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Dunkin Tops Starbucks in Manhattan as Chain Stores Contract in NYC
It’s a changing of the guard among chains in New York City as longtime stalwarts like Starbucks close scores of stores and newcomers like Club Pilates and Naya rapidly expand their presence. The annual report on chains from the Center for an Urban Future released Wednesday shows that the number of chain stores in the […]
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Hub Built to Help Survivors of Crime Rebuild Their Lives Opens in Brooklyn
For thousands of New Yorkers who survive shootings, assaults or domestic violence, the hardest part often begins after the crime scene tape comes down or once they are discharged from the hospital. To help them in that next phase, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams on Tuesday cut the ribbon on a new Downtown Brooklyn trauma […]
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State Energy Plan Undermines Emissions Goals and NYC, Experts Say
New York State on Tuesday approved a roadmap to meet state energy needs for the next 15 years — but the plan may make it harder for New York City to achieve its own green goals, according to city officials. Though the plan calls for developing large amounts of renewable energy like solar and wind, […]
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Burial at City Hall: Time Capsule Puts Shine on Mayor’s Record
Mayor Eric Adams buried the “proud record” highlighting the greatest hits of his one-term mayoralty Tuesday into a sidewalk next to City Hall. A miniature trash can, a drone, a prism and a vinyl record — whose album cover touts the chart-toppers of his four scandal-tainted years in office — were among the mementos stuffed […]
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NYPD Commissioner Tisch Cut Penalties for 25 Cops Facing Disciplinary Charges
A police officer who responded to a dispute between a mother and her teenage daughter suddenly grabbed the arm of the mom-of-four, shoved her into an apartment wall and cuffed her. A cop responding to another domestic dispute, in which a woman in her 60s locked out her husband, threatened to arrest them both, damaged […]
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