New York transgender student athletes remain protected after Supreme Court ruling
Opponents of a bill to ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports react to the passing of the bill after a vote by members…
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This July in NYC you can see rap in the park, jazz in the clubs and guitars on the beach
Tyshawn Sorey. Here's the best live music the city has to offer this month. [ more βΊ ]
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Reparations Efforts “Sweeping the Country” Despite DOJ Attack on Evanston, IL Groundbreaking Program
The Department of Justice is attempting to sabotage a reparations initiative that compensates victims of historic housing discrimination in Evanston, Illinois. For decades, Black residents…
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Supreme Court Approves Mail-In Voting, But Trump Keeps Pushing Extremist SAVE Act Ahead of Midterms
President Donald Trump has received another setback in his ongoing quest to control U.S. elections. In a 5-4 split, the Supreme Court ruled that mail-in…
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“We Continue to Fight”: Chase Strangio on the Supreme Court’s Ban on Trans Girls & Women in Sports
The Supreme Court has ruled that states can prohibit transgender student athletes from competing in womenβs and girlsβ sports teams, with the courtβs conservative justices…
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“America Is a Multiracial Democracy”: Supreme Court Denies Trump’s Bid to End Birthright Citizenship
βCitizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights β to freely participate in our political community. The Framers of the Fourteenth Amendment extended…
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AC, water bottles, common sense: How to stay cool and alive during the NYC heat wave
People spend time at Washington Square Park during hot weather in Manhattan on June 29, 2026. Know the signs of heat-related illness and how to…
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How a tax break program killed 538 affordable apartments in NYC
Developer Clipper Equity plans to construct seven 99-unit buildings on a nearly block-sized lot at the corner of East 125th St. and Park Ave. in…
Read full article βA Heat Wave is Hitting New York. Know Your Rights Ahead of Soaring Temps.
Summer in the city is for Coney Island, Central Park and coco-mango-cherry carts. But when the heat becomes dangerous β as it will this holiday…
Read full article βTo Fight Overdoses, Naloxone Vending Machines Arrive on Staten Island
This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. In the scrum of the Knicks ticker-tape parade in…
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NYC could see hottest July 4 since 2010 as dangerous heat approaches
People cool off at Coney Island beach on June 29, 2026 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The city is expanding cooling centers…
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Midtown Homeless Drop-in Center Closes, Despite Protest From Local Electeds
After an attempt to save it failed in court, Manhattan elected officials are urging the Mamdani administration to reconsider its decision to close Mainchance, "the…
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Bronx great-grandma was picking up snacks when motorcycle fatally struck her, family says
A family photo of 93-year-old Leonora Campbell, shared by her grandson Barrett. Campbell was killed by a hit-and-run motorcycle driver on Monday. βIt's just really…
Read full article ββGroundhog Dayβ for Mamdaniβs Big Budget One-Shots
Mayor Zohran Mamdani says his $125.8 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, which closed a gap which was a large as $12…
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Exterminator finds human remains in chimney of Queens middle school
P.S. 113 in Queens, shown in a Google Maps image. No students or staff were in the building, which is closed for summer construction. […
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‘Get it together’: Red Hook’s public pool still closed as NYC faces deadly heat wave
The Red Hook pool closed for most of last summer, and a flood kept that damaged equipment means it won't open until at least July.…
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‘I am relieved’: NY, NJ react to Supreme Court ruling backing birthright citizenship
People demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on April 1, 2026, ahead of oral arguments on President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship. The court…
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“Keep Supporting the Venezuelan People”: Thousands Missing as Earthquake Rescue Efforts Continue
Rescue efforts in Venezuela continue as thousands of people remain missing β trapped under the rubble of flattened homes and buildings nearly a week after…
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Meet Aber Kawas, DSA-Backed Palestinian American Who Won New York State Senate Primary
The Democratic Socialists of Americaβs slate dominated the New York primaries last week, with Aber Kawas winning the Democratic nomination for a New York state…
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“Merciless Indian Savages”: Cherokee Podcaster on Racist Slur in the Declaration of Independence
Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July Fourth, we speak to award-winning Cherokee author and journalist Rebecca…
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