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Monitor Condemns Rikers Violence as 9th Person Dies in Custody This Year
A scathing report about the troubled Rikers Island jail complex and another death there come as New York City faces…
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Arrest Made in Fatal Stabbing of Advocate in Brooklyn
The early morning killing this week of Ryan Carson, a public policy activist, in what appeared to be a random…
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George Santos’s Accountant to Plead Guilty in Federal Inquiry
Nancy Marks, one of the embattled congressman’s closest associates, oversaw the campaign finances that have faced widespread scrutiny.
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The Brooklyn Subway Shooter Faces Sentencing on 10 Terrorism Counts
Prosecutors asked a judge to give Frank James 10 life sentences, one for each victim wounded in the April 2022…
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Half of New York City Children Passed Math and Reading Tests
The pass rates are up, but the state’s annual exams were overhauled, so the results can’t really be compared with…
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Was New York City Unprepared to Handle Last Week’s Extreme Rainfall?
The city comptroller and the City Council will launch separate inquiries into the city’s preparation for the storm.
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Will New Yorkers Move Into Homes With Shared Kitchens and Baths?
A think tank says the best way to convert offices to apartments is “flexible co-living,” with communal kitchens and bathrooms.
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Climate Change Is a Key Obstacle for New York City’s Transit System
The News Transit officials in New York on Wednesday released a list of the system’s most pressing needs that ranks…
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N.Y.P.D. Sergeant Shown on Video Pummeling Man Is Charged With Assault
Sgt. Christian Zapata was demoted after he punched a man who asked him and other officers to put on masks,…
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Facing Cancellation, Halloween Dog Festival Gets a Formal Parade Route
Organizers of the annual parade in New York’s Tompkins Square Park nearly canceled the event over permitting and funding issues.…