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The real race at the NYC Marathon is getting to the front of the toilet line
"I have to pee so bad."
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Samantha Max
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The real race at the NYC Marathon is getting to the front of the toilet line
"I have to pee so bad."
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Samantha Max
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Quest Diagnostics pays $13M to settle kickback allegations involving NY Giants tickets
The U.S. Attorney’s Office of New Jersey says the clinical lab operator provided free entertainment to clients in exchange for business referrals for services that were then paid back through Medicare and Medicaid.
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Kaya Laterman
Published Nov 7, 2026 at 10:21 a.m. ET
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Person found dead with stab wounds in Queens building, NYPD says
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Giulia Heyward
Amtrak's Penn Station plan could funnel taxpayer money to new venue for James Dolan
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Ramsey Khalifeh
Intoxicated Queens driver killed baby after running stop sign, indictment says
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Giulia Heyward
Man arrested in NYC on accusations of sexual assault, rape on Cape Cod, officials said
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Brittany Kriegstein
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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
Published Nov 6, 2026
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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Supreme Court case could affect admissions reforms for NYC specialized schools
A Maryland case could shape what options are available for policymakers here.
By
Arya Sundaram
Better days ahead for NYC commuters with Democrats in control of Congress, MTA chair says
By
Stephen Nessen
and
Ramsey Khalifeh
Battery found at deadly Sunset Park fire days after similar blaze in Bronx
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Ramsey Khalifeh
On HBO's “The Gilded Age,” Ben Ahlers is New York high society’s man of the hour
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Sonia Rao
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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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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
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Early Addition: Foliage is beautiful until it clogs a drain and causes flooding
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James Ramsay
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Skeletal remains found in backyard of West Village building, NYPD says
The city medical examiner determined the remains appear to be historic, likely from the 19th century.
By
Brittany Kriegstein
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Health aide, elderly man killed in East Harlem senior center shooting, per NYPD
Police responded to a call from the Gaylord White Senior Center on East 104th Street Thursday evening.
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Brittany Kriegstein
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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.
By
Arya Sundaram
News
South Bronx, East New York lead NYC in littering and panhandling tickets, analysis finds
Most of the tickets citywide are ultimately dismissed.
By
Ben Feuerherd
and
Carol Chen
News
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.
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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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