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New York City has become so unaffordable residents are giving up their pets - and shelters are packed to the gills
The Independent
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July 22, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
James to New Yorkers: Take advantage of new ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule
Caribbean Life - New York
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July 9, 2025
New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce criminal justice reform in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid, File New York Attorney General Letitia James reminded New Yorkers...
Romeo Beckham shares unseen photos with siblings as Brooklyn feud escalates
Metro
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July 16, 2025
The Beckham feud is amping up after social media tensions (Picture: Marc Piasecki/GC Images) Romeo Beckham has shared some snaps with his siblings as the family feud with big brother Brooklyn Beckham heats up on social media. 22-year-old Romeo...
HEAT ALERT: Thursday brings even more high heat and humidity across The Bronx
News 12 The Bronx - New York
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Thursday will be the peak of the heat and humidity, with feels like temperatures crossing into the high 90s and even low 100s. Friday will be a touch less hot and have less intense amounts of humidity. The overnight could also feature some spotty...
Man with 7 open cases on Staten Island will undergo psychiatric evaluation
SI Live - New York
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July 9, 2025
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 65-year-old Staten Island man with seven open criminal cases on Staten Island, and a prior conviction, is scheduled to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he is mentally fit to proceed in court. Anthony Jackson...
Hyatt Regency opens first hotel in Manhattan, US
Hotel Management Network
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July 16, 2025
Hospitality company Hyatt has marked the debut of its first Hyatt Regency hotel in Manhattan’s Times Square in New York City, US. The new 795-room property is managed by global real estate investment company Highgate and owned by Argent Ventures....
Staten Island church receives Sacred Sites Grant for architectural work
SI Live - New York
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July 5, 2025
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One of Staten Island’s most active and architecturally significant religious institutions, Trinity Lutheran Church in Stapleton, has received a $15,000 Sacred Sites Grant from the New York Landmarks Conservancy to support the...
Bronx residents find creative ways to beat the heat at Barretto Point Park
News 12 The Bronx - New York
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Bronx residents aren’t letting the sweltering weather keep them inside. At Barretto Point Park, families and friends spent the day cooling off in sprinklers, relaxing in hammocks and even checking out the park’s hidden gem, The Floating Pool Lady....
NYPD: Woman, 42, found with drugs in panties at hospital on Staten Island after menacing arrest
SI Live - New York
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July 9, 2025
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 42-year-old woman from Sunnyside threatened a victim with a knife and spat at a police officer, authorities allege. Later, drugs were found in the defendant’s underwear at Richmond University Medical Center in West...
Video shows lightning strike World Trade Center in Manhattan
The Journal News - New York
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New York City was inundated with water Monday, July 14, during severe storms that swamped streets and subways. The storms caused flash flooding in metropolitan areas from New York City to Washington, D.C., and two people were killed in New Jersey....
Caitlin Clark being evaluated for groin injury before game vs. Liberty in Brooklyn
New York Daily News
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July 16, 2025
Caitlin Clark’s status for Wednesday night’s game against the Liberty is in limbo. The sharp-shooting Indiana Fever star was being evaluated for a groin injury after she left in the final minute of Tuesday night’s 85-77 win over the Connecticut...
Drug lord ‘Fito’ pleads not guilty after being extradited to New York
The Gleaner
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July 23, 2025
The head of a violent Ecuadorian gang accused of smuggling cocaine and firearms between South America and the US pleaded not guilty to drug and gun charges on Monday in New York. José Adolfo Macías Villamar, whose nickname is ‘Fito’, appeared in...
How will Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ impact New Yorkers?
Bronx Times-Reporter - New York
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July 9, 2025
Demonstrators protest President Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ across from Trump Tower on 5th Avenue in New York, New York, on July 4, 2025. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann President Trump signed his so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” last week —...
Yes, Labubu raves are taking over Brooklyn’s nightlife scene
Time Out
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Every generation gets the toy craze it deserves, and no toy craze is any weirder than the last. From Pet Rocks to Cabbage Patch dolls to Troll Dolls and Tamagotchis, our collective past is littered with “I gotta have it or I’ll die!” status...
‘Superman’ stars visit Empire State Building, urge New Yorkers to add pets to family with free adoptions
AM New York Metro
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July 9, 2025
Superman stars David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan visit Empire State Building. Photo by Dean Moses Stars of the new summer blockbuster “Superman” visited the Empire State Building on Wednesday to announce that they are partnering with a local...
Watch: Video shows police rescue of dog from waters of Arthur Kill off of Staten Island
SI Live - New York
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July 9, 2025
New Jersey State Troopers are seen rescuing a dog that they nicknamed “Oscar the Grouch” from the rushing waters of the Arthur Kill over the Fourth of July weekend in a video circulating on social media. The dramatic save occurred on Sunday at...
Op-Ed | The most pro-housing administration in city history
Brooklyn Paper - New York
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July 22, 2025
Mayor Eric Adams Photo Credit: Benny Polatseck/Mayoral Photography Ask any young person, senior citizen, or working-class New Yorker about the biggest issues facing our city and you’ll hear the same response: affordable housing. When our...
Staten Island to play key role in America’s 250th birthday celebration
SI Live - New York
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July 5, 2025
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.—When New York City joins the nation in marking its 250th anniversary in 2026, Staten Island won’t just be a spectator, but a key player in what’s expected to be the largest maritime and civic celebration in modern American...
"ta-da!" Off Broadway; Summer In The City: Brooklyn; New Biography of Fashion Powerhouse Virgil Abloh; Melissa Clark on Summer Produce
WNYC - New York
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July 16, 2025
Loading... "ta-da!" is a new off-Broadway production, featuring collection of stories and jokes presented in 80 minutes with 2,000 power point slides presented. Hear about it from performer Josh Sharp, who leads the show, and director Sam...
Pete Davidson Announces UK And European Shows For October
Stereoboard
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Pete Davidson has lined up UK and European gigs for later this year. The comedian, actor and comedy writer from Staten Island, New York will take his stand-up tour to the Tempodrom in Berlin, AFAS Live in Amsterdam, the London Palladium, Dublin's...