Newyork
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The Growing Risk of Battery Fires in New York
Some 50 batteries were found inside a building in Bushwick, Brooklyn, that burned a week ago.
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Woman Ignited Gay Pride Flag, Damaging SoHo Bistro, Police Say
The intentional fire at Little Prince, which was captured by a security camera, was being investigated as a possible hate…
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DeSantis Visits New York on Tour Meant to Show He Is Tough on Crime
Speaking on Staten Island, the Florida governor appeared to position himself as the law-and-order candidate in a presidential campaign he…
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‘Lethargic’ Alligator Rescued From Prospect Park Lake
The four-foot-long alligator, now being evaluated at the Bronx Zoo, is presumed to have been abandoned by someone who kept…
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Inside the Medical Examiner’s Office, Where Opioids Fuel Surge in Deaths
The rising tide of death that began during the pandemic is now the “new normal” for the New York City…
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How Public Money Goes to Support a Hasidic Village’s Private Schools
For years, Kiryas Joel, a bustling village north of New York City, has run one of the most unusual public…
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74-Year-Old’s Killing Underscores Rise in Attacks on Older New Yorkers
The murder of Maria Hernandez in her Upper West Side apartment reinforced some New Yorkers’ fears that they are not…
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‘I Was Eating Ice Cream With a Friend in Washington Square Park ’
Finding an empty bench on a summer day, shopping for snow boots and more reader tales of New York City…
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Looking for a Job? The Cannabis Industry Is Hiring in New York.
The industry estimates that there could be 63,000 jobs in weed across the state by 2025, many of them in…
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A Boardwalk Basketball Grift Conjured Out of Thin Air
In the time-honored tradition of small-time schemes everywhere, the operator of a Jersey Shore game of chance is found guilty…