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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka says city water is safe despite alleged fraudsters' scheme
Prosecutors say two contractors for a company that was supposed to replace lead pipes in the city of Newark did not fully do so.
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Sean Carlson
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Rajath Vikram
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1 trains derail near Upper West Side subway station: MTA
The MTA hopes to get 1, 2 and 3 train service back to normal by Friday morning.
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Rajath Vikram
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Elizabeth Shwe
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Phil Corso
Arts & Entertainment
It’s been a rough summer for New York sports fans, but they still have women’s basketball
The New York Liberty are competing in the WNBA playoffs.
By
Sean Carlson
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Rajath Vikram
News
How a NY judge ruling a new ethics panel unconstitutional could 'blow up enforcement'
Blair Horner, the executive director of the New York Public Interest Research group, discusses the state's newly formed ethics board and why he thinks an Albany judge ruled it unconstitutional.
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Rajath Vikram
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Josefa Velásquez
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Sean Carlson
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‘We can't sustain this’: Staten Island borough president on NYC's migrant crisis
Republican Vito Fossella says he wants the state Legislature to revisit the city's right-to-shelter mandate.
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Joseph Capriglione
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Sean Carlson
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Rajath Vikram
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'Now is our moment': Councilmember details decision to extend Madison Square Garden's permit 5 years
On Monday, a City Council committee voted to extend the arena's permit for five years. And while they did vote to extend the permit, it's only half of the city Planning Department's 10-year recommendation.
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Sean Carlson
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Joseph Capriglione
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Stephen Nessen
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Rajath Vikram
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The rise and fall of Rudy Giuliani: How did we get here?
“He was just governed by his greed and by this almost primal need for relevance.”
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Sean Carlson
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Rajath Vikram
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Elizabeth Shwe
Arts & Entertainment
'The greatest man I've met': iconic comics artist John Romita Sr. remembered by his son
John Romita Jr., a widely acclaimed comic-book artist himself, talks with WNYC All Things Considered host Sean Carlson about his father, who shaped the "Silver Age" style at Marvel and beyond.
By
Sean Carlson
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Rajath Vikram
and
Joseph Capriglione
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