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A teenage boy with a serious expression
Lifestyle

A 15-year-old went to a parade in Brooklyn. Then the NYPD wrongly accused him of a mass shooting, causing death threats and driving the family into hiding

By Jake Offenhartz and The Associated Press
February 11, 2025
Firefighters pause for a second moment of silence outside FDNY Engine 4/Ladder 15’s firehouse in lower Manhattan on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York.
Health

9/11-related illnesses have killed more FDNY members than died in World Trade Center attack

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September 11, 2024
New Yorkers immediately protest new AI-based weapons detectors on subways
Tech

New Yorkers immediately protest new AI-based weapons detectors on subways

By Jake Offenhartz and The Associated Press
July 27, 2024
Joey Chestnut holding in his 34th hot dog
Lifestyle

Hot dog champ Joey Chestnut’s endorsement of a vegan sausage just cost him the Nathan’s eating contest

By Cedar Attanasio and The Associated Press
June 11, 2024
Brooklyn’s new borough president doesn’t care about the ‘character’ of your neighborhood. That’s ‘not more important than putting people in homes’
Politics

Brooklyn’s new borough president doesn’t care about the ‘character’ of your neighborhood. That’s ‘not more important than putting people in homes’

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February 29, 2024
Illegal street vendors and large crowds of people are seen here on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge
Finance

Brooklyn Bridge ban on souvenir sellers kicks in: ‘We need order in this city’

By Jake Offenhartz and The Associated Press
January 3, 2024
Brooklyn Org explains its recent name change: ‘There is nothing wrong with the word ‘foundation,’ but it ‘feels a little old and a little controlling’
Finance

Brooklyn Org explains its recent name change: ‘There is nothing wrong with the word ‘foundation,’ but it ‘feels a little old and a little controlling’

By Alex Daniels of The Chronicle of Philanthropy and The Associated Press
October 23, 2023
Joey Chestnut
Lifestyle

Joey Chestnut, the hot dog-eating kingpin, dominates Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July contest for 8th straight year

By Carolyn Thompson and The Associated Press
July 5, 2023
Prospect Park
Environment

Emaciated alligator found in the middle of New York City with rubber bathtub stopper in its stomach dies of ‘tragic case of animal abuse’

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April 21, 2023
New York City skyscrapers.
Finance

N.Y.C. rent prices hit an all-time high, costing more than double what people in Houston pay

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August 11, 2022
Man wanted in Brooklyn subway shooting arrested, law enforcement officials say
Politics

Man wanted in Brooklyn subway shooting arrested, law enforcement officials say

By Michael R. Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Jennifer Peltz and The Associated Press
April 13, 2022
The Best-Kept Secret in Men’s Tailoring Might Be This Savile Row–Trained New York Rabbi
Lifestyle

The Best-Kept Secret in Men’s Tailoring Might Be This Savile Row–Trained New York Rabbi

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November 24, 2019
The Secret History of the Lost Champagne Cellars Under the Brooklyn Bridge

The Secret History of the Lost Champagne Cellars Under the Brooklyn Bridge

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November 16, 2019
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Lifestyle

Meet Yolande Milan Batteau, Wallpaper Atelier to the Elite

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November 10, 2019
The First U.S. Importer, Roaster, and Distributor of Specialty Vietnamese Coffee Talks of Shifting Industry
Lifestyle

The First U.S. Importer, Roaster, and Distributor of Specialty Vietnamese Coffee Talks of Shifting Industry

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September 29, 2019

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