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Celebrate Israel Parade in 2022 in Midtown

Midtown Manhattan

‘Celebrate Israel Parade’ to mark nation’s 75th birthday this Sunday in Midtown

Posted on May 31, 2023

Memorial Day parade in Queens features U.S. Navy members proudly waving the American flag

Queens

Memorial Day | Queens parade pays special tribute to Vietnam vets while recognizing all who served

Posted on May 29, 2023

Dylan Leder and doorman Nazar on the new motorcycle she raised funds to purchase for him

Upper West Side

Acts of Kindness | 11-year-old helps gift Lincoln Square doorman with new motorcycle after old ride was stolen

Posted on May 20, 2023

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Meet four New Yorkers living with mental health conditions who are members of a Fountain House recovery clubhouse

Posted on May 19, 2023

Lower Manhattan

Exclusive: Most senior member of NYPD retires, signs out at 911 Memorial and Museum

Posted on May 18, 2023

New York City apartments.

Bronx

Half of NYC’s working households can’t afford basic needs: Here’s what several Bronx nonprofits have to say about it

Posted on May 11, 2023

A migrant at a Brooklyn relief center

Health

Hochul inks executive order boosting resources to NYC ahead of anticipated migrant surge

Posted on May 9, 2023

Idris Elba joins cavalcade of stars in Midtown for Prince’s Trust Global Gala

Posted on April 28, 2023

Man overdoses in Harlem

Harlem

Reporter’s Notebook: Witnessing an overdose, and a lack of humanity, on a spring morning in Harlem

Posted on April 27, 2023

Roof of parking garage collapsed in Lower Manhattan.

Lower Manhattan

‘It’s been in disarray for years’: Lower Manhattanites react to parking garage collapse in the Financial District

Posted on April 19, 2023

Politics

Trump indictment could pave the way for chaotic 2024 election race

Posted on March 31, 2023

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School cafeteria heroes, still on the frontlines feeding the city’s most vulnerable students, honored at annual mayoral ceremony

Posted on March 15, 2023

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Brooklyn

State of the subway: NYPD Chief of Transit talks crime and safety in exclusive ride along

Posted on March 15, 2023

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Midtown Manhattan

NYPD Counterterrorism Officer honored at MSG for 15 years of service

Posted on March 12, 2023

B-HEARD team members Morgan Nevins, Sedicah Powell and Salley May

How New York City’s ‘B-HEARD’ teams are changing the response to mental health emergencies

Posted on March 9, 2023

Manhattan Borough Director

New Manhattan Borough Director for the NYC Department of City Planning aims to revitalize borough with affordable housing

Posted on March 9, 2023

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams

Bronx

‘People over everything’: Speaker Adams seeks rezoning, guaranteed income funding in her State of the City address

Posted on March 8, 2023

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Son charged with murder after fatally stabbing mother, injuring father inside their Auburndale home: NYPD

Arts & Entertainment

Hip-hop heads reflect on the passing of Trugoy the Dove, co-founder of De La Soul

Posted on February 17, 2023

Richard Capizzi

Richard Capizzi, the late pastry and executive chef at Lincoln Ristorante, to be honored by top chef friends

Posted on February 17, 2023

GDK Astoria Couple

Astoria kebab restaurant searches for newlyweds who recently visited to gift them free kebabs for a year

Posted on February 14, 2023

One on One: amNewYork Metro talks past and future policies with Manhattan DA Bragg

Posted on February 8, 2023

Arts & Entertainment

Springsteen, E St. Band launch tour, first in 6 Years

Posted on February 3, 2023

New Yorkers are spilt over the potential creation of a Midtown East casino.

Midtown Manhattan

Wild Card! Manhattanites split on Midtown East casino proposal

Posted on February 2, 2023

People

Reports: Trump’s legal woes mount as New York grand jury examines hush money

Posted on January 31, 2023

Nation

Homosexuality is not a crime: Pope

Posted on January 25, 2023

Music

Singer Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies at age 74

Posted on January 1, 2023

People

Vivienne Westwood, influential fashion maverick, dies at 81

Posted on December 30, 2022

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High times in the East Village: Shoppers revel in city’s first legal marijuana dispensary opening

Posted on December 29, 2022

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2023 PREVIEW | Here are some New York City events and milestones to look forward to new year

Posted on December 29, 2022

Adnan Syed hired by Georgetown’s prison reform initiative

Posted on December 24, 2022

Wesley Autrey, the winner of the Publishers Clearing House prize.

People

New York City ‘subway hero’ wins over $52K from Publishers Clearing House

Posted on December 23, 2022

Nation

Anti-LGBTQ hate thrives online, spurs fears of more violence

Posted on December 17, 2022

Ukrainian youth choir defies war with messages of freedom

Posted on December 10, 2022

US soccer journalist Grant Wahl dies suddenly at World Cup

Posted on December 10, 2022

People

Aline Kominsky-Crumb, underground cartoonist, dies at 74

Posted on December 2, 2022

Citymeals Power Lunch

Citymeals Power Lunch raises nearly $3.7 million for elderly in need

Posted on November 22, 2022

‘This can’t be how I go down:’ Manhattan woman’s homeless battle with encampment sweeps ends in massive stroke

Posted on November 21, 2022

People

Ned Rorem, prize-winning composer and writer, dies at 99

Posted on November 18, 2022

Comptroller Brad Lander

Politics

NYC Comptroller says new analysis shows many schools welcoming newcomer students faced budget cuts

Posted on November 11, 2022

Daycare centers

Health

Adams signs child care bills to support working parents and guardians

Posted on November 9, 2022

New York City's Schools Chancellor Banks and Mayor Eric Adams. The two announced that Financial aid is coming for students in temporary housing — including those who may be seeking asylum.

No NYC school funding cuts this year even with enrollment decline: Adams and Banks

Posted on November 7, 2022

Children arrive at school

Finance

IBO simulates financial strain of Fair Student Funding recommendations

Posted on November 7, 2022

LAWMAKERS, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS MARCH TO DEMAND THE CITY AND STATE

Politics

Lawmakers, parents and student march in Brooklyn to demand permanent housing provided to homeless students

Posted on November 3, 2022

New York City's Schools Chancellor Banks and Mayor Eric Adams. The two announced that Financial aid is coming for students in temporary housing — including those who may be seeking asylum.

NYC agrees to provide nearly full funding for all community-based Early Childhood Education programs

Posted on November 3, 2022

A suicide note left on the cell of former Rikers Island detainee, Segundo Guallpa.

Queens

Family of deceased inmate at Rikers Island sues the City for wrongful death

Posted on November 2, 2022

Chancellor Banks welcomes students back to school at P.S 161 in the South Bronx.

Politics

New York City schools to receive more funding to aid migrant students

Posted on October 31, 2022

Laura Kavanagh named NYC Fire Commissioner

Politics

Laura Kavanagh makes history as NYC’s first-ever female Fire Commissioner

Posted on October 27, 2022

More from around NYC

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Bronx and UK barbers swap shops

Bowlers at the now-defunct Woodhaven Lanes, which closed in May 2008.

Rolling the bowling ball down memory lane in greater Ridgewood: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

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Cops search for man who assaulted bus driver with wrench in Red Hook

Fans enjoy Pride Night at Citi Field in 2023.

New York City’s pro sports teams gear up for Pride Month