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FILE PHOTO: Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing

Fed’s Powell says economy still needs fiscal, monetary support

Posted on November 17, 2020

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Queens cafe celebrates one-year anniversary with Thanksgiving specials and DIY Filipino tacos

Posted on November 17, 2020

Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing about Facebook and Twitter’s content moderation decisions on Capitol Hill in Washington

Politics

‘More power than traditional media’: Facebook, Twitter policies attacked

Posted on November 17, 2020

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Popular second-hand retail shop to open new location in Chelsea

Posted on November 17, 2020

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Empire State Building unveils holiday plans and new ‘Star Wars’ themed window display

Posted on November 17, 2020

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Sing along with local New York news anchors as annual holiday tradition goes virtual

Posted on November 17, 2020

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Cops seek group who kicked and punched a man repeatedly on Halloween night in Brooklyn

Posted on November 17, 2020

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NYC SHOOTINGS: Six shot, including several innocent bystanders, in continued citywide gun violence

Posted on November 17, 2020

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Comptroller probing City Hall’s bungled $1.4 billion pandemic purchasing spree

Posted on November 17, 2020

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WEBINAR: Common myths about returning to college as an adult

Posted on November 17, 2020

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the U.S. economy after a briefing in Wilmington, Delaware

Politics

Biden names cabinet picks amid Trump efforts to block transition

Posted on November 17, 2020

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Politics

Trump asked for options for attacking Iran last week, but held off: source

Posted on November 17, 2020

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Health

UFT partners with Tishman Speyer to help fix ventilation at New York City schools

Posted on November 16, 2020

The Gateway Program project has lost one backer: the United States Department of Transportation. Above, Sen. Chuck Schumer touts the program at Penn Station last October.

Schumer says Gateway Tunnel project will flourish under Biden administration

Posted on November 16, 2020

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Brooklyn

Feds launch long-awaited dredging of Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal

Posted on November 16, 2020

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Health

New blended learning enrollment numbers for New York City coming later this week, officials say

Posted on November 16, 2020

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One Fair Wage calls on Governor Cuomo to act as pandemic worsens

Posted on November 16, 2020

Politics

How did QAnon-supporting Republican Mark Szuszkievicz get so many votes in a Democratic Brooklyn district?

Posted on November 16, 2020

Bronx

Busted! Sheriffs knock out massive south Bronx fight club with over 200 people, guns

Posted on November 16, 2020

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Politics

Julie Menin steps down from de Blasio administration; City Council run might be in cards

Posted on November 16, 2020

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Brooklyn

Prospect Park’s Endale Arch completed after five years of restoration

Posted on November 16, 2020

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News

Responsible AI and why it matters

Posted on November 16, 2020

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Nurses push NewYork-Presbyterian to restore psychiatric services at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Posted on November 16, 2020

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn pizzeria to offer two Disney-themed pies for new Mickey & Friends(giving) campaign

Posted on November 16, 2020

The global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in New York City

U.S. COVID-19 cases cross 11 million as pandemic intensifies

Posted on November 16, 2020

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Brooklyn

Cops seek suspect who punched a train conductor at a Brooklyn subway station

Posted on November 16, 2020

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Bronx

Two firefighters hurt as three Bronx homes burn in early morning fire

Posted on November 16, 2020

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Crook breaks into Manhattan apartment and swipes electronics while the victim slept: NYPD

Posted on November 16, 2020

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Business

WEBINAR: Help secure your financial future and learn to invest in turbulent times

Posted on November 16, 2020

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn man takes bullet in shoulder overnight; daytime shootings still being probed

Posted on November 16, 2020

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Politics

Editorial | Kamala Harris, Kim Ng sparking new hopes for women, young girls everywhere

Posted on November 15, 2020

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Bronx

Two people shot on Sunday adds to grim city-wide gunfire toll

Posted on November 15, 2020

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Lander, Cabán push for NYPD removal from traffic enforcement

Posted on November 15, 2020

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Judge halts Flushing Main Street busway launch until further review

Posted on November 15, 2020

Cuomo threatens legal action if White House does not deploy vaccine equitably

Posted on November 15, 2020

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NYC SHOOTINGS: 1 dead, 2 wounded in Brooklyn, Bronx gunfire

Posted on November 15, 2020

FILE PHOTO: The entrance to Walt Disney studios is seen in Burbank

Has Disney put the worst of the pandemic behind it?

Posted on November 14, 2020

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Celebrating the holidays during COVID: A little heartbreak and sacrifice

Posted on November 14, 2020

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Queens

AOC ‘extremely disturbed, concerned’ by Trump’s refusal to concede to Biden

Posted on November 14, 2020

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Tickets now on sale for The Rink at Rockefeller Center this holiday season

Posted on November 14, 2020

U.S. President Trump delivers update on so-called Operation Warp Speed coronavirus treatment program in an address from the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington

Outgoing president says he’ll delay COVID-19 vaccine for New York in latest beef with Cuomo

Posted on November 13, 2020

A worker passes a line of freezers holding coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine candidate BNT162b2 at a Pfizer facility in Puurs

U.S. states race to buy ultra cold vaccine freezers, fueling supply worries

Posted on November 13, 2020

FILE PHOTO: The Weeknd performs at the Global Citizen Festival concert in Central Park in New York City

Sports

The Weeknd to perform halftime show at 2021 Super Bowl

Posted on November 13, 2020

FILE PHOTO: 4th and final night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, in Milwaukee

Biden aide sees localized COVID-19 restrictions, not national lockdown, after inauguration

Posted on November 13, 2020

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Queens

Advocates rally in Queens to call for continuation of Specialized High School Admissions Test

Posted on November 13, 2020

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Mayor de Blasio warns parents to prepare for school closures Monday due to citywide COVID spike

Posted on November 13, 2020

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Queens

NYPD makes first arrest, investigates attack of Queens Muslim man as hate crime after calls from CAIR-NY, electeds

Posted on November 13, 2020

NYC Test & Trace Corps to deploy new mobile testing units to combat rising COVID-19 numbers

Posted on November 13, 2020

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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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Dr. Sara Glass, Thank You For Coming Out