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New Yorkers to Bill de Blasio: Meh

New Yorkers to Bill de Blasio: Meh

Attacks on Transit Workers Stir Fear and Frustration

Attacks on Transit Workers Stir Fear and Frustration

Trial of Five Gang Members: Was the Murder of a Bronx Teenager Planned?

Trial of Five Gang Members: Was the Murder of a Bronx Teenager Planned?

Not Playing Around: The Comptroller Says City Playgrounds Need Work

Not Playing Around: The Comptroller Says City Playgrounds Need Work

Made in New York: the Robotic Art Builder

Made in New York: the Robotic Art Builder

The Bra Whisperer of Brooklyn

The Bra Whisperer of Brooklyn

Made in New York: the Harlem Pie Man

Made in New York: the Harlem Pie Man

At Tribeca, Queer Films Grow Beyond Niche Audiences

At Tribeca, Queer Films Grow Beyond Niche Audiences

Rising from the Ashes

Rising from the Ashes

The Biggest Weekend for Greek Bakeries in Astoria: Easter

The Biggest Weekend for Greek Bakeries in Astoria: Easter

The Culinary King Eats His Way Through Queens Up Close

The Culinary King Eats His Way Through Queens Up Close

Land of Buddha

Land of Buddha

After Nearly Three Decades in Office, the Queens DA Dies

After Nearly Three Decades in Office, the Queens DA Dies

New York Fights to Protect Immigrants by Keeping ICE from Patrolling Courts

New York Fights to Protect Immigrants by Keeping ICE from Patrolling Courts

Sweetgreen to Accept Greenbacks Again, as the City Considers Cashless Ban

Sweetgreen to Accept Greenbacks Again, as the City Considers Cashless Ban

City Council Votes to Notify Incarcerated Individuals When Bail is Less than $10

City Council Votes to Notify Incarcerated Individuals When Bail is Less than $10

The Word Magician

The Word Magician

A Student Who Can’t Live Without Music

A Student Who Can’t Live Without Music

More Food Trucks in NYC?

More Food Trucks in NYC?

Worshipping the Saint of Death

Worshipping the Saint of Death

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When Table Tennis Meets Disc Jockey in Midtown New York

When Table Tennis Meets Disc Jockey in Midtown New York

A resurgence of ping-pong in the Big Apple…

Can a Local Winner Go All the Way?

Can a Local Winner Go All the Way?

Tacitus wins the Wood Memorial at the Aqueduct in Queens, and is now leading among Kentucky Derby contenders…

Child Care Centers—Many in Queens—Get Health Violations for Having Unvaccinated Students

Child Care Centers—Many in Queens—Get Health Violations for Having Unvaccinated Students

Health department data shows that parents' resistance to flu shots often ends up with the childcare center getting penalized…

Can an American Become a K-pop Star?

Can an American Become a K-pop Star?

A Jamaican-American woman wants to become a star in the Korean pop music industry. Can she make it as a foreigner? …

Climb Vessel, Take a Vesselfie

Climb Vessel, Take a Vesselfie

Postcards from the first weekend at New York City's newest playground, Hudson Yards…

How To Get To Sesame Street

How To Get To Sesame Street

By Lauren Craddock on May 2, 2019.

The city finally found out how to get to Sesame Street…take the 1 train.…

The Iconic MetroCard Will Soon Go the Way of the Token

The Iconic MetroCard Will Soon Go the Way of the Token

By Francesca Regalado on May 1, 2019.

For 27 years, New Yorkers of all kinds have carried around a thin card of yellow plastic that grants entry…

The L Train Slowdown Went Smoother Than Expected

The L Train Slowdown Went Smoother Than Expected

By Monique LeBrun on April 30, 2019.

Crowds of people filtered into Brooklyn L-train stations on Saturday afternoon amid the line’s planned slowdown. Despite fears of a…

Orchid Overkill

Orchid Overkill

By Staff on April 16, 2019.

Orchids are one of the oldest flowering plants on the planet, but due to the increasing threats to the environment they're starting to head to extinction.…

The Meaning of Spelling

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Made in New York: The Shoemaker

Made in New York: The Shoemaker

By Lauren Craddock on May 1, 2019.

The Brooklyn Shoe Space allows shoemakers to teach and create…

Measles Ground Zero: Urgent Care Facilities Flooded with Vaccine Requests

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The Oldest House in Manhattan is Rich with Culture and History, and Maybe Even Ghosts

The Oldest House in Manhattan is Rich with Culture and History, and Maybe Even Ghosts

By Sofia Quaglia on April 23, 2019.

Have the historical figures who used to inhabit the Morris-Jumel Mansion ever left the premises? NYCity Lens went on a paranormal investigation to find out.…

Deal with Hudson Yards Developers Frustrates Union Members

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A Fast Horse Walks Away From the Kentucky Derby Circuit

A Fast Horse Walks Away From the Kentucky Derby Circuit

By Dan Rudy on April 2, 2019.

But while the front-runner drops out, another three-year-old colt is charging ahead…

The Women in the Waves