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Children play in a spray park during a heat wave in the Bronx on July 11, 2024. New York City’s built environment is making t...

The migrant shelter facility on Hall Street, Brooklyn Most New Yorkers are vaccinated, dramatically reducing the threat of in...

A person and their dog at Rockaway Beach. Have a staycation in Queens. [ more › ]

Argentina supporters took over Times Square during a recent match. The big match between Argentina and Colombia takes place i...

KSK's construction site in Manhattan KSK Construction erected several stories of a residential building without obtaining a k...

Because times have changed, here are your afternoon links: Brownsville is getting a new recreation center, Stop & Shop is closing do...

More than 200 people gathered in Washington Square Park in Manhattan in this Feb. 20, 2021, photograph to protest anti-Asian hat...

A stock image of Tompkins Square Park where an elderly man was shot and killed. Another man, 44, was wounded in the Manhattan...

The city is making it easier to get a permit to fly a drone. Because the birds have no idea what's going on, here are your ea...

The intersection of 135th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard where a 3-y-o girl was fatally struck. Jaynelyse Valdez was struck w...

Police inspect the scene of the Lower East Side crash that killed at least 3 people on July 4th Emily Ruiz lived at a public...

The Raritan River Bridge on NJ Transit's Coast Line could not fully close on Thursday, suspending service on the line. The ag...

An NYPD vehicle drives down a street in Manhattan's Chinatown on March 8, 2024. Chad Irish, 55, is also charged with criminal...

Democrats hope the Equal Rights Amendment will help drive turnout in November. Republicans have one final legal card they can...

A lifeguard on duty at Rockaway Beach in Queens on June 26, 2024 A top police official said NYPD drones spotted a shark on Th...

Creative writers around the city will soon have one less outlet for expression. The popular free creative writing workshop ci...

Because pimple patches are an accessory now, here are your afternoon links: Pet cooling centers, protecting the Atlantic sturgeon, f...

Dangerous car crashes are killing more New Yorkers in 2024 than gunshots. City data shows 127 people were killed by drivers a...

An NYPD barrier. The now retired officer could spend a year in prison. [ more › ]

Joe Biden faces mounting calls to drop out of the presidential race over concerns about his age. Lessons for Joe Biden from f...

Because it's a competitive cannabis market out there, here are your early links: NYC has great dog parks, Costco membership price is...

Shelter stays for families with kids dropped by a quarter in the last year, by a third for adult families and by 9% for single ad...

A photo of the empty pool at the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, which has fallen into disrepair. Tony Dapolito Recreation C...

Taffy Brodesser-Akner onstage during the Writers Guild Awards' "And The Nominees Are..." panel discussion in February, 2023....

Governor Kathy Hochul and her second-in-command, Antonio Delgado. Delgado said the president should suspend his campaign — a...