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Lower Speed Limits Coming To Upper West Side Under New Law
A speed limit bill named after a Park Slope teen slain in traffic was officially passed in this year’s state budget.

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A speed limit bill named after a Park Slope teen slain in traffic was officially passed in this year’s state budget.

There are six free pools in and around Harlem open to the public this summer. Find out which one is closest to you.
Police are investigating an alleged hate crime after a man bashed a stranger's head in an unprovoked attack on an Upper West Side street.
Police have put a face to the man who attempted to rape a Central Park visitor in a broad-daylight attack last week.
There are three free pools in and around the Upper East Side open to the public this summer. Find out which one is closest to you.
The 32-foot-tall wireless towers are being eyed for locations across the Upper West Side, the city revealed in a letter. Here's where.
Gunfire erupted late Wednesday night in Harlem, injuring two people and striking an MTA bus, according to police.
This week, city inspectors found roaches in Hell's Kitchen, mice in Bed–Stuy, lead paint on the Upper West Side and more.
Guess who's back? New York's favorite park interns are poised to return later this summer, but this time they're coming to Harlem.
From the Upper East Side to the Bronx, a group of robbers have been snatching expensive goods from unsuspecting New Yorkers, police said.
The fan-favorite supermarket, Wegmans, is coming to the Upper West Side.
Dubbed Castle III, the building will contain 58 housing units for formerly incarcerated and formerly homeless individuals, officials said.
Nelson Counne, dubbed the “Worst Boyfriend on the Upper East Side," was sentenced to prison after swindling $1.8 million from five women.
The man who walloped the NYPD officer in the face Tuesday along an Upper East Side street remains on the loose, authorities said.
Guess who's back? The Upper West Side's favorite park interns are poised to return later this summer, but this time to a new location.
A second round of plans for St. Catherine's Park were presented to the members of Community Board 8 earlier this month.
The NYPD is investigating the death of a teen whose body was found last week in a Harlem park, police said.
The homophobic attack is being investigated by the NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force, police said.
Police are searching for a man after a woman was sexually assaulted on Monday afternoon in a Central Park attack.
The new East 87th Street bakery will be bringing their new croissant creations to the Upper East Side every Friday until October.