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NYC homeowners could pay $600 more under Mamdani’s new tax plan, and it could...

It's all up to the state to approve any new taxes.
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Man sentenced to 24 years for murdering estranged wife NYPD transit officer Arianna Reyes-Gomez

A Bronx man was sentenced to 24 years prison for the 2022 murder of his wife, NYPD Transit Officer Ariana Reyes Gomez. Her estranged husband, Argenis Baez was sentenced in a packed Bronx courtroom filled with grieving family members and dozens of uniformed officers from the NYPD. Many in attendance wore purple a...
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NYPD’s first Black woman First Deputy Commissioner, inspires change

NEW YORK CITY (PIX 11) — Tania Kinsella is breaking barriers as the highest-ranking Black woman in the New York City Police Department.  She is the first woman of color to hold the position as First Deputy Commissioner in the department’s history.  “I never would have thought that I would be the second in command […]
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Richardson Hitchins’ rise from selling water bottles on mean Brooklyn streets for $1 to...

RICHARDSON Hitchins escaped a troubled life in Brooklyn by selling water bottles on the streets and becoming a boxer. The New Yorker was raised in a one-bedroom apartment in Crown...
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A ‘foolhardy proposal?’ Staten Island pols criticize NYC Mayor Mamdani’s move to scrap 5,000...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island officials are sounding the alarm after Mayor Zohran Mamdani moved to scrap plans for hiring 5,000 additional NYPD officers — a reversal that critics in the borough say will leave an already understaffed force stretched even thinner. According to the mayor’s newly...
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Pilot program will install induction stoves in 100 NYCHA apartments

NEW YORK - A Housing Authority pilot program will update 100 apartments with electric stoves. The "Induction Stove Challenge," which was initially announced in 2023, is a program supported by both New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). An...
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Map shows powerful bomb cyclone could bury NYC in up to another foot of...

Meteorologists warn a powerful bomb cyclone could hit New York City with a foot of snow, just as the city is still recovering from Winter Storm Fern
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Mamdani marks start of Ramadan as new tradition starts in City Hall

The mayor plans to host Iftar dinners for delivery drivers, firefighters and other working Muslims to break fast.
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New York Drivers: The New “Right on Red” Crackdown That Could Cost You $250...

You have likely driven the same New York route for years. You probably know exactly which corners allow a quick turn after a full stop. However, a flash of light might be your only warning at a familiar intersection this week. New York City is rapidly activating new red-light cameras as part of a major […] The post...
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‘They left him to die’: Teen who fell down Queensboro Bridge shaft has brain...

The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge is seen above a soccer field on Roosevelt Island on June 17, 2023. Police say they arrested another teen for criminal trespass in the incident, which remains under investigation. [ more › ]

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