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Migrants Being Sent to NYC From Texas — to the Wrong Places, With No Help, Sources Say
Migrants are being sent from Texas to NYC with paperwork theoretically directing them to shelters – but in many cases the addresses are wrong and aren’t shelters at all, but offices or non-family facilities.
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Doctor Slams Monkeypox Vaccine Rollout: ‘Much Too Nearsighted'
With monkeypox vaccines in short supply, there are restrictions on who can get them. But a Harvard doctor is calling out the CDC and New York City on their vaccine eligibility requirements, which are mostly focused on men who have recently had sex with a male partner. That perpetuates the idea that monkeypox is sexually transmitted, and focuses on particular...
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‘A Major Affordability Crisis': Rents Climb as Tenants Return to Big Cities
Rents are rising as tenants return to major cities like New York City and Los Angeles. A Zillow expert explains why and how much landlords can increase them.
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Jackie Robinson Museum Celebrating Baseball, Civil Rights Icon Opens in NYC
In addition to breaking the color barrier in baseball, Jackie Robinson went on to serve as an executive of a Fortune 500 company and a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. There is now a museum in Manhattan to honor his many contributions.
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Couples Derailed by Virus Get Mass ‘Re-Wedding' in NYC
The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts hosted “Celebrate Love: A (Re)Wedding” on Sunday in the pavilion outside the center.
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76 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Skeleton to Be Auctioned in NYC
The fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago will be auctioned in New York this month, Sotheby’s announced Tuesday. The Gorgosaurus skeleton will highlight Sotheby’s natural history auction on July 28, the auction house said. The Gorgosaurus was an apex carnivore that lived in what is now the western United States…
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Abortion Supporters and Opponents Clash at NYC Rally
A clash between abortion supporters and opponents broke out during an abortion rally in New York on Saturday.
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Mother Shot in Head, Killed While Pushing Stroller on Upper East Side: NYPD Officials
A woman was shot in the head and killed while she was pushing a stroller with her infant inside on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, according to senior police officials.
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The Newest National Marine Sanctuary Could Be the Hudson Canyon — Right Off the Coast of NYC
Not too far from New York City lies an undersea wonder. Known as the Hudson Canyon, it’s located 100 miles off the coast of New York and New Jersey but a world away from the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple. The Hudson Canyon is America’s largest underwater canyon in the Atlantic Ocean, and it could soon earn...
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Inside the Hudson Canyon, an Ecological Hotspot and the Country's Next Potential National Marine Sanctuary
Just 100 miles off the shore of New York and New Jersey lies the largest underwater canyon in the Atlantic Ocean, the Hudson Canyon. An ecological hotspot, it could soon become the U.S.’s next national marine sanctuary. LX News storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo spoke to LeAnn Hogan, the regional coordinator for the NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, about why the...
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Florida Woman Arrested on Hate Crime Charges in NYC Pepper Spray Assault
Authorities have apprehended the woman they say is behind an anti-Asian assault on four women on a Manhattan street last week. Madeline Barker, of Florida, was arrested Friday on multiple hate crime charges including assault and harassment, the NYPD announced. The 47-year-old woman has been accused of deploying pepper spray at four women and making anti-Asian statements on June 11….
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‘It's High Noon in America': NYC Mayor Eric Adams Addresses Congress on Gun Violence
New York City Mayor Eric Adams called on Congress to “bring an end to gun violence,” warning that “the clock is ticking every day, every minute, towards another hour of death.”
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Pride Kicks Off in NYC with Ceremony at Stonewall National Monument
Pride Month kicks off in New York City as the Pride flag was raised over the historic Stonewall National Monument.
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Victim in New York Subway Shooting Sues Gun Maker Glock
A woman wounded in last month’s New York City subway shooting has filed a lawsuit against gun manufacturer Glock.
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Watch: New York City Disconnects Last Street Payphone
New York City said goodbye to its last public street payphone on Monday after dominating city streets for years.
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NYC to Pay $7M to Former Wu Tang Clan Studio Worker Wrongfully Convicted in 1996 Killing
Grant Williams spent 23 years behind bars. At his trial, prosecutors tried to draw a connection between a hat left at the scene bearing the logo of Wu-Tang Clan though it was never tested for DNA.
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NY Man Wrongfully Accused in Viral Central Park Video Gets New Bird-Watching TV Series
National Geographic announced this week that the life-long bird-watcher is set to host a new series titled “Extraordinary Birder.”
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Possible Monkeypox Patient Under Investigation in NYC
Health officials are investigating a possible case of monkeypox in New York City, according to the city’s health department.
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Man Pleads Not Guilty to Brooklyn Subway Shooting That Wounded 10
A man charged with shooting up a New York City subway train last month in an attack that wounded 10 people has pleaded not guilty to terrorism and other charges.
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NYC Teacher Nearly Went Broke Helping His Students. Then Humans of New York Stepped Up for Him
A Brooklyn speech and debate teacher was on the verge of going broke after spending thousands of dollars of his own money to help his students compete in Ivy League tournaments — until a popular Instagram page got wind of his story.