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Together again: Mark Vientos, Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty showing Mets what youthful revolution can bring

Posted on May 18, 2023

Staten Island shooting

Elderly woman found dead with trauma to her head inside of her Woodhaven home: NYPD

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Child struck by MTA bus in Queens, in serious but stable condition

Posted on May 17, 2023

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Fiscal watchdog finds Adams’ exec plan lowballs NYPD budget by $1.6B, likely underestimating OT costs

Posted on May 17, 2023

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‘How could you do this?’: Hit-and-run killer of public school teacher Matthew Jensen sentenced to prison

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New York’s cannabis market has made more than $16.5M. But is it making good on its promise?

Brooklyn Borough President Reynoso proposes moving homeless into vacant apartments to make room for migrants in New York City shelters

Posted on May 17, 2023

Joe Biden

Biden confident ‘America will not default,’ expects budget deal with GOP lawmakers

Posted on May 17, 2023

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War on shoplifting: New York City seeks to combat retail thefts with crackdown on repeat offenders, and ‘Second Chance’ program

Posted on May 17, 2023

Ron DeSantis

DeSantis signs legislation targeting drag shows, pronouns, transgender children and bathroom use

Posted on May 17, 2023

Bike Path Attack

Relatives of 8 killed by extremist in NYC bike path attack describe pain at sentencing

Posted on May 17, 2023

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Man slashed with box cutter at Harlem subway station Monday: NYPD

Posted on May 17, 2023

Famous Hawk Dies

Famous red-tailed hawk that nested above Fifth Avenue for 30 years dies aged 33

Posted on May 17, 2023

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U.S. Postal Service rolls out crime prevention plan to address spike in mail theft

Cannabis vendors in Washington Square Park

High times for NYC cannabis street vendors who make big bucks out in the open — and few try to stop them

Posted on May 17, 2023

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Georgia man identified as gunman who opened fire on off-duty cop in Sunnyside: NYPD

Remembering the Triangle fire victims

Greenwich Village

Triangle Fire Memorial coming to Greenwich Village this fall

Posted on May 17, 2023

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‘We want to hire our own nurses’: NYC hospitals chief seeks funding boost after city spends $500M on temp nurses to fill vacancies

Posted on May 17, 2023

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Jackson Heights Post

Police searching for crook who sucker punched man in attempted robbery in North Corona

Early Childhood class in NYC

Shortchanged: NYC early childhood care providers still seeing delayed payments for their services, leaving futures in jeopardy

Posted on May 16, 2023

Missing boys

Police looking for two NYC boys, aged 11 and 13, missing since Friday night

Posted on May 16, 2023

Sheff G arrested in Brooklyn gang takedown

Drill rapper Sheff G among 32 reputed gang members booked in major Brooklyn DA and NYPD takedown

Posted on May 16, 2023

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Eight of the Bronx’s 12 community districts have highest threats to affordable housing citywide: report

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Leader of Flushing-based autism charity admits he defrauded Suffolk County residents, businesses out of thousands of dollars

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Lower Manhattan

Comeback of the century: Century 21 department store reopens in the Financial District

Posted on May 16, 2023

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‘A slap in the face’: Migrant shelters in public schools infuriate parents

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Red Bulls turning page under new head coach Troy Lesesne

Posted on May 16, 2023

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Brooklyn man dies more than a year after he was stabbed in an Ozone Park subway station: NYPD

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Should the Knicks move on from Tom Thibodeau?

Posted on May 16, 2023

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Astoria Houses man busted in Boston, charged in fatal 2020 stabbing of father of five near iconic mural: NYPD

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Southeast Queens residents voice concerns regarding illegal smoke shops during Rosedale town hall

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Man and woman found dead and decomposed in Brooklyn apartment: cops

Posted on May 16, 2023

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DOT brings Street Seat initiative to Jamaica Avenue, hardens Queens Boulevard bike lane in Jamaica

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Rudy Giuliani slapped with lawsuit, woman says he coerced her into sex, owes her $2 million in unpaid wages

Posted on May 16, 2023

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Kawaski Trawick’s family awaits answers after NYPD disciplinary trial

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Bodegas hope a pilot program can solve public safety concerns, as they serve busy and burdened communities

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Sephora opens new storefront at The Shops at Skyview in Flushing

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Harlem Shake celebrates 10 years in Central Harlem, announces third location in Long Island City and franchising opportunities

Posted on May 15, 2023

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Forest Hills man indicted on animal cruelty charges for injuring his Boston Terrier puppy: DA

Climate Decarbonizing Buildings

High-rise building owners tackle climate change, turn to carbon capture

Posted on May 15, 2023

Vice

Vice Media files for bankruptcy, as digital media companies continue to struggle

Posted on May 15, 2023

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Strike averted at Jamaica, Flushing Hospitals as resident doctors reach tentative contract agreement

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FDNY battles two-alarm house fire in South Jamaica early Monday morning

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Toddler killed after family was trapped during three-alarm Jamaica house fire: FDNY

67-year-old woman dead, 8-year-old injured in Brooklyn house fire: NYPD

Posted on May 15, 2023

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Brooklyn man fatally shot in the Crown Heights apartment complex where he lived: NYPD

Posted on May 15, 2023

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Cops seek crook behind the theft of several straphangers’ credit cards throughout Queens

Sketch of intruder responsible for Brooklyn sexual assault

Waking nightmare: Brooklyn woman sexually assaulted while sleeping in her home

Posted on May 14, 2023

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Bed-Stuy org to host ‘community conversation’ series on gentrification, activism

The site of Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

After Club Q shooting, New York woman accused of threats to Colorado LGBTQ businesses