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BREAKING: Subway shooting in Brooklyn leaves man fighting for life, suspect questioned
[ad_1] The Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets station in Brooklyn where a subway shooting occurred on March 14, 2024. Photo via Wikimedia Commons Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Bullets flew at a Brooklyn subway station on Thursday afternoon, leaving a man gravely wounded, police reported. Law enforcement…
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A cut above: How a queer, Black, woman-owned barbershop makes space for the LGBTQIA+ community
[ad_1] When Khane Kutzwell, 52, heard friends talk about being mistreated at neighborhood barbershops, the entrepreneurial-minded immigrant from Trinidad saw a need. “Gay people, even straight women, were just being refused service. A lot of women get that ‘I’m not cutting your hair’ at barbers,” Kutzwell said. “Oh yeah, the barber industry is one industry that goes unchecked.” She described…
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Rev. Al Sharpton, community leaders draw attention to high unemployment rate among Black New Yorkers, tout Steve Cohen’s casino plan – QNS.com
[ad_1] Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at Thursday’s press conference, alongside Rev. Patrick Young, Saaeda Dunston, Jeffrion Aubry and other community leaders. Photo courtesy of Amelia Ramos Sign up for our QNS.com email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Rev. Al Sharpton, the founder of the National Action Network, a New York-based civil rights…
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Legal Aid, tenants sue Bronx landlord with almost 500 health and safety violations
[ad_1] Black mold, vermin infestations, water leaks, a broken front door lock and an elevator out of service since August 2023 — these are just some of the problems that have plagued tenants at 2201-05 Davidson Ave. in University Heights for years. The Legal Aid Society’s Housing Justice Unit Group Advocacy on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the property owners…
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Jeff McNeil injury: Mets’ former batting champion shut down from hitting due to biceps injury
[ad_1] New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil was shut down from all hitting activities on Saturday, manager Carlos Mendoza announced, due to left biceps soreness. The team does not believe it is serious enough to get further testing like an MRI. He will be reassessed on Tuesday and will continue with defensive conditioning and activities. The Mets will be…
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Humorously morose comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ dies at 76
[ad_1] Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname “The Prince of Pain,” has died. He was 76. Lewis, who revealed he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2023, died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday night after suffering a heart attack, according to his…
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Disability advocates say NYC failing to meet settlement agreement on accessible taxis
[ad_1] A group of disability advocates told a federal judge last week that New York City is failing to comply with a settlement reached a decade ago that called for half of yellow taxis to be accessible for people with disabilities. More than a decade ago, in 2013, the city settled a class-action lawsuit and, in doing so, agreed that…
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Authorities raid illegal smoke shops in College Point and Whitestone, seize cannabis and tobacco products
[ad_1] Several illegal smoke shops in College Point and Whitestone were busted Tuesday by the NYC Sheriff’s Department. Officers seized a “tremendous amount” of flavored nicotine vapes, which are illegal in the state, as well as cannabis products such as edibles and joints that cannot be sold without a state license. The officers were able to fill dozens of large…
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Mother, two children hurt, firefighters injured battling three-alarm house fire in Maspeth Monday morning: FDNY – QNS.com
[ad_1] A Maspeth mother and her two children were briefly trapped inside their home before FDNY firefighters rescued them on Monday morning. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell Sign up for our QNS.com email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Two FDNY firefighters and five civilians, including two children, were injured during a three-alarm house…
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Adams admin says number of migrants entering NYC has ‘dipped’ in recent weeks
[ad_1] The number of migrants entering New York City’s shelter system has tapered off in recent weeks, contributing to an overall decrease in newcomers living in city shelters over the past month, according to Mayor Eric Adams’ Chief of Staff Camille Joseph-Varlack. Joseph-Varlack said 1,600 came into the city’s shelter system over the past week, which is a significant drop…
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