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NYC Consumers Optimistic About Future For Some Reason, Poll Finds
Big Apple-area dwellers are so sunny they're driving New York's collective optimism above the national rate, a new poll found.
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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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Sugar Warnings Could Be Added To NYC Chain Restaurant Menus
A City Council bill introduced Wednesday calls to add warning labels to food or drinks that exceed 50 grams of added sugar.
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Photos: Cardi B Donates $100K To Bronx Alma Mater
"I still got them in my heart," Cardi B said Tuesday about her teachers at I.S. 232.
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Mother Charged With Murder Of 3 Children At Coney Island Beach: NYPD
Erin Merdy, 30, is accused of drowning her three young children early Monday, police said.
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Heartburn Meds Linked To Cancer Spur 20 NYC Lawsuits In Single Day
Twenty New Yorkers say the FDA-banned heartburn medication Zantac gave them cancer, court records show.
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NYC Gas Prices Dip 10% As Inflation Slows In August: New Data
Overall prices in the New York City area are still up 6.6 percent in the past year, while nationally they're up 8.3 percent, data shows.
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NYC Subway Delays: Person Struck By Train Causes Slowdowns
Eleven different subway lines were delayed Tuesday morning, including the 2/5 after a person was struck by a train, according to the MTA.
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Adams 'Not Concerned' Over Yeshivas After NYT Report | NYC Top Stories
Little Red Lighthouse Doors Could Shut | Accused Duck Sauce Slayer's Abuse | Billie Holiday's $14M Home | Queens Subway Groper
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Here Are The NYC Schools Ranked Among U.S. News' Best Colleges
Columbia University and NYU were among the 35 colleges in the city that were ranked for 2022-2023.
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Adams 'Not Concerned' Over Yeshivas After Bombshell Report On Failings
Mayor Eric Adams waved off a New York Times story about academic shortfalls at Hasidic schools in favor of an "independent review."
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Man Jumps In Front Of Subway Train At Port Authority, Dies: Cops
An as-yet-unidentified man died after he leapt into a train's path along the A/C/E lines early Monday, police said.
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3 Children Found Dead On Coney Island Beach, Mother Questioned: NYPD
The mother of three children — ages 7, 4 and three months — is suspected of drowning them early Monday, according to reports.
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New York Has Most Oath Keeper Cops In The U.S., Study Shows
Forty-five members of law enforcement in New York are Oath Keepers members, according to the Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism.
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Fake Federal Agents Kidnap, Rob Man At Gunpoint | NYC Top Stories
BK Movie Studio Kept $50M Profits: Suit | Queens Man Hired Hitman: DA | Man Rapes Tourist On Subway Platform | 94-Year-Old Diner Closes
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NY Officially Under A Polio State Of Emergency, Hochul Declares
"On polio, we simply cannot roll the dice," said state health Commissioner Mary Bassett as the virus was detected in several more counties.
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No 'Emergency Response' As NYC Rolls Out New COVID Vaccine Boosters
"We are leaning on primary care providers, we are leaning on our hospital systems and chain pharmacies as well," the city's top doctor said.
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Brooklyn Movie Studio Shut Out $50M Profits From Partners, Suit Claims
A massive Brooklyn Navy Yards soundstage complex where the "West Side Story" remake was filmed is embroiled in behind-the-scenes drama.
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Man Found Dead On Manhattan Subway Tracks: NYPD
Trains along the 4 line — where an as-yet-unidentified man's body was found Friday morning — were delayed, officials said.
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NYC Weekend Weather: Pleasant Temps For City's Last Beach Days
New York City's beach season closes Sunday, and sunseekers will get at least one weekend day of blue skies, according to the forecast.
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NYC Clergy Took Secret Cash In Church Sales To Developer | Top Stories
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