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City Council Speaker Corey Johnson reads to toddlers outside City Hall on May 29, 2019.
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson reads to toddlers outside City Hall on May 29, 2019. (Jonathan Blanc/New York Public Library)

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NYC's Libraries Battle Against $11M Budget Cut

Libraries say the reduced funding could lead to cutbacks on weekends. "You can just get so much blood from a stone," one official said.

Latest On Deadly Midtown Helicopter Crash

The pilot died and officials are trying to figure out why the aircraft was flying in bad weather.

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Clinton Hill Block Renamed For The Notorious B.I.G.

Biggie's mother, kids and rap crew joined elected officials and fans to unveil the St. James Block now known as Christopher Wallace Way.

SEE: NYC Council Speaker Busts A Move At Brooklyn Pride Parade

Corey Johnson boogied down Fifth Avenue with a contingent from the Council, at one point leaping into the air for a toe-touch.

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Transgender Woman Found Dead On Rikers Island, Officials Say

Layleen Polanco, 27, was found unresponsive in her cell Friday afternoon. The Department of Correction is investigating her death.

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