Banned books and Winnie the Pooh: October in NYC libraries
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NY’s prison system is in crisis. It’s driving staff away from the job.
Two prison guards stand near a lookout tower at Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora. The state is currently struggling with a 56% vacancy rate among…
Read full article βNYPD searching for suspect after fatal stabbing in Queens
Police said the suspect has not been apprehended and the investigation is still ongoing. Officers responding to a call at the intersection of Jamaica Avenue…
Read full article βNYPD: 2 suspects in off-duty officer stabbing tried to rob victim
Police are searching for 2 people they say stabbed and robbed a police officer. Itβs unclear if the attackers knew the victim was NYPD. […
Read full article βAstoria-born Chip City announces sudden closure days after former CEO sues
The homepage of the now defunct Chip City's website. The company blamed βmacro-economic headwinds.β The co-founder is suing over compensation. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βUS judge tosses Trump lawsuit targeting pro-Palestinian protesters in NJ
Atthapon Niyom/Getty Images The Justice Department sued demonstrators who protested at a synagogue, under a law aimed at shielding abortion clinics. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βA big, bright Saturn will be the highlight of NYC’s fall stargazing season
Stargazers will have a great view of Saturn and two meteor showers in October. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βRent Freeze Kicks In For Stabilized Apartments, And What Else Happened This Week In Housing
"It's this feeling of relief for so many people at a time when costs are going up for so many other parts of our lives,"…
Read full article βNYC tow companies busted for ripping off drivers must give $67K in refunds, city says
Mayor Mamdani has expanded enforcement on towing scams, but the unlicensed towing industry remains largely unregulated. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βOff-duty NYPD officer stabbed in the Bronx, police say
An off-duty NYPD police officer was stabbed in the Bronx Friday, police said. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Commissioner Jessica Tisch visited the officer in the…
Read full article βDOC negligence factored in death at Rikers’ Bellevue hospital outpost, jail officials say
Jail complex on Rikers Island. The oversight boardβs report documents a deadly pattern of neglect at a facility meant to keep inmates safe. [ more…
Read full article ββTrash Talkβ TikTok Star Doesnβt Want to Clean Up NYC Forever. He Wants You To.
David Clarke estimates it will take him three to five years to clean up every forgotten tree bed, underpass and planter in New York City.…
Read full article βConductor on NYC subway that dragged man to death may have skipped safety check, source says
Yaw Boahene, 57, was dragged to death by an A train at the Utica Avenue station in Brooklyn during the evening rush on Monday, September…
Read full article βNYPD still searching for man who threw burning substance on victim in East Harlem
Police are searching for a man who threw a burning hot substance on a stranger. The victim suffered severe burns on his face and neck.…
Read full article βThe Good, The Bad And The Ugly: 3 Changes Coming to SNAP This October
New Yorkers who lost their food stamps for failing to comply with new work requirements can now reapply to receive at least three months of…
Read full article βIntoxication not a ‘license’ to rape: Hochul pushes to tighten law amid Cornell scandal
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, left, and Speaker Carl Heastie, center, meet with Gov. Kathy Hochul, right, following a presentation of Gov. Hochul's executive budget…
Read full article βNYC music in October: The Strokes, a Blink-182 cover band, and Polish experimentalism
Hania Rani performs for Worm Up Festival 2024 at Teatro Dal Verme on July 08, 2024 in Milan, Italy. An excellent and diverse month of…
Read full article βNYC Parks police told a yoga teacher to leash her dog. It got ugly.
A walker strolls with a dog on a causeway along the Hudson River in Battery Park City 04 December 2004 in lower Manhattan, New York.…
Read full article βEarly Addition: There’s finally stuff inside the Times Square tower where the ball drops
Because it used to sit vacant for most of the year, here are your early links: Rangers goalie scored, "It's a Wonderful Life" coming to…
Read full article βNYC subway dragging death highlights an old school MTA failsafe
A subway conductor at the Utica Avenue station on the A line checks the platform days after a man was dragged to death by a…
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