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NYC region cleaning up after Sunday storms cause flash floods, force rescues
North Jersey communities, inundated by rainfall, were hit especially hard.
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Michael Sol Warren
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NYC region cleaning up after Sunday storms cause flash floods, force rescues
North Jersey communities, inundated by rainfall, were hit especially hard.
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Michael Sol Warren
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Yankee Stadium cooling tower tests positive for Legionella, NYC says
Lincoln Hospital is also among the 10 South Bronx locations ordered to disinfect cooling towers.
By
Catalina Gonella
and
Jill Webb
Published Sep 13, 2026 at 3:13 p.m. ET
Modified Sep 13, 2026 at 9:14 p.m. ET
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Harlem man charged in strangulation death of Washington Heights woman
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Michael Sol Warren
East Harlem man dies 3 weeks after violent clash outside Carver Houses
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Herb Pinder
Councilmembers make new push to improve diversity at NYC specialized high schools
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Jessica Gould
A new queer film festival is coming to Fire Island this month
By
Giulia Heyward
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The apolitical era of 9/11 ceremonies at Ground Zero is over
Top Republicans like Rudy Giuliani, George Pataki and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman have called on Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend the ceremonies.
By
Jimmy Vielkind
Published Sep 11, 2026
War over robotaxis in NYC heats up after retracted Waymo report and 'Autokill' novel
The clash began in July, when a prominent research team released a flawed report that attacked Waymo’s safety record.
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Stephen Nessen
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War over robotaxis in NYC heats up after retracted Waymo report and 'Autokill' novel
The clash began in July, when a prominent research team released a flawed report that attacked Waymo’s safety record.
By
Stephen Nessen
Families gather at ground zero to remember 9/11 — 25 years later
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Ryan Kost
and
Ben Feuerherd
Who's to blame for taxes in Newark? It depends which NJ power player you ask.
By
Michael Sol Warren
Autonomous Tesla Cybercabs hit the streets of New York City
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Ramsey Khalifeh
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NYPD lieutenant claims overtime pay was awarded on racial lines in new suit
The lieutenant, who is Black, spent much of his career in the department’s controversial Strategic Response Group.
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Ben Feuerherd
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Flood watch for NYC and NJ: Expect a soggy Saturday night, Sunday morning
Things should start getting sunnier Monday.
By
Louis C. Hochman
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'Closer to extinction': NY fights Trump on changes to Endangered Species Act
The New York attorney general charges that White House rule changes have gutted protections for plants and animals alike.
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Rosemary Misdary
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2 men shot and killed at Brownsville, Brooklyn playground
The playground sits within the Howard Houses complex, a NYCHA development.
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Ryan Kost
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Cop accidentally fires gun at Bed-Stuy subway station, striking woman, NYPD says
Police haven't yet explained how the gun went off.
By
Ryan Kost
and
Charles Lane
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10 dishes that demonstrate the delicious diversity of curry in New York City
The global dish is shapeshifting and ubiquitous.
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Robert Sietsema
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A fifth person dies after a medical emergency in NYPD custody this year
A 48-year-old man was held for roughly 20 hours at Brooklyn Central Booking before he collapsed in his cell. He died three weeks later, and the medical examiner has not determined a cause.
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Charles Lane
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Park Slope locals outraged by catnapping of bodega kitten: ‘It’s unconscionable’
The cat caper has the neighborhood up in arms and on the hunt for a couple caught on surveillance camera walking away with the 3-month-old white kitten.
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Stephen Nessen
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5 Bronx buildings had no recent record of monthly testing before Legionnaires’ outbreak
One of the buildings houses a federal Social Security office. It had not reported test results since late June, according to city data.
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Joe Hong
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Cluster of community cats found dead in Brooklyn. Locals worry they were poisoned.
Police are looking into the matter. It's illegal to poison or intentionally harm stray cats.
By
Catalina Gonella
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