Newyork
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Over 65, With No Place to Call Home
Robert Kirk, a retired jack of many trades, finds himself homeless at the age of 74 after a chain of…
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The 84-Year-Old Visionary With One Answer for Two Real Estate Crises
When Liberty Tower went up for sale in Manhattan’s financial district in 1978, there was only one bidder for the…
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Wife’s Ex-Boyfriend and Fear of Poverty at Center of Menendez’s Defense
Senator Robert Menendez’s lawyers are expected to call witnesses who will describe his childhood and the rocky start to his…
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A Storied Harlem Church Has a New Leader. Its Members Have Questions.
Behind the opaque process that just selected the next pastor at Abyssinian Baptist Church.
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On Pride Weekend, the Stonewall Visitor Center Opens
The center marks the history of the Stonewall Inn and the uprising there in 1969 that inspired a new era…
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A Rikers Detainee Made a Daring Escape. The Getaway Car? A City Bus.
The authorities were searching for the detainee, a 35-year-old man with a history of mental illness, after he eluded two…
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Stolen 37 Years Ago, Theodore Roosevelt’s Watch Finally Returns Home
The watch, which was stolen in 1987, was returned Thursday to Sagamore Hill National Historic Site on Long Island.
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Libraries and Arts Programs Spared From Cuts in N.Y.C. Budget Deal
The City Council successfully pushed to reverse budget cuts that Mayor Eric Adams proposed to libraries, cultural institutions and composting.
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After Travel Meltdowns, Amtrak and N.J. Transit Offer Plan to Fix Mess
Officials of the two transit agencies met in an impromptu meeting on Thursday called by New Jersey’s governor, Philip D.…
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New York City Has 186,000 Fewer Children and Teens Than It Did in 2020
New census numbers show the steepest drop in the city’s youngest age group in at least a decade as many…