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Summer Program, School Cuts Reversed In Adams' Latest Budget Do-Overs
But as Mayor Eric Adams announced reversals of cuts for the third straight day, he contended the city isn't out of the budget woods.
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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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Queens Kidnappers 'Beat, Sodomize, And Humiliate' Man: Feds
"Disturbing beyond measure" is how an FBI official described physical and sexual assaults by a seven-person accused kidnapping ring.
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NYC Restaurant Week 2024: Check Out The Lineup + More Food News
The best month-long "week" for foodies is here.
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Get Involved: NYC Community Board Applications Open
New Yorkers who find their day of service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day too short can apply for two-year community board terms.
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NYC Weather: Snow Could Fall After Rainy Weekend Storm
Up to 1.5 inches of rain, along with 50 mph wind gusts, is expected Friday night into Saturday before snow enters the weekend forecast.
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'Hack' Bypasses MTA's Fancy New Anti-Fare Evasion Gates: Video
One wave of a fare beater's hand is all it took for new subway gates being tested in Queens to open, a viral TikTok video shows.
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Adams Scraps His Trash, Parks Cuts In Second Budget Reversal This Week
Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday yet again walked back controversial budget cuts — and contended the reversals aren't a sign of poor management.
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Straphanger Grabs Woman's Butt In Queens Subway Station, Cops Say
A man grabbed a 25-year-old's behind early Jan. 2 inside a Rockaway train station, police said.
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Bomb Threat Targets Trump Civil Trial Judge Ahead Of Closing Arguments
Closing arguments in former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial will to go forward Thursday after a bomb threat at the judge's home.
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Adams Restores NYPD, FDNY Cuts To Outrage As Other Reductions Stand
Cuts to libraries, sanitation and more remain in place, but "whose cuts are getting reversed? The NYPD, of course," one lawmaker tweeted.
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Two 16-Year-Olds Shot In Broad Daylight In Queens: NYPD
A gunman remains on the loose after shooting two teens Monday in Jamaica, police said.
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Teen's Joyride With Subway Cars In Queens Leads To Arrest, Cops Say
A youth, 16, arrested Tuesday was one of several people seen on video taking a train for a joyride in Forest Hills, police said.
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NYC Weather: Second Storm Set To Soak City This Week
After a major storm dumped rain and left lingering winds Wednesday, another weather system promises to do the same later this week.
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Hochul's 2024 State Of The State: 5 Big Takeaways For NYC
A cannabis crackdown, more affordable housing, the Second Avenue subway and more are coming to the city, if Gov. Kathy Hochul has her way.
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2K Migrants Evacuated From Floyd Bennett Field Tents As Storm Looms
The evacuation Tuesday is ahead of potential 70 mph winds, city officials said. Advocates say it shows the field is unsuitable for migrants.
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Weed Nug-Filled Diaper At LaGuardia Makes #2 On TSA List
One traveler's adult diaper was extra dank.
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Man, Mother Die In Queens Blaze As He Tries To Save Her: FDNY, Report
A heavy fire engulfed a South Jamaica home Monday, killing two people, FDNY officials said.
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NYC Weather: 70 MPH Winds, Heavy Rain, Flooding From Major Storm
The latest forecasts for a major storm blowing through New York City Tuesday warn of wet, windy weather.
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Migrant Families Reach NYC's 60-Day Shelter Limit
The first asylum seeker families will have to leave and reapply for housing in city shelters this week.
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Robber Sexually Assaults Woman At Knifepoint In Queens Alley: NYPD
A woman, 45, went to the hospital after an as-yet-unidentified man attacked her early Saturday, police said.
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