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Brooklyn

State of the subway: NYPD Chief of Transit talks crime and safety in exclusive ride along

Posted on March 15, 2023

Manhattan Borough Director

New Manhattan Borough Director for the NYC Department of City Planning aims to revitalize borough with affordable housing

Posted on March 9, 2023

‘People are dying’: Chief Fire Marshal talks dangers of lithium-ion batteries

Posted on March 1, 2023

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Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet: NYC’s delivery workers undeterred by first snowfall of 2023

Posted on February 28, 2023

Those facing food insecurity received groceries from the West Side Campaign Against Hunger on Feb. 23 as COVID-era benefits hang in the balance.

‘A hunger Grand Canyon’: Concerns surge in New York as COVID-era benefits are set to end on March 1

Posted on February 23, 2023

Lego makeover of Empire Diner in Chelsea

SEE IT: Lego gives iconic Empire Diner in Chelsea a family-friendly, block-by-block makeover

Posted on February 20, 2023

Sara Roosevelt Park

‘It’s like a zombie land’: The sorry state of Sara Roosevelt Park a year after Christina Yuna Lee’s murder

Posted on February 15, 2023

Arts & Entertainment

How an Upper East Side construction site became an outdoor art exhibit

Posted on February 12, 2023

One on One: amNewYork Metro talks past and future policies with Manhattan DA Bragg

Posted on February 8, 2023

Valentine's Day and restaurants and happenings

Valentine’s Day 2023: Here are some great events to cozy up to around New York City

Posted on February 3, 2023

New Yorkers are spilt over the potential creation of a Midtown East casino.

People

Wild Card! Manhattanites split on Midtown East casino proposal

Posted on February 2, 2023

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Harlem

Inside the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce, the backbone of Upper Manhattan for more than 125 years

Posted on January 27, 2023

No room or rest for the weary: Senior and disabled homeless men in Murray Hill subjected to latest street sweep

Posted on January 19, 2023

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Arts & Entertainment

amBroadway | Off-Broadway in the winter

Posted on January 18, 2023

Migrants

Politics

WIN homeless shelter provider calls on ‘all levels of government’ for aid amidst asylum seeker surge

Posted on January 16, 2023

Driven mad: Uber drivers strike for second time in a month as they pursue higher wages

Posted on January 5, 2023

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Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration faces no credible threats, cops say

Posted on December 30, 2022

EXCLUSIVE | NYPD Counter Terrorism boss talks New Year’s Eve security in Times Square

Posted on December 29, 2022

First legal marijuana shop opens in East Village

Politics

Freeing the plant: East Village shop ushers in the era of legal marijuana sales in New York

Posted on December 29, 2022

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2023 PREVIEW | Here are some New York City events and milestones to look forward to new year

Posted on December 29, 2022

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Year in Review | See 36 of the best New York Scene photos of 2022

Posted on December 22, 2022

Lower Manhattan

Left out in the cold: Manhattan Bridge homeless encampment swept again as unhoused New Yorkers struggles with temperature drop

Posted on December 13, 2022

homeless DHS

City Homeless Services agency accused of neglect in damning DiNapoli audit

Posted on December 1, 2022

NYC Parks opens a new waterfront space on the LES.

NYC Parks unveils new multi-million dollar Lower East Side waterfront space

Posted on November 30, 2022

NYPD makes massive, $10 million counterfeit goods bust in Lower Manhattan

Posted on November 28, 2022

Brooklyn

‘This can’t be how I go down:’ Manhattan woman’s homeless battle with encampment sweeps ends in massive stroke

Posted on November 21, 2022

Daycare centers

Health

Adams signs child care bills to support working parents and guardians

Posted on November 9, 2022

LAWMAKERS, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS MARCH TO DEMAND THE CITY AND STATE

Politics

Lawmakers, parents and student march in Brooklyn to demand permanent housing provided to homeless students

Posted on November 3, 2022

New York City's Schools Chancellor Banks and Mayor Eric Adams. The two announced that Financial aid is coming for students in temporary housing — including those who may be seeking asylum.

NYC agrees to provide nearly full funding for all community-based Early Childhood Education programs

Posted on November 3, 2022

NYC pols, residents decry zombie apartments

Politics

Eaten alive: NYC pols, tenants rally against ‘zombie apartments’ used to circumvent rent laws

Posted on October 31, 2022

Laura Kavanagh named NYC Fire Commissioner

Politics

Laura Kavanagh makes history as NYC’s first-ever female Fire Commissioner

Posted on October 27, 2022

Student homelessness still high in New York City

Politics

Huge amount of NYC students still experiencing homelessness, report finds

Posted on October 26, 2022

Migrants

Finance

NYC schools face cash crunch while accommodating migrant children, Comptroller Lander says

Posted on October 20, 2022

Manhattan borough president Mark Levine

‘The response has been overwhelming’: Manhattan BP Levine collects clothing donations for arriving migrants

Posted on October 18, 2022

‘There’s an app for that!’ NYPD launches LGBTQIA+ resource app

Posted on October 11, 2022

Mayor Eric Adams pushing vegan meals at NYC hospitals

‘It’s not our DNA, it’s our dinner:’ 60% of patients at three NYC hospitals sticking with vegan meal options, City Hall says

Posted on October 10, 2022

Nordstrom partners with nonprofit to give shoes to New York City kids in need

Posted on October 7, 2022

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New statistics from MetroPlusHealth show what New Yorkers care about

Posted on October 7, 2022

‘It sends a message that you’re not welcome here’: The rise of anti-homeless architecture in NYC

Posted on October 5, 2022

The Lost Battalion Hall Recreational Center at 93-29 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park.

Mayor Adams gives $7.1 million in funding to expand park hours

Posted on October 4, 2022

Treats in the Streets

‘Treats in the Streets’ to return to Meatpacking District this month

Posted on October 4, 2022

NYC creating rest hubs for delivery workers

Business

NYC creating rest hubs for food delivery workers across the five boroughs

Posted on October 3, 2022

Street vendors rally for greater NYC protection

Business

‘We want him to get serious’: NYC street vendors demand action, not talk, from mayor at City Hall rally for protection

Posted on September 29, 2022

Lower Manhattan

Inside the latest sweep of a massive Manhattan homeless encampment reduced to a garbage heap

Posted on September 22, 2022

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Health

NYC Parks marks Climate Week with tree canopy announcement

Posted on September 19, 2022

Homeless migrants turned away from Midtown intake center

Politics

Homeless migrants left to sleep on Midtown streets as city shelters turn them away

Posted on September 14, 2022

Charlie Bardey, Celeste Yim, Martin Herlihy

PHOTOS: Highsnobiety celebrates New York Fashion Week in Tribeca

Posted on September 14, 2022

The city is vaccinating raccoons to help control the spread of rabies.

Bronx

Health Dept to vaccinate raccoons against rabies across the city

Posted on September 9, 2022

More from around NYC

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Year-in-Review: Bronx takes bold steps toward future with housing reforms and Metro-North expansion

This Verizon telephone exchange building on Fairview Avenue in Ridgewood has been connecting callers around the community for generations.

Ringing up some Queens telephone history: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

Frequent flare-up: Firefighters battle blaze at Gobbler Auto Parts in East Flatbush

Outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4.

Year in review: What changed for LGBTQ rights in 2024