DA says Manhattan housing specialist stole thousands from people in homeless shelter
The indictment charges the housing specialist with several crimes, including identity theft. [ more βΊ ]
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LISTEN: Big Brother is in the Big Apple
βIf you live in New York City, pay the New York City price. It sucks, I get it. Insurance is expensive here, but thatβs the…
Read full article βNYC Student Reading Scores Tank on State Exams, Undoing Progress Seen in Prior Year
This story wasΒ originally publishedΒ by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters atΒ ckbe.at/newsletters. Reading scores sank in New York City last school year, with a nearly 14…
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Feds taking over case of boat that capsized in New York Harbor, killing mom and baby
New York Harbor at sunset. The US Coast Guard is investigating whether the company was operating an illegal charter boat. [ more βΊ ]
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Bronx shelter offers a fresh start for formerly incarcerated New Yorkers
Angel Fabian, 56, receiving his diploma. The specialized shelter offers 140 beds and job training for formerly incarcerated men. [ more βΊ ]
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Early Addition: City bill sets up fight with Amazon
Prime packages are being delivered in Manhattan, New York City, United States of America on July 6th, 2024. Because it would direct major companies to…
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NYC Housing Calendar, Aug. 10-17
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. The post NYC…
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MTA plans to beat the heat at sweltering subway stations with heat capture technology
The solution would store heat for wintertime use, and could roll out as soon as 2027. [ more βΊ ]
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Volunteer groups help maintain NYC parks as budget remains flat
Leona Chin started a volunteer group for Kissena Park, where her daughter cycles on the velodrome. Volunteer labor has increasingly become part of how city…
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Democrats promise stricter oversight of immigration detention company if they win majority
Protestors outside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey run by GEO Group. GEO Group runs at least two dozen migrant detention centers…
Read full article βJudge Who Sentenced β90s Teen Killer Now Wants Him Freed
Jennifer PeΓ±a raced home from middle school on a Friday afternoon two weeks before Christmas 1999, trying to beat her 3:30 p.m. curfew at her…
Read full article βDo You Know About the SHSAT? The Teens of Stuy Prep Want to Make Sure.
Seventeen-year-old Sabrina Gao, a rising senior, and 15-year-old Benjamin Xie, a rising junior, at Stuyvesant High School have taken on a duty some of the…
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Staten Island flag could become official under NYC Council bill
City Councilmember Frank Morano, the lead sponsor of legislation to make Staten Islandβs current flag official under city law. A City Council committee is set…
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A fresh look at who’s gaining, losing ground in New York City’s economy
A new state report sheds light on the economic winners and losers amid a growing policy debate. [ more βΊ ]
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Baby, woman die after boat capsizes in New York Harbor
A NYPD boat in the New York Harbor A dozen other people were rescued from the scene. [ more βΊ ]
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Former NY Gov. George Patakiβs modest monument to bipartisanship
George Pataki lamented a decline in bipartisanship at the ribbon cutting for his center. Working across the aisle is out of style. [ more βΊ…
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NYPD vehicle hits man lying in Bronx street after another car ran him over, police say
The driver of the NYPD car stayed at the scene and rendered aid, but the man was pronounced dead once he got to Lincoln Hospital,…
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Thousands come to Flatbush for first Jamaica Rising Day Parade
The first-ever Jamaica Day Paraade came to Flatbush Saturday. The parade comes as Jamaica marks its 64th year of independence. [ more βΊ ]
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Bye, bye SmartLink: Old PATH cards going out of service Sept. 1
Γlan Carmel shows his SmartLink Most PATH stations only have one or two turnstiles that still accept the outdated cards. [ more βΊ ]
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ASPCA removes more than 100 cats from three NYC homes in a single day
Kittens sit in their shelter at an ASPCA center in New York City in 2024. Many of the group's rescues have involved apparent hoarding situations,…
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