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The Power of the Powwow

Doors from the Legendary Chelsea Hotel are Auctioned Off

Man Dead in Fire at Trump Tower

Crown Heights Mourns the Loss of a Neighborhood Personality

Arc of the Divers

Holy Saturday in Greektown NYC

New York’s Chocolate Easter

New Vegan Eatery Where Diners Pay What They Can Afford

Taking Black Mothers by the Hand

Local Mom Organizes Beeping Easter Egg Hunt for Visually Impaired Kids

Far Rockaway: A Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Wasteland

Yarn Bombing Takes Over the Street Art Scene

Steel Tariffs May Mean Costlier Construction Projects in NYC

Brownsville: Crime Is Down, but You Wouldn’t Know It From the Papers

For-Hire Drivers—and Their Riders—Brace For New Fees in Midtown

The 2020 Census Will Ask About Citizenship Status—and Immigrants Are Not Happy About It

The Bronx is Changing…and Many are Poised to Take Advantage

Healing the City, One Message at a Time

Turning Scraps Into Treasure

Harlem: A Barbershop Connects Boys With Books

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The City’s Wacky and Wonderful Easter Parade

New Yorkers turned out in force for the annual Easter Bonnet Parade up Fifth Avenue.…

Far Rockaway Gives the A Train an “F”

Far Rockaway Residents are disappointed in the only subway line connecting them to the city. …

New York City’s First Ethiopian Food Truck

Meet the owner of Makina Cafe, an immigrant making her way in a male-dominated industry.…

Hard to Love: Poet Struggles with HIV Among Growing Epidemic

For Timothy DuWhite, finding joy and freedom first means overcoming his own trauma.…

Water in the City

Water pipes in New York are old and crumbling. Could they affect the quality of the city's drinking water? …

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East Harlem Is Heartbroken Over the Closing of Children’s Aid

By Jennifer Kang on April 6, 2018.

For five generations the Center has been a second home for the community. This summer, it plans to close, but some locals say they'll fight to keep it. …

TB Rears Its Head in the City. Should We Worry?

By Angie Wang on March 31, 2018.

A ten percent rise in TB in the city is seen as a shot across the bow…

The First MTA Twitter Town Hall

By Cecilia Butini on March 30, 2018.

The new MTA chief took to Twitter to talk to customers. The result was not pretty …

Smoke Swamps Subway Station in Harlem

By Maea Lenei Buhre on March 29, 2018.

Train service was suspended and passengers were ordered to leave a New York subway station late Wednesday evening. Smoke billowed…

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Homeless Find Refuge Underground Amid Winter Storm Toby

By Raishad Hardnett on March 22, 2018.

While everyone else hurried home to get out of the storm's way, the homeless hunkered down in Grand Central…

The Jerome Avenue Rezoning, Explained

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Silver Alert. Amber Alert. Now, a Hit and Run Alert

By Yenniffer Martinez on March 18, 2018.

A new system alerts New Yorkers and police to catch drivers soon after they flee hit and run accidents…

Deaths of Two Children in Park Slope Accident Prompts Protests

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New Yorkers Stare Down a Nor’Easter

By Angie Wang on March 3, 2018.

Commuters hunker down after a winter storm halted trains Friday evening…

The First World Trade Center Attack, 25 Years Later

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Valentine’s Blooms Boost the Bottom Line for Florists

By Taylor Romine on February 14, 2018.

Alex Avdoulos’s hand quickly flicks leaves off of a stem of a flower. Within ten seconds…