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Bronx community hosts vigil for boy killed in e-bike fire
Zion Maine died Wednesday after a lithium-ion battery ignited, killing him and injuring four members of his family.
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Carol Chen
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Mamdani extends ban on permits for new street fairs due to NYPD overtime
Critics say the moratorium harms businesses in neighborhoods without a tradition of street fairs.
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Carol Chen
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MTA’s Lieber reiterates opposition to Mamdani's push for free buses after violent incident
A Mamdani spokesperson said an incident where a man was tackled for suspected fare evasion “would not happen in the first place if bus fare was eliminated.”
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Carol Chen
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Brooklyn school dean says MTA officers assaulted him over a $3 bus fare he says he paid
Kyle Taylor, a dean at Mott Bridges Academy, says he made a legal bus transfer.
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Carol Chen
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Years of bus headaches start Thursday as Port Authority advances Midtown terminal work
The Port Authority is replacing its ramshackle Midtown Bus Terminal. Riders will face years of headaches as the work is finished.
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Ramsey Khalifeh
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Carol Chen
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Neighborhood 'zoo' of blocked driveways leads New Yorker to boot someone’s parked car
"First of all, why did he even own a boot? That's not something a normal person has."
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Carol Chen
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MTA chair accuses Andy Byford, who's leading Penn Station rebuild, of going 'full MAGA'
Byford, who ran New York City's transit system from 2018 to 2020, has praised President Donald Trump's leadership in the rebuild of the Midtown train hub.
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Stephen Nessen
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Carol Chen
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NYC Council hearing to put AI risks in the spotlight
Employees from four tech companies, as well as whistleblowers, are scheduled to speak to the City Council on the dangers of AI.
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Carol Chen
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NYC mulls building temporary highway in sky over Brooklyn Bridge to fix BQE
New renderings show the city would build a highway that flies over the iconic bridge to divert traffic while the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway's triple-cantilever structure is rebuilt.
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Liam Quigley
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Carol Chen
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NYC delivery workers fear e-bike bills would bring more police stops, racial profiling
The City Council held a marathon hearing on Wednesday over a slate of proposals to rein in New York's growing ecosystem of e-bikes.
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Carol Chen
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