spent over three decades in prison for murder he did not commit

Posted on August 9, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Violent crime falls in NYC, reversing a months-long trend

FILE PHOTO: The seal of the United States Department of Justice is seen on the building exterior of the United States Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York in Manhattan, New York City

Politics

Lawmakers ask U.S. Justice Department to stop seeking death penalty

Posted on August 9, 2021

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Bronx Times

Transit advocates challenge de Blasio to honor bus improvement promises

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn woman dead after drag racing hit-and-run

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Movies

Actor Lodric D. Collins talks playing Smokey Robinson in new Aretha Franklin biopic ‘Respect’

Posted on August 9, 2021

Senators Arrive to Vote on Amendments to Infrastructure Bill

Politics

U.S. Senate approaches finish line on $1 trillion infrastructure bill

Posted on August 9, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Smoke and steam billows from Belchatow Power Station, Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant operated by PGE Group, near Belchatow

U.N. sounds ‘deafening’ warning on climate change

Posted on August 9, 2021

The premiere for the film “Respect” in Los Angeles

Movies

Jennifer Hudson got ultimate ‘Respect’ when Aretha picked her to star in biopic

Posted on August 9, 2021

The Legislative Office Building in Albany, New York

Politics

Assembly Judiciary Committee continues Cuomo probe, with path to impeachment possible

Posted on August 9, 2021

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Politics

Cuomo trying to cut a deal to avoid impeachment, source says

Posted on August 9, 2021

Comedian Jon Stewart attends a comedy show celebrating Military Appreciation Month as well as the 5th anniversary of Joining Forces and the 75th anniversary of the USO at Joint Base Andrews in Clinton, Maryland

Jon Stewart, Pete Davidson to host star-studded MSG comedy show to mark 20th anniversary of 9/‌11

Posted on August 9, 2021

Host Kal Penn poses, as seen on Money Hungry, Season 1.

New show ‘Money Hungry’ puts taste buds to the test

Posted on August 9, 2021

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Arts & Entertainment

Hacia delante! Dominican Day Parade in Midtown uplifts community

Posted on August 8, 2021

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Brooklyn

NYPD calls for public’s help after deadly mass shooting in Brooklyn

Posted on August 8, 2021

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Midtown Manhattan

By water and air: Tailwind seaplane makes first flight from New York to Boston

Posted on August 8, 2021

Opening night of previews for “Pass Over,” following the 17 month shutdown of Broadway in New York

Broadway

First Broadway play opens in NY since lengthy pandemic shutdown

Posted on August 7, 2021

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Politics

Cuomo lawyers push back on AG report

Posted on August 6, 2021

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Brooklyn

Parts of Queens and Brooklyn to undergo pesticide spraying against mosquitoes next week

Posted on August 6, 2021

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Brooklyn

Woman sought in connection to shooting that left victim dead in Brooklyn

Posted on August 6, 2021

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Upper East Side

The Navy ‘Leap Frogs’ into Central Park during spectacular demonstration

Posted on August 6, 2021

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn man arrested for alleged role in stabbing that injured two in Manhattan

Posted on August 6, 2021

More from around NYC

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Lincoln Hospital hosts blood drive, takes part in multiple community celebrations

The Dietz Coal Company in Ridgewood not only produced coal in the early 20th century; it was also one of the area's biggest ice factories.

The iceman cometh in Ridgewood: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

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Red Hook Pool expected to reopen Sunday after weeks-long repair

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Seattle.

Federal appeals court expands ‘ministerial exception’ to customer service representative