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NYC's Unemployment Rate Drops 1 Point In Past Month: State Data
"New York City isn’t just coming back, it’s back," Mayor Eric Adams said about the city's unemployment rate dropping to 5.6 percent.
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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.
In my free time, I'm a big movie buff, an aspiring home cook and am forever seeking good natural areas.
You can reach me with story ideas, tips or feedback at matt.troutman@patch.com or call at 347-622-3654.
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Mushrooms Grow From Walls In 'Dangerous' Building | NYC Top Stories
Cat Stolen From Petco | Subway Sword Attack | Van Leeuwen Fined $33K | Jacob Riis Bathhouse Renovation | Kevin Spacey Verdict
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Mushrooms Grow Out Of The Walls In 'Dangerous' NYC Building
Ceilings collapse, rodents roam and squatters defecate in a nightmare Manhattan building, say tenants who sued their notorious landlord.
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NYC Daylight Saving Time 2022: Here's When To Fall Back
Mark your calendars, sleepyheads — you'll get an extra hour of slumber Nov. 6.
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NYC City Hall Aide Kvetches About Cops Over Wine, Gets Fired
"Being a cop is like the cushiest gig in the city," said staffer Christopher Baugh in a covert video in which he also bashed the mayor.
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Apollo Theater To Get First Major Renovation | NYC Top Stories
'American Horror Story' Store | Google Calls Migrant Facility 'Adams Tent City' | Man Admits He Killed WWI Vet In 1976 | Philomena's Pop-Up
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Developers Reaped $1.6M From Affordable BK Housing Lies: DA
Six developers took tax breaks on promises they would lease out affordable apartments. Instead, they charged higher rents, prosecutors said.
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More NYers Are Dying In Traffic On These Neighborhoods' Streets: Data
Some New York City streets are far more deadly than others, according to a new tool called Spatial Equity NYC.
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'Adams Tent City' Off NYC Google Maps As Migrant Camp Opens
A Randall's Island facility for asylum seekers was previously tagged with the mayor's name. Now, Google Maps identifies it as a parking lot.
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'Misguided' Spotted Lanternfly Traps Kill NYC Birds | Top Stories
'Tiny Cretin' James Corden Unbanned From Eatery | Why Is An NYC Bus In Chicago? | 3-Year-Old's Subway Quest | Man Fatally Struck By F Train
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Cement Firm That Gave ISIS Cash Must Pay $778M In Penalties: NYC Feds
Lafarge, a French cement company, pleaded guilty to paying the Islamic State to keep a plant in Syria running, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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'Misguided' Spotted Lanternfly Traps Kill NYC Birds: Wildlife Group
Glue traps posted on the Brooklyn Army Terminal were meant for invasive bugs, but there was one hitch, experts said. "They kill anything."
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'Tiny Cretin' James Corden Banned, Then Unbanned, From Balthazar
SoHo restaurateur Keith McNally called the "Late Late Show" host the "most abusive" customer the 25-year-old restaurant had ever seen.
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Is This NYC Bus Driving Around Chicago Lost?
No, the MTA isn't expanding service to the Windy City.
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Central Park Horse Dies After Viral Collapse Video | NYC Top Stories
Congressional Candidate's Porn Movie | Central Park Boathouse Shutters | Patrick Stewart Treks To Park Slope | Rikers' Tampered Records
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New Trash Hours Will Starve NYC's Late-Night Rat Buffet, Mayor Says
Starting April 1, 2023, the set-out time for putting black trash and recycling bags on the curb will move to 8 p.m., officials said.
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Paying For NYC Parking Got Easier, Assuming Drivers Can Find Spots
A new ParkNYC app offers pay-as-you-go parking for drivers without having to go to a meter.
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'Crash' Director NYC Rape Trial Begins, He Says Scientology Framed Him
A rape trial against Paul Haggis could come down to: is the Oscar winner a sexual predator, or was he framed by the Church of Scientology?
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One-Legged Man Robs Elderly Woman In Duane Reade | NYC Top Stories
Woman Hit, Killed By MTA Bus | 2 Cops Arrested | Will New Church 'Destroy' Homes? | 'Weirdo' Astoria Rezoning Foes | $3K Smokeshop Robbery
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NYC Real Estate Porn: Gaze Upon These 3 Gargantuan Abodes
Who needs nine bathrooms when you could have 10?
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