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Bin It, NYC: Most Residential Trash Soon Must Go In Containers
The city's next step toward black trash bag-free sidewalks will be fall 2024, officials said.
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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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Straphanger Beaten With Own Umbrella In Queens Subway Station: Police
An attacker grabbed a 41-year-old man's umbrella and whacked him in the head with it Sunday, police said.
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Serial Sexual Attacker Menaces Brooklyn, Assaults 3 Women: NYPD
An as-yet-unidentified man sexually assaulted a sleeping woman on the train and groped two more on the street in the past week, police said.
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Tom Suozzi Will Run Against George Santos In Bid For Former Seat
The "absurdity" of George Santos in Congress must end, said the former representative for Long Island and Queens.
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NYC On 'High Alert' As Israel Violence Grows: Mayor
"Lone wolves are real," warned Mayor Eric Adams Tuesday, though officials noted there have been no threats.
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Sophie Turner, Joe Jonas Strike Deal In Rocky NYC Child Custody Case
The divorcing duo is near an agreement over Turner suing the New Jersey native singer to return their children to England, documents show.
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FDNY Firefighter Candidate Dies After Training Run
A GoFundMe is raising money for the family of Alexander Griffin, 32, who died after a "medical episode" last week, officials said.
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Man Jumps Into 9/11 Memorial Pool, Gets Arrested: NYPD
A 33-year-old man also suffered a leg injury after during the bizarre caught-on-video incident Monday, police said.
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NYers Growing More Pessimistic Over Economy, Study Finds
"New Yorkers say they are worse off financially than they were a year ago," a pollster said.
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Watch: Dancing NYC Subway Cop Goes Viral In TikTok Videos
The cop's shimmying drew 400,000 "likes" and didn't escape attention from NYPD officials, who said she "will not be subject to discipline."
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Queens Assaults Surge 10% Amid 2023's Citywide Crime Dip: NYPD
More Queens residents have been attacked by their neighbors so far this year compared to 2022, data shows.
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Motorcyclist Struck By Two SUVs, Dies In Queens Crash: NYPD
Chris Guachichulca, 26, of Long Island, flew into two SUVs during a Sunday crash near LaGuardia Airport, police said.
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Times Square Rally Over Israel Violence Draws NYC Condemnation
"New York City rejects this," said Mayor Eric Adams about a pro-Palestinian rally supported by the Democratic Socialists of America.
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'Miracle On The Hudson' Pilot Street Honor Rejected | NYC Top Stories
16 Face Mail Theft Indictment | Central Park Bicyclist Hospitalized In Baton Attack | BK Columbus Day Parade Canceled | Guns Found In School
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Up To 4 Inches Of Rain Could Hit NYC Saturday, Officials Warn
"We are encouraging New Yorkers to plan ahead," a deputy mayor said, warning of significant flooding and travel disruptions.
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80% Of NYC Families Can't Afford Childcare For Young Kids: Study
"This is a crisis that calls for bold action," an advocate said after a study showed childcare is too expensive for most city families.
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Queens Home Down Payments Cost Under $100K In These Nabes: Study
Buying a home in these Queens neighborhoods will cost an arm, but not a leg like in the rest of New York City.
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Don't 'Sully' Our Street: NYC Board Rejects Hero Pilot Road Honor
A community board gaggle crashed a bid to rename a Hell's Kitchen street after "Miracle on the Hudson" pilot Chelsey "Sully" Sullenberger.
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What's Open, Closed In NYC On Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day 2023
Columbus Day, Italian Heritage Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day — they're all Monday and here's what will be open and closed.
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NYC Weather: Tropical Storm Philippe Flyby Bodes Heavy Rain
Looking for a weekend without a drenching downpour? Mother Nature says: too bad!
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