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Sen. Salazar presented The New York Foundling CEO Melanie Hartzog and residents of 8 Schenck Court with a $500,000 cheque Friday

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn group home receives $500K for upgrades from local pol

Medium Rare's steak frites dinner

New York City’s Medium Rare to offer free steak frites to those who get engaged there on Valentine’s Day

Posted on January 17, 2025

Mayor Adams announces $80 million in medical debt forgiveness for low income New Yorkers through historic debt relief program.

Health

Mayor Adams launches historic medical debt relief program, 35,000 New Yorkers forgiven of debt worth $80 million

Posted on January 17, 2025

Baked By Melissa cupcakes stacked with tabasco sauce

Baked By Melissa teams up with TABASCO for spicy Valentine’s Day cupcake collaboration

Posted on January 17, 2025

Your ex could be a member of the Rat Roster basketball team.

Holidays

Here’s how you can name your ex after a rat this Valentine’s Day

Posted on January 17, 2025

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Health

Chelsea Piers Fitness combines health and community at new Flatiron location

Posted on January 16, 2025

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New York Family

Bye-Bye Red Dye! FDA Finally Bans Red No. 3 Food Coloring in U.S.

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Bronx Times

Doctors’ union and NYC H+H reach tentative deal to avert strike

The Sky Chalet is a new curling experience at Edge at Hudson Yards.

New Sky Chalet at Edge at Hudson Yards brings curling to new heights

Posted on January 14, 2025

Health care and ambulance workers practice safety measurements needed when moving high risk patients.

Health

Bird flu: Bellevue Hospital enhances prep with $2 million in federal funding to guard against outbreaks

Posted on January 13, 2025

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Politics

Universal childcare push at City Hall park sees hundreds of parents and tots urge City Hall to lift economic hardships, provide free programs

Posted on January 13, 2025

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Business

Bird flu outbreak sends egg prices soaring in NYC – and could crack New Yorkers hard if left unchecked, Schumer warns

Posted on January 13, 2025

Suspect in Bronx teen stabbing

Bronx

Suspect who stabbed Bronx teen dead tells court the devil made him do it: ‘I’m with Satan!’

Posted on January 12, 2025

Bronx stabbing suspect yells at press

Bronx

Bronx teen stabbing: Suspect accused of killing has long rap sheet and history of mental illness, law enforcement says

Posted on January 11, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Macy’s to close Brooklyn’s Fulton Street flagship and Sheepshead Bay Backstage as part of nationwide cutbacks

Child holding a piece of birthday cake

New York Family

20 Birthday Food Freebies in New York You Can Claim This Year

Billy Joel singing at concert

Bronx

The ‘Piano Man’ and the Face: Billy Joel and Rod Stewart join forces for ‘One Night, One Stage’ at Yankee Stadium

Posted on January 9, 2025

Man holding New York Lotto ticket

Lottery

West Village shop sells a $3 million winning New York Lotto ticket

Posted on January 9, 2025

Brooklyn Paper

Firefighters brave freezing temps to battle Brooklyn blaze, rescue pet

Commuters at the Staten Island Ferry amid congestion pricing

Congestion pricing: Staten Islanders bemoan Manhattan tolls as they ditch cars for the ferry

Posted on January 8, 2025

Homeless advocates vow to counter Trump second term and Project 2025

Politics

NYC homeless service providers warn of potential Trump deportations and cuts, tell Project 2025 to ‘drop dead’

Posted on January 8, 2025

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Bronx Times

Bronx-raised comedian brings humor and heritage to new Tubi special

Jenna Ruggiero and Rosanna Scotto inside Fresco by Scotto.

Fresco by Scotto to offer $9 discount to those who drive to special congestion pricing dinner on Friday

Posted on January 8, 2025

Nestled in the heart of Harlem, where brownstones echo with history and the streets hum with jazz, PB Brasserie Steak House offers a refreshed take on fine dining, courtesy of the culinary mastermind behind Ponty Bistro, Chef Cisse.

PB Brasserie: Harlem’s Parisian playground for gourmands and cocktail lovers

Posted on January 8, 2025

12 Great Books for Kids to Curl Up With This Winter

New York Family

14 Great Books for Kids to Curl Up With This Winter

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Brooklyn Paper

First lottery opens for affordable artist studios in Gowanus

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Find the perfect camp at the 2025 New York Family Ultimate Camp Fairs!

Posted on January 7, 2025

Meta Ditches Fact-Checkers

New York Family

Instagram & Facebook Nix Fact-Checkers & Parents Are Worried

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People

Congestion pricing: New Yorkers react to first day of Manhattan tolls with anger, angst and faint hope of change

Posted on January 5, 2025

Toddler boy holding on to father's legs

Our overactive society views shyness as a sickness, and this is why

Posted on January 4, 2025

Directly below shot of multiracial volunteers stacking hands during environmental cleanup program. Multiethnic men and women cheering before cleaning the city park.

Ways to volunteer and give back across New York City

Posted on January 4, 2025

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Bronx Times

Parkchester native to appear on “Deal or No Deal Island,” starts Jan. 7

Mom with first babies born in NYC in 2025

Health

First babies of 2025! NYC parents celebrate new arrivals for the new year

Posted on January 1, 2025

New Yorkers grapple with influx of flu and RSV cases.

Health

Sickness on the rise: New York sees holiday surge in flu and RSV cases

Posted on December 31, 2024

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Pets

These were the most-searched dog and cat breeds in New York in 2024, according to Adopt a Pet

Posted on December 31, 2024

Testing 1,2,3! Hosts of New York's New Year's Eve iconic ball drop ran their final test ahead of Wednesday's festivities.

New Year’s Eve: Testing the ball drop at Times Square ahead of ‘the best night of the year’

Posted on December 30, 2024

Nancy Montanez fondly remembers meeting the longest-living president in history, President Jimmy Carter, after he helped establish Mascot Flats located at 742 East 6th Street.

NYC Neighborhoods

Resident of East Village home that Jimmy Carter helped restore weeps with gratitude for late president and humanitarian

Posted on December 30, 2024

(l. to r.) Rabbi Manis Friedman, Anzhelika Steenolsen, Elizabeth Savetsky, Tanya Zuckerbrot, Dennis Prager and Rona Lalezary helped lead the Mental Health is Real campaign event in Manhattan in October 2024.

Igniting the flame: ‘Mental Health is Real’ campaign and the battle for humanity after terror attacks in Israel

Posted on December 30, 2024

Loews Regency holiday events

Shop, sip & savor the season: Holiday magic at Loews Regency New York Hotel

Posted on December 30, 2024

Visitors celebrated Good Riddance Day, saying goodbye to unpleasant memories of 2024.

Good riddance! New Yorkers and tourists in Times Square say goodbye to problems of 2024 ahead of new year

Posted on December 29, 2024

Participants in a previous pajama brunch at a Medium Rare location.

NYC restaurant Medium Rare to host pajama brunch with prizes to kick off the New Year

Posted on December 28, 2024

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How to stick to your New Year’s resolutions

Posted on December 27, 2024

NY: The Flowery Williamsburg Opening

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn welcomes The Flowery’s fourth cannabis dispensary in NYC

Child with a cold or flu blowing their nose at home.

Health

New York City sees huge surge in flu cases — here’s when you should go to the doctor

Posted on December 27, 2024

Emma and Liam are the top baby names once again in NYC.

Health

Oh baby! Emma and Liam are the top New York City baby names once again

Posted on December 27, 2024

Activists staged a three day sit-in at the capitol in Albany, to pressure Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the Climate Change Superfund Act into law.

Bronx Times

Hochul signs Climate Change Superfund Act championed by Bronx Assembly Member

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New York Family

Flu Cases Surge 72% in New York City as Virus Spreads

Heaven's Door Ascension

Bob Dylan’s Heaven’s Door whiskey crafts ‘A Complete Unknown’-themed cocktail

Posted on December 25, 2024

More from around NYC

Naveed Hamilton, 9, was last seen Sunday wearing dark gray sweatpants, red Crocs, a light blue fleece, and a black jacket.

9-year-old Bronx boy missing since Sunday morning, police say

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Man found stabbed to death at a Queens Village psychiatric facility Monday morning: NYPD

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‘To Protect, Serve, and Understand’: The Irondale marks 10 years of landmark program connecting police and the public

US Associate Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Jr., Clarence Thomas, and Brett Kavanaugh and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts look on during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.

Supreme Court may decide if parents can ‘opt out’ children from LGBTQ content in public schools