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Nearly 2,700 People Died Of Overdoses In NYC During 2021: New Data

Overdose deaths in 2021 were 78 percent higher than just two years before, according to newly released numbers.

Adams Unveils Record $102.7B NYC Budget For Next Year

"The buck stops with me, " Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday as he predicted unhappiness with his proposed fiscal year 2024 budget.

NYC Nurses Strike Ends As Deal Struck After Nearly 4 Days

"I'm glad to have it over with, " a nurse — one of 7, 000 on strike — said after a union struck a deal with two major city hospitals.

Second-Hand Smoke From Cancer Center Alarms UES Neighbors

A Memorial Sloan Kettering building repeatedly blows noxious fumes into neighboring apartments, say Upper East Siders.

Gun Recovered In Trafficking Bust Used In 2021 Bed-Stuy Shooting: NYPD

Four men were charged with selling over 50 guns under a new anti-gun trafficking law, officials said.

Rikers Island Detainee Hit Officer In The Face: Officials

A detainee struck an officer several times in the face on Wednesday about 5:20 a.m. at the Anna M. Kross Center, officials said.

Teen Knocked Out And Robbed Of Jordans In Harlem Mugging: Police

A group of people attacked a 16-year-old in front of a McDonald's near West 145th Street and Broadway, police said.