ENTERTAINMENT
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Movie nights return to Bryant Park
Get your picnic blankets ready! Paramount+ Movie Nights at Bryant Park are back, and they’re bringing all the summer magic with them. Starting June 9, New Yorkers from every borough can once again gather under the stars for one of the city’s best traditions: outdoor movies in the middle of Midtown. And it’s completely free! You can bring the kids…
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Op-Ed | A return to sanity will reclaim New York City’s promise
New York has always been a beacon – vibrant, dynamic, sometimes chaotic, but always striving. But after generations of progress, it’s time to face the harsh reality that our beloved city has settled for less in recent years and is caught in a post-Covid funk. A sense of dysfunction has become undeniable. As New Yorkers, we’ve watched with growing alarm…
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NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani asks supporters to donate to opponent Speaker Adams in bid to block Cuomo
Assembly Member and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (left) and City Council Speaker and mayoral candidate Adrienne Adams. Photos by Lloyd Mitchell One mayoral candidate took the unusual step on Sunday of asking his supporters to donate to an opponent in a bid to block the front-runner, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, from winning the June 24 Democratic primary. Queens Assembly Member…
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FDNY takes down first floor fire in Brooklyn home
A fire in a two story house left three people with minor injuries on Friday, May 16. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell The FDNY took out a fire in Brooklyn that left three people injured on Friday morning. Firefighters responded to the blaze at 419 Milford St. in East New York at around 9:37 a.m. on May 16. Fire…
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DEVELOPING: Rikers Island goes into federal receivership as judge appoints manager to oversee city jail, end civil rights abuses
The seemingly inevitable became reality Tuesday when a judge announced that Rikers Island would be placed under federal receivership, removing the city from control of the troubled correctional facility. Chief U.S. Judge Laura Taylor Swain ruled that she would appoint a “remediation manager” to resolve all issues that led Swain to find the city in contempt of numerous standing orders…
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MTA officials tour Rockaway A train project site ahead of Memorial Day reopening – QNS
MTA officials tour the Rockaway A train site ahead of its reopening on May 19. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud MTA leadership and project officials gathered in the Rockaways on Thursday, May 16, for a site tour of the $393 million Rockaway Line Resiliency and Rehabilitation Project, which is nearing completion just in time for the busy Memorial Day travel weekend.…
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Major LIRR delays during Wednesday rush hour spark blame game between Amtrak and MTA
An LIRR M7 train at Hudson Yards. File Photo by Paul Frangipane Wednesday morning’s rush hour became more chaotic than usual thanks to delays and cancellations impacting dozens of Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) trains heading into Manhattan — and the MTA laid the blame squarely at Amtrak‘s feet. An Amtrak power issue in one of the East River tunnels…
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Knicks vs. Celtics 2nd-round preview: Schedule, 3 things to watch
Feb 23, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) controls the ball while Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) defends during the first half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images The New York Knicks’ reward for squeaking past the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs is a tilt with…
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Bicyclist in Soho struck and killed by truck driver: cops
A bicyclist was struck and killed by a commercial truck driver in Soho on May 1, 2025, authorities reported. Photo by Dean Moses A bicyclist was struck and killed by a commercial truck driver in Soho Thursday morning, authorities reported. According to police sources, a male cyclist was riding Westbound near the intersection of Broome and Centre Streets at around…
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Meet Central Park’s Newest Gem: The Davis Center at Harlem Meer is Open for Families!
Meet Central Park’s Newest Gem: The Davis Center at Harlem Meer is Open for Families! There is nothing quite like Central Park for a fun day out, and now there is a brand new section of the park that will keep the fun going. The Davis Center at Harlem Meer opened this past weekend, bringing a big boost of good…
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