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South Bronx Teens Left Holding the Bag in $17 Million Summer Jobs Card Heist

What was supposed to be a straight shot to a first paycheck for thousands of New York City teens has turned into a sprawling ATM scandal, with the South Bronx squarely in the spotlight. New documents and media reports have renewed scrutiny of the city's Summer Youth Employment Program after a July 2025 fraud drained...
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Man, woman and child use rubber boat to cross in to New York: Feds

NEW YORK (PIX11) – A Mexican national attempted to assist an Irishman, a woman from the United Kingdom, and their baby in crossing the Niagara River into New York using a rubber boat, federal officials said. The incident happened on Sunday, March 15. Officials say federal agents responded to...
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Enraged son slashes mother’s home care attendant in NYC and jumps over the roof...

A 42-year-old man in Brooklyn is believed to have fatally slashed his mother’s home care attendant in a fit of rage before jumping to his death from the roof of a 13-story senior living building in Bushwick, police said. The Attack. At around 12:30 p.m. on Linden Street near...
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A New Eastern Mediterranean Dining Concept is Opening on Upper East Side

New York’s dining scene is getting a new restaurant which will serve flavorful Eastern Mediterranean dishes.
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Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe perform at Democracy Now’s 30th anniversary

Bruce Springsteen performs during Democracy Now! 30th Anniversary Event at Riverside Church on March 23, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images) Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith and Michael Stipe were among the performers at Democracy Now!’s 30th anniversary event at Riverside Church in New York City...
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The NYPD is not required to protect New Yorkers, city lawyers argue in court...

A still shot from a video taken of the April 24 incident in Crown Heights. The argument came in response to a claim filed by Amanda Luci, who alleged NYPD officers failed to protect her from a mob of young men and boys who attacked her in Crown Heights in 2025. [ more › ]
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50 Cent Is Opening A $100 Million ‘Mega Venue’ In Times Square

Queens-born rap mogul 50 Cent is heading back to NYC in a major way–and he’s bringing a $100 million vision with him. The hip hop icon has officially teamed up with Planet Hollywood chairman Robert Earl to launch PH Live, a massive, celebrity-driven entertainment venue set to take over Planet Hollywood’s flagship in...
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The embarrassing reason Jersey City failed to clean up 9 inches of snow

Outdated, printed snow removal maps and routes from the 1990s were among the reasons why Jersey City streets were snarled for days after a fast-moving snowstorm in January, according to a city report. Jersey City will be eliminating paper-based systems and developing up-to-date digital maps and routes that can be...
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire kills 146 people, becoming the deadliest industrial accident in the...

Located near Washington Square Park in the Asch building, which had been constructed just 10 years prior, the Triangle Shirtwaist Company employed mostly young immigrant women to sew "shirtwaists", which were fancy blouses resembling mens dress shirts. Working in sweatshop-like conditions, the factory workers could...
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Candidate Mamdani Backed Expanding Housing Vouchers. As Mayor, He’s Appealing a Court Order To...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday appealed a court ruling that requires the city to expand the hugely popular — but massively expensive — city-funded housing voucher program called CityFHEPS. As a mayoral candidate, Mamdani had promised to implement the expanded voucher program in line with laws the City Council passed...

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