TikTok is the new 311: New Yorkers tag Mayor Mamdani on social media for help
Mayor Mamdani credited Maxime Kakhidze, 8, with giving him an idea to speed up repairs in parks. Mamdani is being inundated with online requests for…
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NYC Housing Calendar, Aug. 31-Sept. 7
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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Early Addition: Doctor’s appointment capital of the world to lose its AMC theater
Because NYU Langone bought the complex that houses the Kips Bay AMC, here are your early links: How five young people scored their rent-stabilized apartments,…
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Jane Fonda Exclusive: Dolly Parton, a Feminist, Wrote the Anthem for Working Women with “9 to 5”
Tributes continue to pour in for Dolly Parton after the iconic country singer, actor and philanthropistβs death on August 25 at age 80. Her former…
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“We’re Not Going Back”: Ron Daniels on the Legacy of 1972 Gary Convention & 1963 March on Washington
As Gary, Indiana, recovers from flooding and a two-week power outage, we also speak with Ron Daniels, president of the Institute of the Black World…
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“Left Behind and Overlooked”: Indiana Energy Company Left Majority-Black Gary Powerless for Weeks
Thousands of residents recently spent two weeks without power in Gary, Indiana, following a storm that ripped through the majority-Black city. The blackout ground the…
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The Real Reason There’s a Munitions Shortage? Too Many Wars & a Dysfunctional Pentagon: William Hartung
Top U.S. military leaders have reportedly advised Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against extending the war in Iran because ongoing operations in the Middle East have…
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“Catastrophe of Unimaginable Proportions”: Nepal Flood Death Toll Tops 900; Near 5,000 Still Missing
More than 900 people in Nepal are confirmed dead after a massive wall of water, mud and debris crashed through a Himalayan river valley on…
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MTA limits A, B, C, and D train service amid Monday morning commuter rush
Downtown local service between 125th St. and 59th St.-Columbus Circle is suspended. [ more βΊ ]
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NJ, NY cosmetology schools to teach twists and turns of Black hair, to root out bias
New instruction requirements are part of a bid to address bias against hair commonly associated with Black people. [ more βΊ ]
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Inwood has been a street racing hub for years. Locals have had enough.
Crosswalks covered in skid marks are a common sight in Inwood. A high-speed early morning crash earlier this month was the latest in a string…
Read full article βData Shows NYC Major Crime Is Declining Overall, but Felony Assaults Remain High
This story wasΒ originally publishedΒ by Vital City. Sign up for their newsletter at https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/#/portal. What To Know About Trends in Murder, Assault, Rape and More New…
Read full article βPastor Calls for Remains of Freed Slaves to Be Reinterred, Urges City to Landmark Site
Ten human remains found at a historic African burial ground in Queens were disinterred and placed in storage. Now, the pastor of the church that…
Read full article βTaxi Drivers Hold Harlem Memorial for West African Cabbie Who Died in Heat Wave
New York City cabbies paid tribute to one of their own Sunday on the Harlem block where a driver died at the wheel during a…
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Fox that may have rabies on the loose on Staten Island, officials say
A red fox wanders between homes in Guilderland, New York, in April 2025. State officials are searching for the fox at Mount Loretto and urging…
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Brooklyn nurse killed by hit-and-run driver walking home from shift at NYU Langone
Police say Jiayi Zheng, 28, was just a block away from the hospital when she was killed by a driver on a notorious stretch of…
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2 dead, 9 wounded in mass shooting at unlicensed block party in Trenton, NJ
Police say multiple shooters walked up to the crowd just after midnight and opened fire. [ more βΊ ]
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Lush City: Plants are blooming from every crack and crevice in NYC this summer
Entire bushes and trees are blooming from tiny patches of dirt across the five boroughs, turning the concrete jungle into a verdant paradise. [ more…
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Bid farewell to summer by looking to the stars in September
The Summer Triangle. This monthβs astronomy report highlights the transition from summer into fall. [ more βΊ ]
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NYPD arrests Bronx man in connection with 2 fatal NYC shootings
Police announced Acosta, of the Bronx, had been apprehended on Saturday morning. NYPD officers arrested Jesus Acosta, 31, in connection with two shootings that killed…
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