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Springs between NYC subway cars keep injuring transit workers
The metal coils are designed to keep people from falling between subway cars. But they're also a nuisance for MTA employees.
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Stephen Nessen
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Springs between NYC subway cars keep injuring transit workers
The metal coils are designed to keep people from falling between subway cars. But they're also a nuisance for MTA employees.
By
Stephen Nessen
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NYC museums rack up fire code fines. They don't have to pay.
The practice goes against a procedures manual for a coalition of nonprofits that operate museums and other institutions in the city.
By
Ben Feuerherd
Published Aug 19, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. ET
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Early Addition: New Jersey Zoomers are addicted to 'baby Botox'
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James Ramsay
The NYPD is searching for a driver who killed a Bronx cyclist in a multiple-car hit and run
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Brittany Kriegstein
Registration moratorium? Voter ID? Questions still swirl over NJ noncitizen vote scandal.
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Mike Hayes
Bronx man faces federal hate crime charges in Central Synagogue attack
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Giulia Heyward
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Gun groups sue over NY law that they argue effectively bans a popular Glock
The state law passed in May aims to prevent criminals from converting handguns into automatic weapons
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Jimmy Vielkind
Published Aug 18, 2026
New Staten Island trash complex lets city make way for hundreds of new homes
The new Fresh Kills facility will allow the sanitation department to close another one.
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Liam Quigley
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New Staten Island trash complex lets city make way for hundreds of new homes
The new Fresh Kills facility will allow the sanitation department to close another one.
By
Liam Quigley
Only 1 day left to bid in MetroCard machine auction
By
Louis C. Hochman
Plan to add marina in Greenpoint flames tensions in rapidly changing neighborhood
By
Liam Quigley
Pied-à-absen-terre: Councilmembers plan to read questions aloud despite Mamdani admin no show
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David Brand
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Online portal for NYC veterans doesn't work even after 8 years and $2M, review finds
A new city comptroller report found an online portal connecting New York veterans with services has been plagued by technological failures, procurement delays and weak vendor oversight.
By
Ryan Kost
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Gun groups sue over NY law that they argue effectively bans a popular Glock
The state law passed in May aims to prevent criminals from converting handguns into automatic weapons
By
Jimmy Vielkind
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New Staten Island trash complex lets city make way for hundreds of new homes
The new Fresh Kills facility will allow the sanitation department to close another one.
By
Liam Quigley
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MTA bus and FDNY vehicle collide in the Bronx, injuring 19
Five firefighters were among those taken to area hospitals from the Hunts Point crash, fire officials said.
By
Charles Lane
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Only 1 day left to bid in MetroCard machine auction
Bidding ends at 8 p.m. on Wednesday to own a piece of city transit history that weighs over 1,000 pounds.
By
Louis C. Hochman
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Early Addition: Babysitting hundreds of NYC kids for ‘Parents’ Night Out’ worked
Mayor Mamdani’s free babysitting program went off without a hitch, here are your early links: A Manhattan private school faces pushback over expansion plans, Julia Fox is filming in the city and casting New Yorkers, a Long Island burger joint is burglarized and more.
By
Dana Binfet
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Pied-à-absen-terre: Councilmembers plan to read questions aloud despite Mamdani admin no show
Councilmembers are P.O.’d about City Hall’s plans to skip pied-a-terre hearing.
By
David Brand
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NYPD searching for man who stabbed woman to death in Brooklyn park
The incident is the first murder to occur in Brooklyn’s 77th Precinct this year.
By
Brittany Kriegstein
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Plan to add marina in Greenpoint flames tensions in rapidly changing neighborhood
The proposal from two local business owners would transform the park, which features a sweeping view of the Manhattan skyline.
By
Liam Quigley
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NYC still refused most emergency aid requests to prevent eviction after Mamdani took office
In the first three months of the year, the city rejected about 75% of applications for One-Shot Deal emergency grants, which help tenants cover unpaid rent.
By
David Brand
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