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The Tribute in Light art installation is seen from Empire State Building, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, in New York City, New York, U.S., September 11, 2021. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Remembering 9/11

FBI releases declassified 9/11 document after Biden order

Posted on September 12, 2021

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Remembering 9/11

Law enforcement to beef up security over 9/11 anniversary weekend

Posted on September 10, 2021

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Mayor increases police presence near schools to enforce traffic safety

Posted on September 10, 2021

The first members of the Hassebroek family are vaccinated in New York

Health

NYC Council approves bill expanding health care access for uninsured New Yorkers

Posted on September 9, 2021

U.S. Justice Department announces lawsuit to block enforcement of Texas abortion ban, during news conference in Washington

Health

Biden administration sues Texas, seeking to block new abortion ban

Posted on September 9, 2021

Members Of New York Police Department Receive Covid-19 Vaccine

City prepares for widespread enforcement of vaccine mandates across NYC

Posted on September 9, 2021

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Politics

Brian Benjamin officially sworn in as New York Lieutenant Governor

Posted on September 9, 2021

FILE PHOTO: View of the U.S. Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington

Politics

Explainer: U.S. Senate referee in spotlight as Democrats pursue major spending

Posted on September 9, 2021

U.S. President Biden hosts labor unions event at the White House in Washington

With cases surging, Biden to launch six-point plan against COVID-19

Posted on September 9, 2021

FILE PHOTO: David Chipman, retired ATF Special Agent, testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Protecting America from Assault Weapons” at the Capitol in Washington

Politics

White House pulls Biden nominee Chipman to lead ATF firearms agency

Posted on September 9, 2021

A bike locked up at a street

Can you lock your bike to a NYC street sign? DOT chief won’t say

Posted on September 8, 2021

U.S. Capitol police outside the Capitol building in Washington

Politics

U.S. Capitol Police brace for potential repeat of pro-Trump rally violence

Posted on September 8, 2021

Martine Materasso speaks on the counter-terrorism efforts in place this year.

Lower Manhattan

NYPD counterterrorism officers outline safety plan for 9/‌11

Posted on September 8, 2021

Governor Andrew Cuomo Holds Meeting with Mayor Van Johnson

Politics

Hochul says Cuomo loyalist Larry Schwartz not part of her administration

Posted on September 8, 2021

NY: Suozzi Welcomes Afghan Family he Helped Evacuate from Kabul

Upper West Side

‘I got another life’: Upper West Side man jubilant to be reunited with wife, kids after they evacuate Afghanistan

Posted on September 8, 2021

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Queens

De Blasio exempts illegal basement apartments from fines during hurricane recovery

Posted on September 8, 2021

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Queens

De Blasio signs emergency order for post-Ida building repairs

Posted on September 7, 2021

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QNS

AOC shares how her office is helping constituents amid the Afghanistan evacuation efforts

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Politics

NYC crime rate drops, shootings plummet in August: NYPD

Posted on September 7, 2021

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Gay City News

Alphonso David fired by Human Rights Campaign

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A family’s stimulus check from the U.S. Treasury for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) aid arrived in the mail in Milton

Business

U.S. Congress stuck between a rock and a hard place on raising debt limit

Posted on September 7, 2021

Governor Hochul Tours Storm Damaged Home in Upper Manhattan

Politics

Hochul urges Biden to approve major disaster declaration for flood-stricken New York

Posted on September 5, 2021

A bus navigates past abandoned cars on a flooded highway in Queens, New York

Queens

Biden to visit storm-ravaged Queens on Tuesday

Posted on September 4, 2021

A sign is pictured at the entrance to a Planned Parenthood building in New York

Politics

Planned Parenthood wins a victory in battle over new Texas anti-abortion law

Posted on September 4, 2021

Governor Hochul Tours Flood Damaged Homes in East Elmhurst, Queens

Politics

IDA CLEANUP: NYC opens service centers in each borough, AG James wants housing vouchers for basement tenants

Posted on September 4, 2021

U.S. President Biden delivers remarks on August Jobs Report in Washington

Remembering 9/11

Biden orders declassification review of documents related to Sept. 11 attacks

Posted on September 4, 2021

Aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Louisiana

Politics

Biden to visit Louisiana to see Hurricane Ida damage, New Jersey death toll rises

Posted on September 3, 2021

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Politics

Historic deadly rains put spotlight on city’s lack of preparation

Posted on September 3, 2021

A bus navigates past abandoned cars on a flooded highway in Queens, New York

Politics

Elected officials warn New York City not ready for effects of climate change after Hurricane Ida triggers flash floods

Posted on September 2, 2021

Rent Relief

Newest eviction moratorium takes effect in NY as Hochul signs special session bill

Posted on September 2, 2021

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Queens

‘It broke the door in!’ Queens residents recount terrifying night of flooding

Posted on September 2, 2021

Back To School

Politics

Quarantining public school students will get mix of live and asynchronous remote learning this fall

Posted on September 2, 2021

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Politics

Just the beginning: Hochul tells New Yorkers to prepare and repair for more severe storms due to climate change

Posted on September 2, 2021

U.S. House Committee investigating the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol holds first hearing in Washington

Politics

Republican Liz Cheney named as vice chair of U.S. House panel investigating Jan. 6 attack

Posted on September 2, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Sheinkopf Speaks: De Blasio farewell tour begins

PoliticsNY

Sanders floats bill to stop unjust home foreclosures

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PoliticsNY

Witt’s World: The pragmatism of progressive politics

Kathryn Garcia, Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor, speaks to supporters before participating in the Democratic primary debate in New York

Politics

Hochul appoints Kathryn Garcia to senior administration position

Posted on September 1, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Abortion rights activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington

Politics

De Blasio, women’s leaders condemn ‘dystopian’ Texas abortion ban, SCOTUS ignorance

Posted on September 1, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court justices hear a major abortion case on the legality of a Republican-backed Louisiana law that imposes restrictions on abortion doctors, on Capitol Hill in Washington

Health

Texas six-week abortion ban takes effect as Supreme Court ignores case

Posted on September 1, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

Rikers wrath: Families, advocates demand mayor immediately reduce prison population

Posted on August 31, 2021

Evictions

Politics

Hochul faces first test in eviction moratorium special session

Posted on August 31, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Two Brooklynites cuffed in connection to Capitol riot

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Upper West Side

Sliwa condemns latest gun violence in Manhattan, sends Guardian Angels to neighborhood

Posted on August 31, 2021

Afghan refugees arrive at Dulles Airport in Virginia

Politics

New York City working with feds to prep JFK Airport for arrival of Afghan refugees

Posted on August 31, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about Afghanistan, in Washington

Politics

U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan brings Biden new tests at home

Posted on August 31, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Suozzi, AOC make political bedfellows for SUNY Maritime Funding

Karla Conrad and Denver Foote, canvassers with Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, knock on doors to register people to vote in upcoming local elections in Des Moines, Iowa

Democrats counter Republican-led voter restrictions with early, aggressive outreach

Posted on August 31, 2021

More from around NYC

More than 100 students from Zeta Charter Schools in the Bronx and Manhattan got a special tour of the Capitol from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Bronx, Manhattan students navigate D.C. amid fed gov closure

An East Elmhurst man was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to nine years in prison for plotting a terrorist attack in Queens in support of ISIS.

East Elmhurst ISIS supporter gets nearly a decade in prison for plotting mass terror attack in Queens: Feds

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Bay Ridge’s John Paul Jones Park reopens after $1.4M renovation

Posing for a picture at the 2024 Village Halloween Parade.

Guide to queer Halloween events in NYC this October