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Woman dies after tumbling from a moving SUV on the BQE near the Brooklyn Bridge
Police say the woman fell out of the vehicle after opening its rear door.
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Michael Sol Warren
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Woman dies after tumbling from a moving SUV on the BQE near the Brooklyn Bridge
Police say the woman fell out of the vehicle after opening its rear door.
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Michael Sol Warren
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NYPD arrests and charges city schools employee in murder of Brooklyn jogger
Lawmakers are asking how Sayed Mohassib was allowed to work at a school.
By
Kaya Laterman
Published Nov 7, 2026
Modified Nov 7, 2026
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Jazz Age fashions return to Governor’s Island for the Lawn Party's fall edition
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Stephanie Keith
Mamdani expands free produce programs for New Yorkers on SNAP
By
Karen Yi
Federal judge rules Mamdani administration must give ICE names of Bronx shelter residents
By
Willow Higgins
Work is underway to replace deteriorating Newark Bay Bridge, a major NY-NJ route
By
Michael Sol Warren
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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
Published Nov 6, 2026
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
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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.
By
Kaya Laterman
Better days ahead for NYC commuters with Democrats in control of Congress, MTA chair says
By
Stephen Nessen
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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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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.
By
Kaya Laterman
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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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Person found dead with stab wounds in Queens building, NYPD says
Police hadn't yet named and suspects or identified the victim Friday.
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Giulia Heyward
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Amtrak's Penn Station plan could funnel taxpayer money to new venue for James Dolan
The federal government's plan to rebuild Penn Station would require the purchase of a theater attached to the west side of Madison Square Garden.
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
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Intoxicated Queens driver killed baby after running stop sign, indictment says
The Queens DA's office says the driver was on cocaine and THC.
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Giulia Heyward
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Man arrested in NYC on accusations of sexual assault, rape on Cape Cod, officials said
Guy Monseair, of City Island, was wanted for crimes committed in Barnstable during his time there as a rowing coach.
By
Brittany Kriegstein
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Service upgrade coming to On The Way: An hour-long radio show on all things NYC transit
WNYC's best-in-the-city transportation segment is turning into an hour-long program running Thursdays at 1 p.m.
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Stephen Nessen
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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
Because a Brooklyn business owner learned the hard way and decided never again, here are your early links: Upper West Side barn owls okay for now, cool New York City gingerbread houses, how "Club Kid" recreated the club and more.
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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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