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Sightseeing boat loses power on East River, crashes into Williamsburg walkway

A sightseeing boat on the East River lost power on Friday afternoon, leading to a rescue and towing operation by New York City and Coast Guard officials.
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Man arrested in murder case in Palmyra

PALMYRA, ME — A New York man has been arrested in connection with a March homicide in Palmyra. Kareem Quattlebaum, 38, of New York, was arrested Wednesday at approximately 1 p.m. in the Bronx, New York, by the FBI New York Office. Quattlebaum is charged with the murder of...
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Rats run the show in Parkchester

Residents of Parkchester Condominiums told News 12 they've been seeing a rat infestation on their grounds. "This is disgusting. It's unacceptable. The amount of rent that we pay on a monthly basis, we pay toward maintenance, but the grounds are not being maintained," said one resident. News 12 spotted a...
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‘It’s a piece of history’: New Yorkers snag retired MTA memorabilia

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — New Yorkers lined up Thursday to snag a piece of city history. From subway seats to station signs, the MTA’s annual pop‑up shop brought out fans looking for something special and uniquely New York. It felt like rush hour—but above ground. New York City Transit hosted its fifth annual...
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SNAP overhaul could leave thousands of New Yorkers without benefits

Major changes are coming to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP, with thousands of New Yorkers at risk of losing the food benefits they use to help feed their families. States have until the start of November to implement new SNAP work requirements, which were enacted earlier...
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Memo to Mamdani: Overdose deaths surged after British Columbia legalized drugs, as pol admits...

The premier of British Columbia — a Canadian province that’s a mecca of open-air drug use and supervised injection sites — has admitted decriminalizing drugs was a mistake. “I was wrong on drug decriminalization and the effect it would have,” David Eby said at a Vancouver talk organized by the Urban Development...
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Man exposes himself to teen on Manhattan subway

MANHATTAN, NY – A teenage girl’s subway ride took a disturbing turn Wednesday afternoon when a man allegedly exposed himself aboard a northbound 4 train near Union Square. Police said…
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Woman shot in abdomen outside Brooklyn building, suspect flees

BROOKLYN, NY – A woman was hospitalized early Saturday after being shot in the abdomen outside a building on Nostrand Avenue, police said. The gunfire erupted around 12:50 a.m. in…
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Heading to No Kings in NYC — Share your thoughts, photos and protest experiences...

Just a quick note to say I won’t be publishing a regular Saturday Prompt today. Instead, I will be at the No Kings protest in New York City and will be broadcasting on Substack Live later this morning. I hope you’ll check it out.
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Notoriously violent Brooklyn neighborhood pushes ‘police free zone’

A notoriously violent two-block stretch of Brooklyn is fighting crime — by not calling uniformed cops, The Post has learned. A sliver of Brownsville in the NYPD’s 73rd Precinct was transformed into a “police free zone” last week as part of an city-funded experiment called the Brownsville Safety Alliance that...

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