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Freighter docked at Brooklyn Marine Terminal

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NYC gets $164 million in fed funds to restore Brooklyn Marine Terminal

NY: 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers show support for Haitian Community

Brooklyn healthcare workers stand with Haitian immigrants, denounce Trump’s ‘pet eating’ claims

By Gabriele Holtermann

council member susan zhuang

Politics

City Council begins ethics investigation of Susan Zhuang, who allegedly bit cop at Gravesend protest

By Ethan Stark-Miller

gov. kathy hochul at podium in school after-school funding

Politics

Hochul allocates $3M for after-school programs in New York City after funding crisis

By Megan McGibney

G Line Work

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MTA unveils $68.4 billion capital plan to modernize NYC transit – but funding questions amid congestion pricing pause remain

animal welfare city council hearing

The state of animal welfare in New York City? Not great, advocates say at City Council hearing

By Kirstyn Brendlen

a court ordered the state to redraw the congressional map

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New York voter registration deadline is Oct. 26. Here’s what you need to know to sign up.

US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams explains the indictment of two retired Fire Department chiefs

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‘Classic pay-to-play’: Two ex-Fire Department chiefs arrested on federal bribery and corruption charges

farah louis at slavery reparations bill conference

Politics

City Council passes landmark legislation to acknowledge and address legacy of slavery, paving path for reparations in NYC

By Gabriele Holtermann

NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban holding up badge

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NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban resigns amid federal probe; Mayor Adams appoints security executive as new top cop

Police Commissioner Edward Caban.

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NYPD spokesperson denies report that Police Commissioner Caban is set to resign

Mayor Adams center with subjects of FBI raids, deputies Sheena Wright and Phil Banks.

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FBI raids target two of Mayor Adams’ top deputies; feds seize NYPD commissioner’s devices

A public restroom in Central Park

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Two-thirds of surveyed NYC public restrooms either found filthy or kept locked up during daytime, City Council reports

Police at road

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Brooklyn parade mass shooting: Mayor Adams lauds NYPD response to march despite deadly gun violence

cyclist with make mcguinness safe sign at protest

Greenpoint

Cyclists take to the streets of Greenpoint to protest reduced McGuinness Boulevard redesign

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Cannabis

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Blaze it! NYC officials torch 4 tons of illicit cannabis seized in unlicensed smoke shop raids

Hundreds turned out on Aug. 21 to rally at the site on what the 36th day of consecutive protesting

Gravesend

Protesters vow to ‘never stop’ rallying against planned homeless shelter in Gravesend

By Adam Daly

Protests at Columbia University and other campuses

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A new school year sees revised NYC college policies on antisemitism

chuck schumer at DNC

Politics

Brooklyn takes Chicago: Schumer, Jeffries back Kamala Harris on DNC mainstage

By Adam Daly

Aerial photo of New York amid housing crisi

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Housing crisis: New NYC task force aims to find city-owned land to build new homes

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Congressmember Mike Lawler of New York speaks in Washington on July 17 during a press conference to support the LGBTQ hotline.

‘Unfathomable’: Trump administration ends LGBTQ youth suicide hotline

Mayor Eric Adams at the podium.

Adams expands ‘Schoolyards to Playgrounds’ program

Where to Celebrate Shark Week in NYC, Long Island & Beyond: Great Events, Live Cams, and Family Fun

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Where to Celebrate Shark Week in NYC, Long Island & Beyond: Great Events, Live Cams, and Family Fun

Eric Adams stands with several individuals in front of Chinese dragon dancers.

‘AAPI for Mayor Adams’: Adams campaigns in Chinatown, earns support from local leaders