New York City|News|
NYC Weather: School Going Remote Tuesday As 8 Inches Of Snow Forecast
Mayor Eric Adams said public schools will go remote Tuesday as a winter storm watch warns of heavy snow.
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Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
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I cover the citywide beat for Patch NYC after reporting on my beloved home borough of Brooklyn.
Before Patch, I kicked around newspapers and other outlets in Indiana, Michigan and New York City. Along the way I've sat through innumerable trials and public meetings, picked up a national investigative reporting award, reported on televangelists flying private jets, among many other mundane, noteworthy or strange reporting experiences.
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New York City|News|
NYC Rental Vacancies At Worst Level Since 1968: Study
"Stark does not begin to describe that scenario for someone looking for a home," Gov. Kathy Hochul said of the city's 1.4 percent rate.
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New York City|News|
Non-Monogamy Is Hot In NYC As Valentine's Day Nears, Study Finds
New Yorkers are ready to commit... to open relationships.
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New York City|News|
NYC Restaurants: Big Apple Is Best Pizza City (Again) + Theater Union
At this point, New York City not being named America's best pizza city would be more surprising.
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Queens, NY|News|
3 Men Found Dead In Queens Building: NYPD
The bodies of three men — 39, 38 and an unidentified man — were Thursday in a Ridgewood basement, according to police and reports.
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New York City|News|
Migrant Teen In Times Square Shooting Arrested: NYPD
Jesus Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa, 15, is the shoplifter who shot a tourist and fired bullets at a cop in Times Square, police said.
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Queens, NY|News|
MS-13 Members Behind Teen's Murder In Queens Get 35 Years: Feds
The gang members lured Julio Vasquez, 16, to a Queens park and stabbed him more than 30 times, prosecutors said.
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New York City|News|
7 Indicted In Times Square Migrant Brawl With NYPD: DA
"The behavior is despicable," said Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Thursday about the caught-on-video attack.
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New York City|News|
'Hate Crime': Sliwa Blasted For TV Assault On Times Square 'Migrant'
Curtis Sliwa believed a man attacked by Guardian Angels was a migrant because he was "speaking Spanish," the Associated Press reported.
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New York City|News|
Teen Jumps Off Queensboro Bridge, Police Say
A teenage girl is in critical condition after she apparently jumped into the East River Thursday morning, police said.
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New York City|News|
NYPD Union's Bid To Block Protest Overhaul Rejected By Judge
"We know the NYPD cannot police itself," advocates said after a judge approved a police reform settlement from the George Floyd protests.
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New York City|News|
Manhattan Mugging Victim Dies Weeks After Shot In Ankle, Police Say
Two men who face robbery charges in a Garment District mugging soon could face homicide charges, police said.
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Queens, NY|News|
Murder Suspect Stabs Fellow Rikers Inmate Multiple Times: Officials
Phillip Moreno repeated stabbed another inmate Tuesday in a vicious attack that could lead to an attempted murder charge, officials said.
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New York City|News|
'Severe Delays' Hit NYC Subway Line During Rush Hour: MTA
An otherwise smooth commute Wednesday was marred by delays on several subway lines, officials said.
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New York City|News|
Adams Begs For Migrant Funds During Albany's 'Tin Cup Day'
Mayor Eric Adams' big ask Tuesday for state lawmakers: cover half the city's cost for asylum seekers.
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New York City|News|
Non-White NYC Communities Left Behind In Vision Zero's 10 Years: Study
Vision Zero stopped hundreds of deaths in the past decade, but the street safety effort hasn't reached many New Yorkers, a new study found.
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New York City|News|
Corrupt NYCHA Workers Extort $2M In Bribes, Feds Say
A sprawling federal corruption case led to bribery charges against 70 NYCHA employees Tuesday — a single-day U.S. record, prosecutors said.
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Harlem, NY|News|
Ex-Con Faces Murder Charge In Harlem Shooting: Police, Report
Tyrone Holley, 60, is accused of fatally shooting Omar Espinal, 39, along a Harlem street Jan. 7, police said.
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Queens, NY|News|
Homeless Man Charged In Brutal Rockaway Death: NYPD
Gyasi Denis, 35, killed another man — who was found stabbed and with slashes to his face — during a dispute Saturday, police said.
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New York City|News|
Migrant Moped Gang Snatches Phones, Purses Across NYC: Mayor
"They're essentially ghost criminals," said the NYPD's top cop about a suspected migrant ring linked to 62 robberies.
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