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Opinion: NYU needs to help tackle homelessness

Almost 400,000 people are without homes in New York City right now, while one of the city’s largest landlords — NYU — sits idly by as its revenue and asset value rise higher than ever. This is all while NYU’s ever-increasing expansion throughout the city continues to contribute to gentrification. NYU owes its neighbors
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Harlem businesses face ups and downs amid storefront vacancies

In June 2026, the Office of the New York City Comptroller found that in Harlem, more than 1 in 10 storefronts that were previously occupied by a small business are now vacant.
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The Vintage New York Steakhouse That Will Ruin You For All Other Steaks Forever

Fair warning: after you eat at Old Homestead Steakhouse in New York City, every other steak you eat for the rest of your life will be measured against it, and most of them will come up short. That’s not a threat, it’s just an honest description of what happens when...
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Brooklyn resident gets mystery $31,000 Con Ed bill for a home in the Bronx

A Brooklyn woman's energy bill mysteriously surged into the tens of thousands and she was threatened to have her power cut off.
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Brooklyn DOT Worker Sues City, Says Bosses Mocked His Bowel Disease as ‘Diaper Boy’

A 33-year-old seasonal highway worker for the New York City Department of Transportation says his Brooklyn supervisors spent years mocking his bowel disease, denying him bathroom accommodations, and calling him names like “diaper boy” before he finally sued the city. Joseph LaBarbera claims the harassment grew so sever
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Queens man arrested on larceny charge in West Hempstead

WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY — A Queens man has been arrested in connection with an online vehicle sale scam that occurred July 10. Kevin A. Perez, 25, of Queens, was charged with grand larceny in the third degree, criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree and forgery in the second degree.
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Woman accused of punching, choking another woman aboard BX4 bus in Fordham

They say that on Sept. 9 at 4 p.m., a 28-year-old woman was aboard a BX4 bus near Webster Avenue and East Fordham Road when another woman punched and strangled her following an argument.
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Driver, 72, arrested in NYC hit-and-run that killed ex-Nickelodeon star Kianna Underwood

A 72-year-old man who insisted he “did nothing wrong” when he fatally struck former Nickelodeon star Kianna Underwood as she crossed a Brooklyn street at the start of the year has been arrested for the alleged hit-and-run death several months later. Michael Griffiths was cuffed Tuesday and charged with leaving the scen
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Teen attacked inside NYC subway station: NYPD

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — A 17-year-old teen was punched in the face inside a subway station in Queens, according to the NYPD. The incident happened on Friday, Sept. 25, at around 7:50 a.m. Police say the teen was inside the 169th Street subway station when an unidentified individual engaged...
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Two NYC spots made the top 10 of Yelp’s Best New Restaurants of 2026...

Your ever-growing “restaurants to try” list has two new entries. Yelp has named two New York City spots among its Best New Restaurants of 2026 list: a Hudson Yards Mexican restaurant with a dramatic past life and a NoMad Indian clubhouse where dinner can turn into a four-course feast. Limusina landed at No. 3 on Yelp's

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