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Governors Ball Music Festival Evacuated As Severe Weather Hits
Concertgoers reported a chaotic evacution as severe weather canceled performances by SZA and The Strokes. Organizers offered refunds.
Noah Manskar, Patch Staff
Noah Manskar, Patch Staff
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Noah Manskar covers all things New York City for Patch, writing citywide stories about crime, politics, the subways and much else. He came to Patch from Blank Slate Media, where he covered community news and local politics in Nassau County, Long Island. He has won six awards from the New York Press Association and the Press Club of Long Island, including a first-place honor for a story about allegations of sexual abuse against the former president of a prestigious Catholic high school.
Noah grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2015. He lives in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, with his partner, Claire, and their cat, Martha Washington.
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New Book Gives Cyclists A Ride Through NYC's Biking Past
A Brooklyn historian's new book lays out a map for exploring the city as early bicycling photographers saw it.
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Pols Demand 'Top-To-Bottom' Probe Of NYC Student's Suicide
City Council members want an investigation into how a Bronx school allegedly failed a bullied student who took her own life.
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Board Of Elections Expands NYC Early Voting Sites
The Board of Elections now plans to hold early voting at 57 sites, more than initially proposed but fewer than Mayor Bill de Blasio wants.
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NYC Weather: More Storms Could Batter City Over Weekend
Thunderstorms could slam the city again Sunday after a week of nasty wet weather.
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Bill Legalizing Gravity Knives Signed Into Law
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill to repeal New York's gravity knife ban after vetoing similar measures twice before.
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Underpaid NYC Public Defenders Demand Raises From Mayor
The attorneys who represent NYC's poor are sometimes forced to take second jobs just to make ends meet, advocates say.
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Drug Suppliers Who Had Cocaine Shipped In Toy Boxes Get 11 Years
Two Puerto Rican drug suppliers who fed an NYC-based cocaine ring will serve 11 years in prison.
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Here's How To Pay For Subway Rides With Your Phone
Straphangers will be able to test the MTA's new tap-to-pay fare system starting Friday. Here's what you need to know about OMNY.
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Rapper RZA Backs NYC Fur Ban As Council Speaker Hesitates
The Brooklyn-born rapper of Wu-Tang Clan fame endorsed a bill to ban fur sales the same day its chief sponsor said he wanted to temper it.
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NYC Has The Empire State's Cleanest Water, Report Finds
The water flowing through Big Apple taps is the state's cleanest thanks to model protections for the city's water supply, a new report says.
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SEE: This Rat Is The Subway's Next 'Showtime' Sensation
An acrobatic rodent was caught on video pole-dancing aboard a subway train.
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Cyclists Could Get Head Start At Thousands Of NYC Intersections
The Department of Transportation wants to let cyclists follow pedestrian signals instead of traffic lights at crossings around the city.
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Students Pay Through The Nose For Housing Near These NYC Colleges
Students at two Manhattan universities face the nation's highest off-campus housing prices, according to a recent report.
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Andrew Cuomo Says He Will Seek 4th Term As Governor
Cuomo would be the second New York governor to ever win a fourth four-year term if he's re-elected in 2022.
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Pols Push End To Religious Vaccine Exemption Amid Measles Woes
New York lawmakers worry parents are using religious exemptions to avoid vaccinating their kids and putting other children in danger.
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Amazon 'On Their Own' In Expanding NYC Presence, De Blasio Says
As Amazon reportedly hunts for NYC office space, the mayor is still "very jaded" after the firm abandoned plans for a Queens headquarters.
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Paid Vacation Plan Could Help Nearly 1M NYers, Estimate Shows
City Hall says a bill to guarantee workers two weeks of paid vacation could help nearly twice as many people as initially thought.
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De Blasio Among Gloria Steinem's Top Choices For President
While it wasn't quite an endorsement, the feminist icon said the mayor is among her top four presidential candidates.
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Rents Are Spiking Near These NYC Subway Stops, Report Shows
Brooklyn is home to 4 of the 5 subway stops where nearby apartments have seen the biggest rent increases. Here's where they are.
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