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Woman killed in Harlem River Drive hit-and-run, driver still at large
A woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on the northbound Harlem River Drive near High Bridge on...
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Mamdani signs executive order creating a first-in-the-nation Office of Worker Power
Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order on September 3 creating the Mayor's Office of Worker Power, described as the...
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City sends cease-and-desist letters to more than 40 online retailers over illegal e-bikes and scooters
New York City sent cease-and-desist letters to over 40 retailers, including Amazon and Walmart, demanding they stop selling illegal e-bikes...
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SummerStage is selling naming rights to Central Park VIP seats for $5,000 to mark 40 years
SummerStage is offering naming rights to VIP seats in Central Park for $5,000 to celebrate its 40th anniversary and sustain...
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Print Center New York hosts a block carving and Turkish coffee workshop August 22
Print Center New York hosts a Turkish coffee and linoleum block carving workshop led by artist Melih Meriç on August...
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The Knicks won their first title in 53 years. A Bushwick man is now facing federal arson charges for the burning bus in Times Square that night
Jonathan Strahs, 30, of Bushwick, faces federal arson charges for setting fire to a charter bus in Times Square during...
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Manhattan’s oldest house revived its tavern history for an America 250 fundraiser
The Morris-Jumel Mansion in Washington Heights held Tavern Night on July 25, an America 250 fundraiser celebrating the site's 18th-century...
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Jewish woman’s tires slashed and antisemitic note left on her Manhattan windshield as city logs 152 antisemitic hate crimes so far in 2026
A Jewish woman visiting Manhattan had her car tires slashed and found an antisemitic note on her windshield, as NYC...
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Wimbledon built a real grass court at Wollman Rink. Twenty-four NYJTL kids got to hit on it.
Wimbledon installed a temporary grass court at Wollman Rink in Central Park on Sunday, letting 24 NYJTL youth players experience...
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Fifty NYC public school students had their art displayed on a Times Square screen
Fifty artworks by NYC public school students, some as young as pre-K, ran on the Cube at Duffy Square in...
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NYC mayor expands emergency heat plan ahead of 112-degree July 4th weekend, outdoor workers facing highest risk
Mayor Zohran Mamdani expands NYC's emergency heat plan as temperatures near 112°F this July 4th weekend, targeting outdoor workers in...
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‘Windows on the Archives’ at DORIS puts copies of the city’s original municipal records on public display, one of three free NYC history exhibits at 31 Chambers Street
The NYC Department of Records and Information Services is running three free public history exhibits at 31 Chambers Street in...
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“I just can’t believe they made it through security”: masked couple climbed the Empire State Building’s antenna, got engaged, then calmly walked into custody
A masked couple climbed the Empire State Building's 1,454-foot antenna without safety tethers, proposed marriage at the top, and were...
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Mamdani and Menin strike $125.8 billion budget deal that expands housing vouchers
Mayor Mamdani and Speaker Menin struck a $125.8 billion budget deal adding $175 million in rental assistance and expanding NYC's...
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Everyone assumes mahjong is thousands of years old. A festival historian says that’s a marketing myth invented to make it seem exotic
Around 500 people gathered in Manhattan for the NY Jewish Mah Jongg Festival, where historians explored how mahjong became an...
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CitizensNYC put Morgan Stanley and Goldman volunteers to work in two community gardens. Wall Street pulled weeds from the East Village to Central Harlem.
CitizensNYC partnered with Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs volunteers for community garden service days at Tompkins Square Park and Electric...
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A longtime textile-family owner sold a Flatiron District property to Sioni Group for $31 million. It was one of ten $5 million-plus sales in the city that day, $329 million combined
Sioni Group paid $31 million for a Flatiron District property on June 30, 2026, through entity 38 W 21 LLC,...
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Same week, same court: birthright citizenship survives 6-3, and roughly 40,000 New Yorkers lose legal status under TPS
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 30 to uphold birthright citizenship, ending months of fear for Bushwick's immigrant families...
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Casa Ecuador brought the country’s four ecosystems to a downtown Manhattan firehouse
Casa Ecuador, a conservation-themed exhibition by The Embassy of Nature, brought Ecuador's four ecosystems to a Lower Manhattan firehouse during...
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Sinkhole in Riverside Park is expanding into the 87th Street Dog Run
A growing sinkhole in Riverside Park beside the Upper West Side's 87th Street Dog Run has swallowed fence, a tree,...
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NYC’s FY2027 budget will open a $1,000 college savings account for every public school kindergartner, the largest program of its kind in the US
New York City's FY2027 budget will open a $1,000 college savings account for every public school kindergartner, making it the...
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All eight of Mamdani’s endorsed candidates won on June 23, cementing his new political machine
On June 23, Mayor Zohran Mamdani went 8-for-8, with every candidate he endorsed winning, making him the most effective progressive...
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More than a million march in NYC Pride 2026 under the theme ‘For All of Us’
More than a million people marched through Lower Manhattan on June 28 for NYC Pride 2026 under the theme 'For...
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How to protect your phone on Harlem’s public Wi-Fi from Safari malware
With 55 percent of New Yorkers on free public Wi-Fi monthly, security guides explain how to spot browser hijackers and...
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27 artists, five years, one Tribeca room: Tappeto Volante can’t fit its whole Gowanus history so it’s showing you what it could
Brooklyn's Tappeto Volante Gallery celebrates five years with 'In Case You Missed It,' a 27-artist group show opening July 10...
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Federal judge delays Luigi Mangione trial to January 2027 as state murder case claims the September slot
SDNY Judge Margaret Garnett delayed Luigi Mangione's federal trial to January 2027, while his state murder trial in Manhattan is...
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Mamdani criticizes Trump over immigration barriers to the 2026 World Cup
NYC Mayor Mamdani criticized Trump's immigration crackdown on players and journalists while unveiling a free World Cup Final watch party...
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School integration has stalled in NYC for years. The new chancellor just restarted it in Fort Greene, Bed-Stuy and three other districts.
NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels has relaunched school integration efforts in five districts including Fort Greene and Bed-Stuy, forming community...
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Ryder Kessler is running to succeed Deborah Glick in Assembly District 66
West Village Democrat Ryder Kessler is running for New York State Assembly District 66 in a June 23 primary, challenging...
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NYC officials demand answers over Trump’s secret pick to lead Penn Station renovation
NYC officials are demanding answers after the Trump administration quietly named a private consortium to oversee Penn Station's renovation without...
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AI and crypto industry ties dominate NY-12 Democratic primary debate
AI and crypto super PAC money dominated the PIX 11 debate for New York's 12th Congressional District, as three candidates...
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NYC teachers demand DOE safety protocols after alleged ICE sightings near schools
NYC teachers and parents rallied in Lower Manhattan on June 4, demanding the DOE create protocols for ICE encounters after...
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NYC has lost almost 200,000 Black residents in two decades, many to the South. Then the Supreme Court gutted their vote there.
Bushwick Council Member Sandy Nurse led a Black voting rights rally at Federal Plaza following the Supreme Court's ruling weakening...
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Mamdani endorses Espaillat’s DSA challenger in NY-13 primary
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed DSA challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier in NY-13, breaking a reported deal to back Rep. Adriano...
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Espaillat and Avila Chevalier clash over ICE and campaign money in NY-13 primary debate
Rep. Adriano Espaillat and challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier clashed on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show over ICE and campaign money in...
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State Assembly passes bill to freeze ground rent increases for eligible Battery Park City residents
The New York State Assembly passed a bill to freeze ground rent increases for lower and middle income Battery Park...
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Nearly 1,400 Jewish New Yorkers want Mamdani to act after Jews were 60% of April hate crimes
Nearly 1,400 Jewish New Yorkers, including 76 spiritual leaders, sent an open letter demanding Mayor Zohran Mamdani take concrete action...
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50,000 marched in the Israel Day Parade and brought cardboard cutouts of the mayor who skipped it
More than 50,000 people marched in NYC's Israel Day Parade on June 1, as Mayor Mamdani boycotted and a Muslim...
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Five tall ships from four countries just docked in Brooklyn, and you can walk their decks for free through Monday
Five historic tall ships from four countries dock at Brooklyn Bridge Park July 5–7 as New York Harbor hosts the...
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Three Democrats are running in the June 2026 primary for NY-13
In June 2026, incumbent Adriano Espaillat faces two progressive challengers—Darializa Avila Chevalier and Oscar Romero—in the NY-13 Democratic primary.
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New York’s new tax on billionaires’ empty apartments barely dents Ken Griffin. It could put a lien on your co-op
The tax aimed at billionaires barely dents Ken Griffin. It could put a lien on your co-op.
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Two charter commissions are fighting over your November ballot, and one of them is technically dead
Two commissions are fighting over your November ballot, and one of them is technically dead.
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NYC Small Business Services held its third-annual Small Business Month Expo at 60 Pine St.
The NYC Department of Small Business Services hosted its third-annual Small Business Month Expo at 60 Pine Street, with over...
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Reynoso vs. Valdez: your guide to the NY-7 Democratic primary to succeed Nydia Velázquez in Congress
Antonio Reynoso and Claire Valdez lead the Democratic primary race to succeed retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez in NY-7, covering Bushwick...
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As ICE expands New York operations, Mamdani reaffirms sanctuary status and officials press for accountability
Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order reaffirming NYC's sanctuary protections and launched a Know Your Rights campaign as ICE...
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The Israel Day Parade fight was supposed to be about Mamdani skipping it. A far-right Israeli minister showed up uninvited and changed the subject
The fight was supposed to be about Mamdani skipping the parade. An uninvited minister changed the subject.
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Bushwick tops StreetEasy’s 2026 buyer list as foreclosures and dealmaking reshape the city
Bushwick ranks as NYC's best neighborhood for homebuyers in 2026 with a $999,000 median asking price down 16.3% and inventory...
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New York told every school how to teach reading and math, then claimed a win the experts say it can’t prove
New York mandated how every school teaches reading and math, then claimed a test-score win experts say it can't yet...
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A coalition of more than 30 groups, plus the Mets, presses Hochul and Mamdani to bring back weekend G train service to Forest Hills
A coalition of 30+ groups including the New York Mets is pressing Governor Hochul and Mayor Mamdani to restore weekend...
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The World Cup final is coming to the New York area. The city’s own Comptroller says New York will lose money on it
The World Cup final is coming to the New York area. The city's own Comptroller says New York loses money...