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Charter feud: Adams’ commission approves November ballot questions, blocking City Council’s advice-and-consent measure
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams rallies with council members and advocates against the mayor’s Charter Revision Commission ahead of its final meeting at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Branch. Thursday, July 25, 2024. Credit John McCarten/NYC Council Media Unit Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Mayor Eric…
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Note: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links, Schneps Media may earn a commission. Photo Credit: Craig Dudek Start the week off with this DraftKings promo code offer to win instant bonuses. New players who sign up and redeem this offer will be eligible for a no-brainer bonus on MLB or any other sport. Click…
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Zhuang defends actions, accuses NYPD of police brutality after protest arrest • Brooklyn Paper
Council Member Susan Zhuang (D-Brooklyn) is taken into custody on Wednesday following an impromptu protest against a planned homeless shelter in Gravesend. Screenshots courtesy of Yiatin Chu/X Sign up for our Brooklyn Paper email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Council Member Susan Zhuang defended her actions and accused police of excessive force…
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BIG APPLE BAKE-OFF: How New Yorkers are keeping themselves cool during blistering heat
The Big Apple was baked by the scorching sun on Tuesday, with temperatures reaching 97 degrees. While some shredded clothing and chugged back icy-cold water, others dived into water jets in an effort to stave off the heat. Photo by Dean Moses Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your…
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Renowned sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer dies at 96
Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive sex therapist who became a pop icon, media star and best-selling author through her frank talk about once-taboo bedroom topics, has died. She was 96. Westheimer died on Friday at her home in New York City,…
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City is considering demolishing the Tony Dapolito rec center in Greenwich Village
Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue discusses the obstacles to restoring the Tony Dapolito Rec Center. Photo by Max Parrott Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! The Parks Department is publicly announcing that it’s considering razing Greenwich Village’s beloved Tony Dapolito Recreation Center years after discovering extensive structural damage…
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Francisco Lindor’s 9th-inning single lifts Mets to wild 3-2 win over Pirates
Mandatory Credit: Rafael Suanes-USA TODAY Sports Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Francisco Lindor ripped a two-out, two-run single in the top of the ninth off Pittsburgh Pirates closer Aroldis Chapman to lift the New York Mets to a dizzying, late-lead-swapping 3-2 victory on Sunday afternoon at…
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What was the ‘first American novel’? On this Independence Day, a look at what it started
Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! In the winter of 1789, around the time George Washington was elected the country’s first president, a Boston-based printer quietly launched another American institution. William Hill Brown’s “The Power of Sympathy,” published anonymously by Isaiah Thomas & Company, is widely cited…
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Rangers add versatility, acquire Reilly Smith from Penguins
Apr 1, 2024; New York, New York, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Reilly Smith (19) skates against the New York Rangers during the first period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! On the first day…
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Mayor and Council Speaker reach $112B budget deal that restores many unpopular cuts
Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams shake hands on a Fiscal Year 2025 buget deal. Friday, June 28, 2024. Photo by Ethan Stark-Miller Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams capped off another contentious round of…
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