East New York Residents Try Buying Back Their Neighborhood, One Lot At a Time
Debra Ack beamed with pride as she looked at the two-story brown brick warehouse on Jamaica Avenue in East New York. To anyone passing by,…
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Mamdani Touts Speedy Parks Repair Crews
Mayor Zohran Mamdani officially kicked off a new initiative to make emergency repairs at parks, playgrounds, and rec centers across the city, in three weeks…
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Mamdani plans to build temporary highway in Brooklyn Heights to fix crumbling part of BQE
The city plans to build a temporary highway atop Furman Street in order to rebuild the adjacent triple-cantilver structure of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The announcement…
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Family rescued after boat runs aground near Fire Island Inlet
Suffolk County police officers operate a Marine Bureau hovercraft during the rescue of a stranded family near the Fire Island Inlet early Sunday. Police used…
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Bed-Stuy’s Herbert Von King Park dog run closed due to contamination
The Herbert Von King Park dog run. Arsenic and mercury were detected in the popular play area for pups. [ more βΊ ]
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MTA plans to pilot virtual OMNY cards after year of delays
The MTA has yet to roll out a digital alternative to the reloadable plastic OMNY cards sold at vending machines. [ more βΊ ]
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Man ticketed after showing off illegal Burmese python on Coney Island boardwalk
Environmental officers seized a Burmese python on display on the Coney Island boardwalk last month. The man had drawn a crowd of about a dozen…
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Safety work to begin on one of Jersey City’s most dangerous roads
Construction on a stretch of JFK Boulevard in Journal Square will begin this week and is expected to last 18 months. [ more βΊ ]
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FDNY data shows lithium-ion battery fires on track to surpass last yearβs totals
FDNY data shows the department has investigated 282 lithium-ion battery fires so far this year, compared with 292 in all of last year. Fire officials…
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Fewer homeless New Yorkers died last year even as population remained at record high
A person sleeps on a sidewalk with their belongings January 26, 2026 in the Manhattan borough of New York City. The numbers show a majority…
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Tisch pledges NYPD’s support at Central Synagogue, a week after Shabbat attack
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch Synagogue She said the department would protect Jewish New Yorkers. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βLISTEN: βThou Shall Not Push Your Neighbor Aroundβ
βThereβs a quality that all great historians have of being a little prophetic β an ability to identify deep trends in American society and history…
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At anarchist bookstore, news of NYC socialist leaderβs $1.5M home met with a shrug
The Property Is Theft anarchist bookstore. βIf you're not benefiting a little bit, then you're just struggling all the time.β [ more βΊ ]
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US Open Fan Week starts Sunday. Here are the other NYC streets closing this weekend.
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain with his his physio Fran Rubio after his last practice session before travelling to New York for the US Open. It's…
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Meet CHAP, NYCβs New Rental Voucher, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing
The new City Housing Assistance Program, or CHAP, will serve people living in shelters and people in rent stabilized apartments facing eviction, starting as early…
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NYPD searches for 2 16-year-olds linked to recent fatal shootings of other teens
The NYPD has long fought the release of information regarding retired officers' pensions Both incidents happened in apartments where the teens were hanging out with…
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Tribeca tenants blame $5K rents on nation’s largest brokerage in new federal complaint
Two renters claim Compass has become a "real estate leviathan" with a monopoly on Manhattan listings that leads to rising rents. [ more βΊ ]
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Opinion: A Knicks Win, And NYCβs Eviction Machine
"Over 175,000 New Yorkers in eviction proceedings probably did not fully get to experience the joy felt on that dayβand it will matter not that…
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NYPD says it will neutralize unauthorized drones over US Open in Queens
It's the first time any state or local agency is exercising new authorities to counter the drones, police say. [ more βΊ ]
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What is the real cost of NYC’s Second Avenue subway extension? Depends who you ask.
The MTA plans to extend the Q line to 125th Street and Lexington Avenue by the end of 2032. The MTA reports the project will…
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