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Famous NYC Wine Shop Owes $3M In Taxes, Could Close | Top Stories

Woman Won't Return 5K Jewish Cemetery Plots: Suit | School Scaffolding Fortress | Newspaper Staff Quits, Starts New Paper | Mom Turns In Son

Sherry-Lehmann has sold booze for nearly 90 years.
Sherry-Lehmann has sold booze for nearly 90 years. (Google Maps)

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Famous NYC Wine Shop Sherry-Lehmann Could Put Cork In Business: Report

The Upper East Side institution is in danger of closing as problems — from unpaid taxes to lawsuits to angry customers — spill over.

NYC Sets Housing 'Moonshot' Of 500K New Homes In Next Decade: Mayor

"This is our mission, " Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday as he outlined an ambitious plan for more than 100 reforms to speed up construction.

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NYC Workers Can't Be Fired Without 'Just Cause' If New Bill Passes

"The onus is on the employer to prove they have a good reason to fire an employee, " said bill sponsor Council Member Tiffany Cabán.

Forest Hills Woman Won't Return 5K Jewish Cemetery Plots: Lawsuit

The United Bukharian Congregation filed suit Monday over deeds and titles to thousands of New York City plots, court records show.

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Scaffolding Fortress Comes Down At Upper West Side School After Years

"The kids no longer have to bob and weave to navigate the scaffolding sheds and poles, " one excited parent told Patch.

West Village Local Newspaper Staff Quits, Starts New Paper: Report

A large chunk of the staff at WestView News has left and started a publication called the New WestView News, according to the Village Sun.

Mom Turns In Teen Son For Park Slope Subway Strangulation: NYPD

A 16-year-old now stands accused of strangling a woman in the Grand Army Plaza subway station last weekend, police said.

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