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Woman stabbed in neck while jogging in Brooklyn is in critical condition, NYPD says
Police say she was found on a running path in Bath Beach.
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Amanda Rozon
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Woman stabbed in neck while jogging in Brooklyn is in critical condition, NYPD says
Police say she was found on a running path in Bath Beach.
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Amanda Rozon
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Mamdani says Trump will 'immediately' grant visa to Ghanaian mom of slain Bronx teen
Javits Frimpong, whose family is from Ghana, was walking to school Thursday morning when he was shot and killed.
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Christian Santana
and
Giulia Heyward
Published Oct 31, 2026
Modified Oct 31, 2026 at 7:03 p.m. ET
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Overflowing school in downtown Jersey City is hitting a crisis point, parents say
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Michael Sol Warren
Bronx e-bike fire that killed a boy has claimed 3 more lives, NYPD says
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Amanda Rozon
Donald Trump looms over New York attorney general’s race
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Jon Campbell
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Walter Wuthmann
How formerly homeless New Yorkers are helping others get off the streets
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Karen Yi
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Your guide to voting in New York's 2026 elections for governor and Congress
A primer on the races for governor, attorney general and the congressional districts that could help determine control of the U.S. House.
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Walter Wuthmann
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Jon Campbell
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Brigid Bergin
Published Oct 23, 2026
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'It is a crime!': Upper West Side owl lovers outraged after rooftop work wrecks nest
The owls are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
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Carol Chen
Published Oct 30, 2026
NY unemployment recipients brace for delays during system upgrade
The shutdown is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on Monday and last for nine to 12 days.
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Jon Campbell
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Carol Chen
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NY unemployment recipients brace for delays during system upgrade
The shutdown is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on Monday and last for nine to 12 days.
By
Jon Campbell
and
Carol Chen
Can you eat the mushrooms growing out of your bathroom ceiling?
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Rosemary Misdary
How the Village Halloween Parade keeps its soul
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Hannah Frishberg
NYPD won't enforce NYC's bus fare while MTA security force is suspended
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Clayton Guse
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A violent hate crime claimed one NYC man's marathon dream. A year later, he's taking it back.
After a subway assault dashed Daniel Cho’s marathon ambitions, he’s back to run his race.
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NYCHA says it's removed asbestos found at Brooklyn’s Marcy Houses
A steam leak left asbestos-laden residue on some of the exterior walls at the public housing complex in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
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'It is a crime!': Upper West Side owl lovers outraged after rooftop work wrecks nest
The owls are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
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Carol Chen
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Police search several blocks in Canarsie after dead man’s body found
Officers responded to East 93rd Street and Avenue L on Friday morning.
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Charles Lane
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NY unemployment recipients brace for delays during system upgrade
The shutdown is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on Monday and last for nine to 12 days.
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Jon Campbell
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Carol Chen
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NYC Council takes key step toward Mamdani's promised Department of Community Safety
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