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Rent-stabilized buildings hit auction block, despite Mamdani’s efforts to intervene
City officials tried to steer the sale to an affordable housing developer, but the attempt failed.
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David Brand
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Rent-stabilized buildings hit auction block, despite Mamdani’s efforts to intervene
City officials tried to steer the sale to an affordable housing developer, but the attempt failed.
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David Brand
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ICE subpoena puts a spotlight on the last emergency migrant shelter in NYC
The federal government is seeking information about residents of the South Bronx migrant shelter.
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Arya Sundaram
Published Nov 10, 2026 at 10:01 a.m. ET
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It's cold in New York. Soup season in the city has begun.
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Robert Sietsema
Early Addition: What's better than sitting on a New York City bench?
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James Ramsay
Manhattan's Canal Street is getting a face-lift, but it'll take a while
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Willow Higgins
Man charged with murder after woman found stabbed to death in Queens, NYPD says
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Phil Corso
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Mamdani calls for investigation on how a man charged for jogger's murder was hired by DOE
Sayed Mohassib, who worked as a paraprofessional, had a history of psychiatric issues, officials say.
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Carol Chen
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Catalina Gonella
Published Nov 9, 2026
NYC fire deaths nearly double in 2026 as deadly Brooklyn blaze’s victims are identified
The FDNY says 87 people have died in fires this year, compared with 45 during the same period last year.
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Charles Lane
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NYC fire deaths nearly double in 2026 as deadly Brooklyn blaze’s victims are identified
The FDNY says 87 people have died in fires this year, compared with 45 during the same period last year.
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Charles Lane
NY students will still have to take Regents exams, even as graduation rules change
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Giulia Heyward
NYPD curbs spitting and idling tickets amid complaints about quality-of-life crackdown
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Ben Feuerherd
Mamdani says more help is coming to homeless New Yorkers living outside this winter
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Karen Yi
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Mamdani calls for investigation on how a man charged for jogger's murder was hired by DOE
Sayed Mohassib, who worked as a paraprofessional, had a history of psychiatric issues, officials say.
By
Carol Chen
and
Catalina Gonella
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NY students will still have to take Regents exams, even as graduation rules change
State education officials say students must take four exams to meet federal testing requirements, but they won’t have to pass them to graduate.
By
Giulia Heyward
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NYC fire deaths nearly double in 2026 as deadly Brooklyn blaze’s victims are identified
The FDNY says 87 people have died in fires this year, compared with 45 during the same period last year.
By
Charles Lane
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T-Mobile slowed Internet to a crawl for NY low-income users, AG says
The company will have to remove the data caps and expand service to more locations.
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Catalina Gonella
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NYPD curbs spitting and idling tickets amid complaints about quality-of-life crackdown
It follows criticism by some New Yorkers over an increase in so-called quality-of-life enforcement by the NYPD.
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Ben Feuerherd
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NY civil liberties groups push for 48-hour limit on police retaining Flock camera data
Lawmakers are weighing measures to crack down on Flock and other automatic license-plate readers.
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Jon Campbell
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Man denied stabbing Brooklyn jogger but described being covered in blood, complaint says
Sayed Mohassib told police he went to the running trail with a knife because “people were going to come to kill his family,” according to a criminal complaint.
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Brittany Kriegstein
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Digital skills are an increasing requirement in NYC jobs beyond tech, report finds
Nearly half of all job postings in New York City now seek digital skills, including home health care, construction and retail jobs, the Center for an Urban Future found.
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Walter Wuthmann
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NJ Gov. Sherrill announces her new lieutenant governor pick
The announcement follows a tumultuous sexual harassment and ethics scandal that surrounded her former second-in-command.
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Mike Hayes
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Michael Sol Warren
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Early Addition: Sewing is all the rage in NYC
Because an old-school sewing circle is thriving in the Lower East Side, here are your early links: The AI bubble could put New York's pension funds at risk, scam checks in New Jersey, Popeye in the Thanksgiving parade and more.
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Dana Binfet
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