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Members of the public complained about prostitution activity in the second-floor business at 22 East 66th St. a townhouse steps from Madison Avenue. The city is now seeking to shut the business down and clear the space, court records show.
Members of the public complained about prostitution activity in the second-floor business at 22 East 66th St. a townhouse steps from Madison Avenue. The city is now seeking to shut the business down and clear the space, court records show. (Google Maps)

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Prostitution Ring Operated In Upper East Side Rowhouse, City Says

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — An illegal brothel has been operating out of an Upper East Side brownstone, the city contends in a new complaint against the building's owner. Earlier this year, police... Read more


Pedestrianize Rockefeller Center Again For Holidays, Pols Say

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — Rockefeller Center was uncharacteristically empty during last year's holiday season, but all signs point to it filling up with visitors again this year — and two local officials... Read more

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Dispatch From Deadly Rikers Island: “It Looks Like A Slave Ship In There.”

By Beth Schwartzapfel, The Marshall Project in partnership... Read more


Uptown Community Board To DiscussQuisqueya Heights Renaming

UPPER MANHATTAN, NY — Harlem's Community Board 9 will host a public discussion Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. about whether the neighborhoods of Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights and Inwood should be renamed... Read more

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Southwest Flights Canceled, Delayed At LaGuardia Airport

ASTORIA, QUEENS (AP) — Southwest Airlines canceled several hundred more flights Monday, including some departing from and arriving at LaGuardia Airport, after a weekend of disruptions the airline... Read more

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