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NYC says they're not 'shame stickers,' as it slaps them on alternate-side violators' cars gothamist.com/news/nyc-say...
NYC says they're not 'shame stickers,' as it slaps them on alternate-side violators' cars
Drivers who don’t move their cars for street cleaning could find big, bright green stickers on their windows.
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The 'Blue Wall' won’t protect NYPD officer on trial for chokehold, prosecutor says gothamist.com/news/the-blu...
The 'Blue Wall' won’t protect NYPD officer on trial for chokehold, prosecutor says
Omar Habib is the first NYPD officer to be prosecuted under a 2020 New York City law banning chokeholds.
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Do NYC restaurant workers have their knives out for the Anthony Bourdain movie? gothamist.com/arts-enterta...
Do NYC restaurant workers have their knives out for the Anthony Bourdain movie?
Kitchen staff share their thoughts after an industry screening of "Tony."
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Many East Harlem neighbors and business owners say short-term pain of scaffolding, fences and worsening traffic is worth the addition of a subway up Second Avenue, which has been promised for nearly a century: gothamist.visitlink.me/hXXw67
Have you ever dreamed of sleeping under the stars in Central Park? Here's how: gothamist.visitlink.me/u7Spax
Early Addition: Bring your own cake to a New Jersey restaurant and find out gothamist.com/news/early-a...
Early Addition: Bring your own cake to a New Jersey restaurant and find out
Because a guy asked for a knife to cut it and the server said no, here are your early links: PIX11's Kaity Tong retiring, Hoodwill drama, Ken Griffin loves New York and more.
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"Not Suitable For Work" reflects the realities of living in NYC that were lost on the "Friends" era of TV, writes Gothamist culture reporter Sonia Rao. gothamist.com/arts-enterta...
ICE’s presence in New York is surging, immigrant rights activists say gothamist.com/news/ices-pr...
ICE’s presence in New York is surging, immigrant rights activists say
In NYC, reported sightings of ICE activity more than doubled in July compared to June, advocates say. Such sightings quadrupled in parts of Upstate New York during the same period.
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Child poisoned as NYC special education classrooms lag in lead-paint inspections gothamist.com/news/child-p...
Child poisoned as NYC special education classrooms lag in lead-paint inspections
According to a Gothamist analysis, classrooms serving students with disabilities are less likely to be inspected for lead paint, despite a higher risk.
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Former Mount Vernon police official accused of attempted murder in Bronx shooting gothamist.com/news/former-...
Former Mount Vernon police official accused of attempted murder in Bronx shooting
A source with knowledge of the case said Jennifer Lackard was acting as her son's getaway driver.
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An inspection blitz targeting firms tied to the near-collapse of a major office-to-housing conversion uncovered safety lapses at 19 worksites: gothamist.visitlink.me/ys_Zxt
Safety blitz finds lapses at 19 NYC jobsites by firms tied to near-collapse gothamist.com/news/safety-...
Safety blitz finds lapses at 19 NYC jobsites by firms tied to near-collapse
The Department of Buildings inspected 180 other worksites in the aftermath of the structural failure at a Midtown office-to-housing project.
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Summer of smell at Sunset Park: City creates de facto dump at Brooklyn greenspace gothamist.com/news/summer-...
Summer of smell at Sunset Park: City creates de facto dump at Brooklyn greenspace
The putrid pile keeps growing while it waits to be collected by the parks department.
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The sun is going away, New York. Enjoy it while you can. gothamist.com/news/the-sun...
The sun is going away, New York. Enjoy it while you can.
"While you can" means before 8 p.m.
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Heavy police presence at Summer Streets marks latest NYPD surge under Mamdani gothamist.com/news/heavy-p...
Heavy police presence at Summer Streets marks latest NYPD surge under Mamdani
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch has responded to large gatherings with unprecedented deployments of police.
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ICE pepper-sprayed NYC woman, 72, in the face. Gov. Hochul is peeved. gothamist.com/news/ice-pep...
ICE pepper-sprayed NYC woman, 72, in the face. Gov. Hochul is peeved.
A video on social media shows the officer pepper-spraying the woman in the face, turning and then walking away.
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More than 5,700 families applied for New York City’s inaugural preschool program for 2-year-olds — nearly three times the number of available seats, city officials said: gothamist.visitlink.me/zZmnyJ
New York’s effort to make immigration agents show their faces was put on hold by a Monday federal court ruling: gothamist.visitlink.me/Ny_LYW
1 out of 3 NYC families who applied for 2-K will get a seat. Parents find out today. gothamist.com/news/1-out-o...
1 out of 3 NYC families who applied for 2-K will get a seat. Parents find out today.
The Mamdani administration said 5,700 families applied for the city’s inaugural preschool program for 2-year-olds.
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Service on the 4, 5 and 6 subway lines is back on track after an early morning train fire at the Astor Place station left more than a dozen people with minor injuries: gothamist.visitlink.me/rxjEc4
Is it time to reconsider NYC's age-cutoff for kindergarten? gothamist.com/news/is-it-t...
Is it time to reconsider NYC's age-cutoff for kindergarten?
New York City’s Dec. 31 cutoff is one of the latest in the country.
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Early Addition: More than 50 Mamdani appointees are getting chauffeured around town gothamist.com/news/early-a...
Early Addition: More than 50 Mamdani appointees are getting chauffeured around town
Because that's a lot of black SUVs on the road, here are your early links: Eric Adams selling data centers, mysterious cheap tickets to Olivia Rodrigo, Luigi Mangione wants his trial broadcast live and more.
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Subway delays after early morning Astor Place train fire injures 12 gothamist.com/news/subway-...
Subway delays linger after early morning Astor Place train fire injures 12
Authorities described the injuries, to MTA employees and firefighters, as minor.
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Short-term pain for a long-term train: MTA subway construction upends life in East Harlem gothamist.com/news/short-t...
Short-term pain for a long-term train: MTA subway construction upends life in East Harlem
Heavy construction kicked off earlier this year on the MTA's push to extend the Q line to East 125th Street.
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Second detainee dies after being held at Delaney Hall ICE detention center gothamist.com/news/second-...
Second detainee dies after being held at Delaney Hall ICE detention center
The family alleges Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo was denied needed medication while detained. ICE says he received appropriate medical care and prescribed medication.
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They got a better PATH. Now transit advocates in Jersey City want a better light rail. gothamist.com/news/better-...
Better light rail in North Jersey? Hopeful advocates have a plan.
They hope momentum from the successful "A Better PATH" campaign can continue into changes for light rail.
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Federal judge blocks New York’s ban on ICE agents wearing masks gothamist.com/news/federal...
Federal judge blocks New York’s ban on ICE agents wearing masks
Ruling says New York can prohibit cooperation between local police and federal immigration officials.
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Whale watchers in New York and New Jersey have documented their 500th individual humpback whale in local waters. More: gothamist.visitlink.me/nsZfGU
NYC closes most beaches to swimming as dangerous rip currents threaten coast gothamist.com/news/nyc-clo...
NYC closes most beaches to swimming as dangerous rip currents threaten coast
Only Orchard Beach remains open for swimming.
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