New York City|News|
So Long, Sheds: NYC's Outdoor Dining Program Signed Into Law
Restaurants will have to build new outdoor setups under the permanent program dubbed "Dining Out NYC" starting in 2024.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
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.
In my free time, I'm a big movie buff, an aspiring home cook and am forever seeking good natural areas.
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Queens, NY|News|
Queens Shakespeare On The Beach: Fear Not Sharks
Soothe away your shark worries with five nights of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" on Rockaway Beach starting Wednesday.
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Queens, NY|News|
Man Who Held Queens Family Hostage Gets 13 Years In Prison: DA
Tex Ortiz, 38, held four women and a baby at gunpoint for five hours after a botched home invasion robbery in 2020, police said.
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New York City|News|
NYC Vet Forced Pregnant Mom To Risk Parasite: Suit | Top Stories
3rd Disappearance Near BK Mirage | Hurricane Season Gets Worse | Santos' Personal Injury Lawyer Challenger | Another Synagoguge Hate Message
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Queens, NY|News|
George Santos' Latest Challenger Is A Personal Injury Lawyer
Greg Hach, a lawyer and Air Force veteran from Long Island, said he's running because voters "were conned by a crook and serial liar."
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New York City|News|
NYC Toll Skippers Owe Port Authority $500K, Lawsuit Contends
One accused toll evader wrongly used E-ZPass lanes more than 1,000 times, according to the lawsuits.
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New York City|News|
11 Hurricanes Could Wallop NYC In 'Above Normal' Season
Record-warm Atlantic sea surface temperatures in part prompted forecasters to update their predictions for this hurricane season.
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Queens, NY|News|
Woman, 82, Fatally Struck Crossing Cross Island Parkway, Cops Say
Lucilli Osjo-Igbinoba, 82, was trying to cross the Queens parkway early Monday when she was struck by a Cadillac Escalade, police said.
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New York City|News|
Sore Hips No Reason To Release NYC 'Deadly Don': Judge | Top Stories
Homophobic Slasher Attacks Near BK Promenade | Librarian Leaves Infant In Car For Hours: Cops | Half-Nude Punch | Electrical Fire Injures 3
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New York City|News|
NYC Restaurants: Rat Poop, Listeria & Bagels Edition
What do rat poop, a Listeria outbreak and bagels have in common? Not much other than they're major food news this week.
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New York City|News|
NYC School Bus Driver Strike Could Affect 150K Kids, Chancellor Warns
A potential school bus strike threatens to coincide with public school children's return to school in the fall, said Chancellor David Banks.
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New York City|News|
$5.6K Manhattan Rent Average Breaks NYC Records: Study
New York City's rent prices in July boiled over into record-breaking territory in nearly every way measured by a new study.
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Queens, NY|News|
Sore Hips No Reason To Release Queens Aging 'Deadly Don,' Judge Rules
The bloody deeds of Vittorio Amuso, an 88-year-old Luchese crime family boss, were too serious to reduce his life sentence, a judge ruled.
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New York City|News|
NYC School Librarian Leaves Infant Daughter In Car For Hours: NYPD
Michael Dodes, 41, was arrested after leaving his 1-year-old in a car for more than four hours, cops said.
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New York City|News|
Judge Kicks Off Rikers Island Fed Takeover Process | NYC Top Stories
Lady Gaga's Papa Not Gaga Over Migrant Homes | Anti-Union Org Targets School Where Pete Seeger Taught | BK's $1M Homes | Park Sexual Attack
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Queens, NY|News|
Judge Kicks Off Rikers Island Fed Takeover Process
A federal takeover of Rikers Island became more likely Thursday after a judge said she'd hear court arguments over the prospect.
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Upper West Side, NY|News|
Riverside Park Sexual Assaulter Indicted, Prosecutors Say
Tatchiem Noubissi Luc, 32, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Riverside Park in the early hours of July 20, prosecutors said.
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New York City|News|
NYC Evictions Top 10K Since Moratorium Lifted: Data
"New York's eviction machine is in full swing," an advocate said.
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New York City|News|
Listeria Risk Forces Brooklyn-Made Ice Cream Recall Nationwide
One New Yorker has been hospitalized after eating Real Kosher Ice Cream's Soft Serve On The Go Cups, the FDA reports.
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New York City|News|
Escaped Prisoner Shimmies Down Sheets From 5th Floor Of NYC Hospital
Yenchun Chen then hailed a cab and vanished, according to police and reports.
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