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NYCβs First Immigrant Cultural Center Opens in Inwood
"Not only are we committed to immigrant artists and immigrant communities across the entire city, but we also have this dual mission of being a…
Read full article βNYPD officer accused of Bronx burglary watched own investigation, prosecutors say
NYPD New York Police Department markings are seen on a police car. The man ran seven unauthorized searches of department systems from his NYPD phone…
Read full article βNYC deploys robotoilets. The public bathrooms have a strict 10-minute time limit.
The toilets of tomorrow have begun arriving in the Big Apple. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βChaos erupts at Grand Central as woman tells riders ‘this will be your last day on earth’
Police said the woman was undergoing a mental crisis when she made the threat. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βCleanup of NJ’s Passaic River inches forward with $125M settlement
Downtown Newark, New Jersey and Passaic River. Work to remove the toxic sediment from what has been called "America's biggest crime scene" has been delayed…
Read full article βOpinion: Legionnairesβ Disease is PreventableβWith Comprehensive Water Management
"The bill follows policies and regulations in place in other states, and codifies recommendations from national experts. New Yorkers deserve to know the water they…
Read full article βNJ AG promises legal action if ICE is illegally detaining people at Roxbury warehouse
A video recorded by an immigration activist in New Jersey purports to show ICE agents detaining an unnamed person in Dover. New Jerseyβs attorney generalβs…
Read full article βManhattan Renters Say Submetered Utilities Force Them to Pay for Buildingsβ Inefficiencies
Tenants at five apartment complexes in Harlem and on Roosevelt Island say the switch to submetering has led to sky-high electricity bills, despite their efforts…
Read full article βKnicks fans bet big on their team. The sports betting giants lost.
Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks celebrates with the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy during the New York Knicks Championship ticker tape parade and victory…
Read full article βBroken valves caused a data center to spill 5K gallons of diesel in NJ’s Meadowlands
Equinix, the data center operator, said it regrets the mechanical failure. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βEarly Addition: Is it too easy for NYPD officers to fake a career-ending disability and retire early?
An NYPD patrol car. Because a new Department of Investigation probe found major issues with the medical review process, here are your early links: No…
Read full article ββArchitects of Atrocitiesβ: Amnesty Says Iran Committed Crimes Against Humanity in 2022 Crackdown
Four years ago today, the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising erupted in Iran after the death in custody of Zhina Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman…
Read full article β“The Elimination Project”: Israelβs Systematic Dismantling of Palestinian Life in West Bank: B’Tselem
A major new report by the Israeli human rights group BβTselem titled βThe Elimination Projectβ accuses Israel of βdramatically intensifying its attacks on every aspect…
Read full article βMan charged with murder for killing his wife in their Bay Ridge home, NYPD says
Fifty-nine year old Maria Ines Granda was found dead with head trauma on Monday. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βA Russian Oligarch Secretly Funded Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding; Democrats Demand Probe
Congressional Democrats have opened an investigation after ProPublica revealed on Monday that a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin bankrolled part of Donald Trump Jr.βs…
Read full article βNYC Schools Restrict YouTube Use by Students Amid Screen Time Crackdown
This story wasΒ originally publishedΒ by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters atΒ ckbe.at/newsletters. New York City is ratcheting up restrictions on studentsβ access to YouTube on school-issued…
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The city is testing out a green roof on a bus shelter in Brownsville, with the hope that the design can be expanded across the…
Read full article βSchools chancellor weighs plans for 30K students in small NYC schools
Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels has said addressing schools with low enrollment is a top priority this school year. The schools chancellor has said repeatedly that…
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