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Snow More! New Yorkers Buried by Second Big Winter Whiteout
A powerful blizzard dumped fresh snow across New York City Monday, knocking out power to thousands of customers. Transit, businesses and city meetings were all disrupted. But the break from routine will be short-lived for some. School will be back in session Tuesday, the mayor announced. “I do have some tough news to share: School […]
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How the City’s Mental Health System Failed Jabez Chakraborty
Jabez Chakraborty was shot four times by an NYPD officer on the morning of Jan. 26 in an encounter that lasted all of 16 seconds. But it’s the days and weeks leading up to the tragic incident that the Chakraborty family is replaying now, as Jabez lies in a hospital bed recovering from gunshot wounds […]
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NYC Gets an Old School Snow Day as Blizzard Blasts Big Apple
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced an old school snow day on Monday, without any remote instruction, as the city’s first blizzard in a decade could dump more than a foot of snow starting Sunday night. The storm’s timing on the first day back after February break meant administrators and teachers couldn’t send students home with devices, […]
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The State of Crime in New York City, 2025
The State of Crime is from our partners at Vital City. Sign up for their newsletter. The big picture New York City made progress on public safety in 2025. Shootings and murders fell to historic lows, and most major crime categories declined compared to the year prior. These improvements reflect gains in the city’s most […]
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HUD Rule Change Targets Mixed-Immigration Status Families
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing a rule that would make it much harder for families with mixed immigration status to receive federal housing assistance. Under the new rule, local housing authorities, including public housing agencies or property owners, would be required to report undocumented immigrants to the Department of Homeland Security. It would […]
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