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South Bronx, East New York lead NYC in littering and panhandling tickets, analysis finds
Most of the tickets citywide are ultimately dismissed.
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Ben Feuerherd
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Carol Chen
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South Bronx, East New York lead NYC in littering and panhandling tickets, analysis finds
Most of the tickets citywide are ultimately dismissed.
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Ben Feuerherd
and
Carol Chen
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NYC schools’ standoff with Google over AI raises prospect of no search in class
Google’s threat to pull the plug on search in classrooms underscored how deeply the technology’s products are woven into the fabric of education.
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Jessica Gould
Published Nov 6, 2026 at 10:58 a.m. ET
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Service upgrade coming to On The Way: An hour-long radio show on all things NYC transit
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Stephen Nessen
Early Addition: Foliage is beautiful until it clogs a drain and causes flooding
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James Ramsay
Skeletal remains found in backyard of West Village building, NYPD says
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Brittany Kriegstein
Health aide, elderly man killed in East Harlem senior center shooting, per NYPD
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Brittany Kriegstein
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Better days ahead for NYC commuters with Democrats in control of Congress, MTA chair says
Republicans’ “anti-city” agenda was rejected by voters, MTA Chair Janno Lieber said.
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Stephen Nessen
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Ramsey Khalifeh
Published Nov 5, 2026
Battery found at deadly Sunset Park fire days after similar blaze in Bronx
If a battery is confirmed as the cause, 10 people have died in battery fires in just eight days.
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Ramsey Khalifeh
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Battery found at deadly Sunset Park fire days after similar blaze in Bronx
If a battery is confirmed as the cause, 10 people have died in battery fires in just eight days.
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
On HBO's “The Gilded Age,” Ben Ahlers is New York high society’s man of the hour
By
Sonia Rao
Inside New York's bitter Republican civil war after blue wave
By
Walter Wuthmann
Supreme Court case could affect admissions reforms for NYC specialized schools
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Arya Sundaram
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Supreme Court case could affect admissions reforms for NYC specialized schools
A Maryland case could shape what options are available for policymakers here.
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Arya Sundaram
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Better days ahead for NYC commuters with Democrats in control of Congress, MTA chair says
Republicans’ “anti-city” agenda was rejected by voters, MTA Chair Janno Lieber said.
By
Stephen Nessen
and
Ramsey Khalifeh
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$20 rent-control cap coming to Elizabeth, New Jersey
Voters approved the annual limit in this week's election.
By
Michael Sol Warren
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Feds accuse former FBI agent of Brooklyn hit and run, leaving victim on a bench
Prosecutors say Andrew Reyes drove off in his FBI car in February with its emergency lights still on. He is charged with a civil rights violation and with lying to investigators.
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Charles Lane
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Battery found at deadly Sunset Park fire days after similar blaze in Bronx
If a battery is confirmed as the cause, 10 people have died in battery fires in just eight days.
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
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Inside New York's bitter Republican civil war after blue wave
New York Republicans are openly calling for a shakeup of the state party.
By
Walter Wuthmann
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Queens Public Library online system downed by ransomware hack, officials said
Officials are uncertain why the library was targeted.
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Catalina Gonella
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On HBO's “The Gilded Age,” Ben Ahlers is New York high society’s man of the hour
The actor plays Jack Trotter, a fictional inventor of an impressive alarm clock. He’s developed an enthusiastic following.
By
Sonia Rao
Arts & Entertainment
Bowling, burgers and civilian housing: Life on the Fort Hamilton Army installation
We went behind the gates to see what's happening on the leafy plot beneath the Verrazzano Bridge.
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James Ramsay
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Early Addition: How every single NYC neighborhood voted in the governor's race
Because a map has been released, here are your early links: Vineland data center still running on generators, dead chicken disposal on the Upper West Side, BagelFest returns and more.
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James Ramsay
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