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New Yorkers Awed At Celestial Spectacle ‘You Just Can't Beat'
It takes a lot to make people here put down their phones, contemplate the universe and talk to one another.

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It takes a lot to make people here put down their phones, contemplate the universe and talk to one another.

In New York’s aging buildings, problems may have been present long before the ground started shaking.
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A clash with police could have long ramifications for two men who mysteriously ended up in ICE custody.
The coalition of cab drivers had sued the city over a plan to re-release thousands of unused “green taxi” licenses.
“It’s a minority of the community that’s upset by McGuinness redesign,” Gallagher continued. “It’s a small minority.”
Mets owner Cohen has been spending money lavishly to sway public opinion and pack town halls, but the teams’ neighbors still aren't sold.
The Wednesday vote of approval was expected, but congestion pricing still faces speed bumps in the form of lawsuits.
Approved Oil’s exclusive contract to sell the city renewable diesel bumped the company that had won the job bid.
The decades-old list aims to tamp down political corruption and prevent civil servants from being swayed by partisan concerns.
In a major shakeup, the city’s Education Department is disbanding its division of teaching and learning.
Silver lost nearly 60 pounds over the last six months of his life before he passed away from cardiac arrest.
When a subway conductor was slashed in the neck last month at a Brooklyn station, Delilah Goble said she broke down in tears.
City's counsel denies “outrageous allegations” and predicts “full vindication in court.”
David Banks called the city cuts “extremely hurtful” and said he was “fighting like heck to get these cuts restored."
The Council Speaker will announce efforts to protect homeowners from predatory real estate speculation, according to her office.
The City Council leader offered proposals to bring down costs and fix broken government, with past initiatives delayed or thwarted.
Exodus of volunteer operations from Saint Augustine follows the arrival of new leadership and an end to Creole and Spanish services.
As members with links to the pro-housing group Open New York join Manhattan Community Board 5, it must contend with a leadership vacuum.
“This is not a safeguard of the right to shelter,” the SafetyNet Project tweeted on X. “This is a xenophobic rollback.”