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Chancellor Kamar Samuels said the factors leading to a controversial plan for school closures in the Upper West Side aren't going anywhere. Public school enrollment is down by 160,000 students across the school system since 2020. [ more › ]

NEW YORK CITY — A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed inside a Brooklyn deli in broad daylight. Authorities are still searching for the gunman days later. The shooting happened just before 4:15 p.m. Friday inside a deli at 909 Livonia Ave. in East New York, where officials said the teenager was shot several times.

Man stabbed multiple times in back during dispute on Dyckman Street New York, NY — A late-night argument in Upper Manhattan turned violent when a man was stabbed multiple times and the attacker fled before police arrived. The incident occurred around 1:40 a.m. Saturday, April 4, outside 106 Dyckman Street. According to police, a 32-year-old man was involved in a verbal...

My neighbor’s cigarette smoke drifts into my apartment, which irritates my eyes and lungs. Management won’t address this problem, so what can I do about it?. In New York City, smoking is prohibited in the common areas of most residential buildings. “This includes hallways, stairwells, laundry rooms, and lobbies,” said Altagracia Pierre-Outerbridge, attorney and founder of Outerbridge Law representing residential tenants, condo owners...

A neighborhood restaurant that opened less than two years ago — and quickly drew a following for its self-serve dining concept — was cited for evidence of live rats, live roaches, and a string of food-handling violations during its most recent city health inspection. Mala Town, the build-your-own...

Police from the 108th Precinct are looking for a suspect who subjected a woman to unlawful imprisonment in broad daylight at a Sunnyside 7 train station on Monday, April 20. Police say the 23-year-old victim was walking along Queens Boulevard when a stranger began harassing her at around 5:30 p.m. The woman was having none of the small talk and told...

Police said the suspect tried to flee on foot but was apprehended.

Christ the King Catholic Church, the oldest Black Catholic parish in New Jersey, was standing room only Monday night as more than 400 members of the civic advocacy group Jersey City Together packed the sanctuary. The members, representing about two dozen churches, schools and community groups, gathered to hear Mayor James Solomon make six commitments related to payroll tax collection, tenants’ rights, and the...

A surgical team performs an orthopedic procedure. - courtesy Hudson Regional Health. Hudson Regional Health (HRH) and New York Medical College (NYMC) of Valhalla, N.Y., on April 28 marked a regional health care milestone: the introduction of an orthopedic surgery residency program at HRH beginning this summer. HRH’s application for...

NEW YORK - Commuters are facing major delays Wednesday after a train struck debris in an East River tunnel. According to officials, a Long Island Rail Road train struck debris triggering widespread service disruptions on the Long Beach Branch. What they're saying:. Some passengers were being evacuated from affected trains...