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Nuns Offer Low-Cost Housing Alternative to N.Y. Rents

A Powerball prize-winning ticket from Wednesday’s drawing was sold in New York City, according to the New York Lottery. The ticket, worth $100,000, was sold at Katz Drugs, at 76 Graham Ave., in Brooklyn. The winning numbers for the Wednesday’s drawing were: 12, 31, 38, 60, 66 and Powerball...

Locations from a Catskills quarry to an upstate diner and a Pfizer campus in Rockland County were crucial to “Disclosure Day.”

Jersey City has lost two public school students within roughly 10 days. Superintendent Dr. Norma Fernandez confirmed both deaths Tuesday at a Board of Education community meeting. Key Takeaways. A 12-year-old sixth grader at Christa McAuliffe School (P.S. 28) died by suicide over the weekend, confirmed by Board Counsel

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – New York’s 12th Congressional District could be decided by voters over 50, and they’re going with Micah Lasher, according to a new poll from AARP.  In a new poll with Siena College Research Institute, AARP found state Assemblymember Micah Lasher leading the pack with 32% of voters over 50. It’s

A Port Authority employee has been charged with getting paid for work he didn’t not perform by falsifying his hours, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello announced. Noah Nieves, 53, of Pennsylvania, is charged with theft by deception and tampering with records, both third-degree crimes, Mello said in a statement.

A Brooklyn clinic owner has been convicted at trial in what prosecutors say was a $52 million health care fraud and narcotics racket that targeted people desperate for addiction treatment. A federal jury in the Eastern District of New York found Tony Brown-Arkah guilty this month on multiple counts, including health ca

A New York woman has won a $1 million top prize from the lottery’s $1,000,000 Bonus Cashword scratch-off game. Velma James of Brooklyn chose to receive her winnings as a single lump-sum payment of $405,034 after required withholdings. She purchased the winning ticket at 317 Marcus Garvey Liquors in Brooklyn.

37-year-old Adiaratou Coulibaly has been arrested in connection with the death of her 10-year-old stepdaughter, Fatima Kone. The arrest by Delaware State Police comes just over a week after the child’s father was charged with murder in the same case. Coulibaly was taken into custody on June 5 in...

Often, when choosing which documentary to review, the title does a lot of the heavy lifting. Take, for example, Jeffrey Schwarz’s newest film, “Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders,” which just premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Its three-word title gives you everything you need to know. A documentary about the Minesha