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Mamdani pledged support for NYC street vendors. Now they’re facing a crackdown.
Street vending enforcement has increased sharply this year compared to 2025.
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Liam Quigley
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Mamdani pledged support for NYC street vendors. Now they’re facing a crackdown.
Street vending enforcement has increased sharply this year compared to 2025.
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Liam Quigley
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‘Mind-boggling’ killings show persistence of NYC’s domestic violence problem
Police data show domestic violence-related deaths held steady, but advocates say the situation is far from under control.
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Brittany Kriegstein
Published Nov 5, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. ET
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Brooklyn fire kills 6 people, injures 7 others in Sunset Park, officials said
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Brittany Kriegstein
Bronx man wakes up to a $39K nightmare after online meetup at hotel, NYPD says
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Charles Lane
Brace for bus and bike lane boom following NYC ballot approval
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Ramsey Khalifeh
NY appeals court strikes down Nassau County's ban on transgender athletes
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Giulia Heyward
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Republican Rep. Mike Lawler concedes to Cait Conley after voting machine snafu
Malfunctioning voting machines in Westchester County delayed ballot scanning in heavily Democratic Westchester County.
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Karen Yi
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Jon Campbell
Published Nov 3, 2026
Modified Nov 3, 2026
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When turning back the clock means going under an NYC sidewalk
Gilo Vintimilla has kept NYC’s only sidewalk clock ticking since the early 2000s.
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Hannah Frishberg
Published Nov 4, 2026
Strand Bookstore admits it took a pandemic loan despite being ineligible
The bookstore will pay nearly $1.5 million for flouting a federal law that prohibited businesses controlled by members of Congress or their spouses from receiving second-round PPP funding.
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Sonia Rao
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Strand Bookstore admits it took a pandemic loan despite being ineligible
The bookstore will pay nearly $1.5 million for flouting a federal law that prohibited businesses controlled by members of Congress or their spouses from receiving second-round PPP funding.
By
Sonia Rao
Rain in NYC and NJ will end weeks-long stretch of beautiful weather
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Catalina Gonella
A typo. A missing screw. These are the small snags keeping NYC families in shelters.
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Karen Yi
Yes, Stevie Wonder is playing MSG. No, you can't afford tickets. See these shows instead.
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Hank Shteamer
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4 takeaways after Democrats’ big night in New York
Hochul got the margin of victory she was chasing, and Mamdani heard the affordability message repeated across the country.
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Walter Wuthmann
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Elizabeth Kim
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NYC wins court fight over rollout of pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes
The ruling comes after homeowners challenged the city's handling of a new tax that Mayor Zohran Mamdani says could raise $500 million a year.
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Giulia Heyward
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Cornell alum, ‘Diddy’ prosecutor tapped to investigate allegations of campus gang rape
The New York attorney general’s office appointed Jacqueline Kelly to lead the probe.
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Samantha Max
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When turning back the clock means going under an NYC sidewalk
Gilo Vintimilla has kept NYC’s only sidewalk clock ticking since the early 2000s.
By
Hannah Frishberg
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Man accused of pushing ex-girlfriend and baby from Bronx balcony pleads not guilty
Nathaly Ramirez died from the fall, while the baby survived.
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Samantha Max
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Rain in NYC and NJ will end weeks-long stretch of beautiful weather
Starting Thursday, the vibes are expected to shift.
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Catalina Gonella
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Strand Bookstore admits it took a pandemic loan despite being ineligible
The bookstore will pay nearly $1.5 million for flouting a federal law that prohibited businesses controlled by members of Congress or their spouses from receiving second-round PPP funding.
By
Sonia Rao
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Incumbents booted from Jersey City school board after years of dysfunction
It's a loss for the incumbents, and for the teacher's union, as a third slate of outspoken parents rises to power.
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Michael Sol Warren
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Early Addition: We're not getting Trump's $5,000 checks but we are getting Rep. Anthony Constantino
Because the sticker magnate claimed victory in his upstate district, here are your early links: Seneca Nation of Indians elects its first woman president, Upper West Side loses a McDonald's, fall shoes and more.
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James Ramsay
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Brooklyn's Hakeem Jeffries is poised to lead a Democratic House. Will his party follow?
The likely House Speaker has trouble uniting Dems in NYC. Can he do it nationally?
By
Brigid Bergin
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