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Landlords can buy their way out of NYC's climate law starting this week
As a candidate, Mayor Zohran Mamdani had pledged to close loopholes in Local Law 97.
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Rosemary Misdary
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Landlords can buy their way out of NYC's climate law starting this week
As a candidate, Mayor Zohran Mamdani had pledged to close loopholes in Local Law 97.
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Rosemary Misdary
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NYC homeless shelters are falling apart. Providers say the city’s fix-it process is broken.
Volunteers of America said fixing up crumbling shelters will help homeless New Yorkers move out more quickly.
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Karen Yi
Published Aug 17, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET
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Rape survivor services warn of New York state funding crunch
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Jimmy Vielkind
Early Addition: What if your $5 million condo is directly above an allegedly noisy public bathroom?
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James Ramsay
Goodbye, food pantry line: Newark's fight against hunger looks more like a grocery store
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Michael Sol Warren
A judge said Queens prosecutors hid evidence. A secret committee cleared them anyway.
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Ryan Kost
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Congestion pricing hasn’t changed much about NYC’s air quality, city report finds
The report is the latest to examine the effects of congestion pricing.
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Michael Sol Warren
Published Aug 16, 2026
Bike theft season is in full swing. Here’s how to keep bike nabbers at bay.
Summer nights are prime time for bike thieves.
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Brittany Kriegstein
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Bike theft season is in full swing. Here’s how to keep bike nabbers at bay.
Summer nights are prime time for bike thieves.
By
Brittany Kriegstein
Gay bathhouses could return to NYC. But opening one won’t be easy.
By
Giulia Heyward
Man charged with hate crimes after disrupting Shabbat at NYC Central Synagogue
By
Ryan Kost
Trump endorses Blakeman for NY governor, saying Hochul is soft on crime
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Jimmy Vielkind
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Giulia Heyward
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NYPD officers fatally shoot man armed with butcher’s knife on Lower East Side, police say
Police say the man advanced toward officers with the knife after they responded to reports of an assault.
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Amanda Rozon
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Phil Corso
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Another Long Island street takeover ends in arrests and impounded cars
Police say they tracked the group before intercepting it in Medford.
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Amanda Rozon
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Family says stray voltage may have contributed to fatal Central Park carriage crash
The family of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan is seeking $105 million from New York City.
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Phil Corso
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Ryan Kost
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Congestion pricing hasn’t changed much about NYC’s air quality, city report finds
The report is the latest to examine the effects of congestion pricing.
By
Michael Sol Warren
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Bike theft season is in full swing. Here’s how to keep bike nabbers at bay.
Summer nights are prime time for bike thieves.
By
Brittany Kriegstein
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Gay bathhouses could return to NYC. But opening one won’t be easy.
Lawmakers want to lift a 40-year-old ban. Then comes the red tape.
By
Giulia Heyward
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64-year-old man dies in police custody after medical emergency, NYPD says
Police said an internal investigation is underway and have not released the man’s name.
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Karen Yi
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Charles Lane
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Man charged with hate crimes after disrupting Shabbat at NYC Central Synagogue
Public officials condemned the incident and says people should be allowed to worship in peace.
By
Ryan Kost
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NYPD to swarm upper Manhattan, aiming to head off a 'Dyckman Takeover'
Last Sunday's crowd caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in property and vehicle damage, officials say.
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Charles Lane
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A tussle over driver's license data that could affect NY, NJ commutes
Wary of immigration enforcement, states are looking to shield commercial drivers' data from the feds.
By
Herb Pinder
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