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Free KN95 masks available as wildfire smoke arrives in NYC

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — City officials are warning New Yorkers that air quality will worsen on Wednesday due to a combination of elevated ozone levels and wildfire smoke moving into the region from Canada. Smoke from wildfires may result in hazy skies and low visibility, according to the National Weather Service. New Y
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Disabled NYC residents claim Upper West Side bike lane plan will make them ‘virtual...

Disabled Upper West Side residents are suing to block the city’s controversial redesign of West 72nd Street , escalating the battle over a planned protected bike lane there that locals have fiercely opposed. The complaint, filed Friday in Manhattan federal court, names seven plaintiffs — including a blind woman — who l
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Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite: CNY City Makes National List

Bed bugs are still causing problems across New York. Syracuse, Buffalo and NYC all ranked among the cities with the most bed bugs.
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We Found Incredible Bargains at These 12 New York Flea Markets

New York’s flea markets run the full spectrum, from meticulously curated vintage in Manhattan lofts to sprawling outdoor fields upstate where you genuinely never know what you’ll find next. The city’s density means that even a two-block market can pack in more variety than a warehouse-sized event somewhere...
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One Of New York’s Most Stunning Botanical Gardens, And Barely Anyone Knows It’s There

Landscape designers around the world speak about this place with real reverence. Most New Yorkers have never heard its name. That contrast alone should make you curious. The garden wraps around a glacial lake in the Hudson Valley, and every view feels deliberately composed. Its designer spent decades borrowing ideas...
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Wildfire Smoke Is Back: A New Yorker’s Guide to Staying Safe

With smoke traveling in from wildfires burning in Minnesota and Ontario, New York is due for a week of hazy skies and possibly poorer air quality. When smoke from Canadian wildfires engulfed the city in June 2023, the boroughs turned suddenly orange, with air quality indices reaching 484 — the highest ever recorded. It
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Man shoved into a moving subway train in NYC: NYPD

BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — The NYPD is searching for a suspect after a 47-year-old man was injured inside a subway station in the Bronx on June 27. The incident happened at the Fordham Road/Grand Concourse station at around 2:20 p.m. Police say the victim was on the southbound D platform when an unidentified man shoved […]
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Mamdani Faces NYC Rent Pressure as Manhattan and Brooklyn Hit Record Highs

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing a sharper housing-policy test after new rental data showed market rents hitting record highs in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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Man killed after contact with railroad catenary wire

A man was killed after coming in contact with a wire used to power trains in Newark. A New Jersey Transit spokesperson told News 12 that the adult male trespasser was found unresponsive on the railroad tracks at the Bathgate Place and 7th Avenue bridge crossing in Newark at about 2:25 a.m. Tuesday.
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Reading Home Invasion Leaves One Dead, Suspect Arrested

A 43-year-old man is in custody after an early-morning home invasion in Reading left one man dead and another seriously wounded. The shooting unfolded inside a residence on the 500 block of Lancaster Avenue and drew a multi-agency response. Investigators say the suspect fled Pennsylvania and was tracked down across sta

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