for Gothamist: Holdout tenant in $1,500 West Village apartment fears demolition of historic townhouse
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for Gothamist: Holdout tenant in $1,500 West Village apartment fears demolition of historic townhouse

A landlord's plan to renovate a historic townhouse in the West Village is being complicated by a lone tenant who refuses to vacate his $1,500 a month rent-stabilized apartment. Russel Patrick Brown is a harpist and software engineer who’s lived in a 175-square-foot studio apartment on Gay Street for 13 years. The median asking rent in the West Village in December 2022 for all...
for The Wall Street Journal: Juvenile Crime Surges, Reversing Long Decline. ‘It’s Just Kids Killing Kids.’
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for The Wall Street Journal: Juvenile Crime Surges, Reversing Long Decline. ‘It’s Just Kids Killing Kids.’

A 13-year-old boy ran through the Bronx streets one May afternoon last year, chased by two teens on a scooter. Surveillance video showed him frantically trying to open the doors of an assisted-living facility. The scooter peeled onto the sidewalk and sped toward him. A 15-year-old boy riding on the back pointed a handgun and fired multiple times, police say. Nearby, 11-year-old Kyhara Tay...
for The New York Times: New York State Convicted Him. Now It’s Made Him a Weed Pioneer.
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for The New York Times: New York State Convicted Him. Now It’s Made Him a Weed Pioneer.

Roland Conner’s first foray into the weed business as a teenager in the early 1990s resulted in a string of arrests and convictions on possession and other charges. Now, at 50, he is returning to the industry, this time with the state’s full support. Mr. Conner, who grew up in public housing in Far Rockaway, Queens, opened a dispensary on Tuesday in Greenwich Village under a state...
for Gothamist: Meet the Brooklyn barber whose home has become a haven for Venezuelan migrants
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for Gothamist: Meet the Brooklyn barber whose home has become a haven for Venezuelan migrants

In the heart of Bushwick is a Venezuelan barber who for years has opened his Brooklyn home to friends, acquaintances and strangers arriving from his native country. Juan Sanchez, a 51-year-old father and husband who comes from a large family and has many cousins, said he learned early on to share what he has. His late mother, he said, taught him to always stretch his resources to assist...
for The New York Times: Veterans Trickle Through a Special New York Court Known Only to a Few
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for The New York Times: Veterans Trickle Through a Special New York Court Known Only to a Few

Edward Hernandez sat on a bench in a Lower Manhattan courthouse, waiting for his case to be called. It was the end of September, and he had been charged with identity theft and stealing a credit card. For months, Mr. Hernandez, who had served in the U.S. Army, had been trying get into Veterans Treatment Court — a little known program that helps former military personnel who struggle with...
for The New York Times: How a Celebrity Auctioneer Spends His Sundays
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for The New York Times: How a Celebrity Auctioneer Spends His Sundays

Nicholas D. Lowry, the president of Swann Auction Galleries , is regularly featured as an expert on “ Antiques Roadshow ,” the popular program that appears on PBS. The auctioneer is known for his prominent handlebar mustache and keen sense of style. During the week, you might find Mr. Lowry wearing a boldly patterned tartan suit that suggests a mash-up of “Boardwalk...
for The New York Times: Inside the Fight to Pay Food Delivery Workers $23 an Hour
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for The New York Times: Inside the Fight to Pay Food Delivery Workers $23 an Hour

William Medina, a delivery worker in Queens, waits for orders to trickle in from DoorDash and Grubhub. Thirty minutes can go by without a single order. Sometimes an hour. He gets paid by the order, so no order, no money. “I’m always ready,” said Mr. Medina, 38, an immigrant from Colombia, who makes an average of $150 to $200, mostly in tips, for up to 12 hours of work. Mr....
for Gothamist: 'A part of history': NYC's first legal weed store is open for business
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for Gothamist: 'A part of history': NYC's first legal weed store is open for business

A tin of watermelon gummies and an eighth of weed labeled “Banana Runtz” were the first products sold in New York’s first legal recreational marijuana market, which got off the ground with a single dispensary on Thursday in the East Village. The honors went to Chris Alexander, executive director of the state’s Office of Cannabis Management, who shelled out $96 for the...
for The New York Times: Representative Nicole Malliotakis's win in Staten Island
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for The New York Times: Representative Nicole Malliotakis's win in Staten Island

Representative Nicole Malliotakis's win in Staten Island, according to The Associated Press, was emblematic of a challenge New York Democrats faced this year. Though they attempted to draw district lines that would help them flip Republican-held seats like hers, their map was rejected and replaced with one that pushed their targets out of reach. Photographed for The New York Times with...
for The New York Times: Malliotakis Defends N.Y.C. House Seat, Toppling Familiar Democratic Foe
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for The New York Times: Malliotakis Defends N.Y.C. House Seat, Toppling Familiar Democratic Foe

Representative Nicole Malliotakis defended her seat on Tuesday against Max Rose, the Democrat whom she unseated two years ago, preserving her status as the lone Republican in New York City’s House delegation, according to The Associated Press. Ms. Malliotakis was widely expected to win re-election in New York’s 11th Congressional District, which encompasses Staten Island and a...
for The New York Times: N.Y.C. House Incumbents Coast to Victory, as Other Races Hang in Balance
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for The New York Times: N.Y.C. House Incumbents Coast to Victory, as Other Races Hang in Balance

As Democrats and Republicans anxiously watched results in the state’s most competitive congressional races hours after the polls closed on Tuesday night, a handful of New York City races featuring some of the delegation’s biggest names were declared. Among the Democratic winners were incumbents including Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Hakeem Jeffries, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and...
for The New York Times: Scenes From Election Day
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for The New York Times: Scenes From Election Day

Supporters for U.S. representative Nicole Malliotakis of New York’s 11th congressional district, a seat she has held since 2021 and that covers Staten Island and southern Brooklyn, eagerly await the results of election day and enjoy various Italian cuisine and drinks at the Sgt. Michael J. Labetti VFW Post at 390 Hylan Boulevard during an election watch party in Staten Island, New York,...
for Chalkbeat: Hurricane Sandy 10 years later: Educators and parents reflect on how the storm shaped them.
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for Chalkbeat: Hurricane Sandy 10 years later: Educators and parents reflect on how the storm shaped them.

Longtime Lower East Sider and mom of six Lilah Mejia traces a direct line from helping her neighbors recover after Sandy to her current role as the president of her district’s parent volunteer-led community education council , or CEC. Sandy knocked out power to much of her neighborhood, forcing her and her kids to walk up 19 stories to get to their apartment. This unsustainable trek...
for Gothamist: For asylum seekers looking to work in New York, desperation meets necessity.
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for Gothamist: For asylum seekers looking to work in New York, desperation meets necessity.

Eduardo Palencia, joined by dozens of other Central and South American immigrants, rose before sunrise on a recent morning to wait on a Jackson Heights street corner for a job that would never come. In 50-degree weather, the 35-year-old Venezuelan prowled the sidewalk by a 7 train stop — one of the city’s main day-laborer hubs, called “paradas” in Spanish. A friend...
for NPR: The U.S. admitted thousands of Venezuelan migrants. Many are now stuck in legal limbo.
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for NPR: The U.S. admitted thousands of Venezuelan migrants. Many are now stuck in legal limbo.

José Albornoz has only been in the U.S. for a few weeks, but things have been happening fast.   He's already traveled across the country twice, landing in Montana, where a friend got him a job in construction. And he's learned a few things about the immigration system along the way.   "I'm undocumented," he says in Spanish, "but I'm not...
for Gothamist: Meet the New York Yankees’ biggest fan
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for Gothamist: Meet the New York Yankees’ biggest fan

On Saturday morning, Yankee fan Don Bridges landed at LaGuardia Airport, wearing a team jersey and a Yankees cap, holding a small duffel bag for his three-night stay. Surely, there are folks who love the team as much as he does, but it’s hard to imagine anyone putting in more work to see them play. Bridges may be the Yankees’ biggest fan – though he’s never lived in New...
for NPR: The U.S. creates a legal pathway for Venezuelan migrants, but many won't qualify
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for NPR: The U.S. creates a legal pathway for Venezuelan migrants, but many won't qualify

NEW YORK — When Víctor Villegas and Milagros Pineda arrived in New York in early August, they tried to go to a homeless shelter for couples.   But they were turned away, because they're not legally married. In order to stay together at the shelter, the couple needed some paperwork. On top of that, it was Sunday — and they couldn't get the paperwork they needed...
for The New York Times: Yellow Cabs Are Struggling. Congestion Pricing Could Deal a New Blow.
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for The New York Times: Yellow Cabs Are Struggling. Congestion Pricing Could Deal a New Blow.

New York City’s taxi industry has faced a drumbeat of challenges over the past decade, from predatory loans and the rise of ride-share apps to a global pandemic that dried up business. Now, an ambitious government effort to boost public transit and push commuters out of cars could be the latest existential threat confronting the iconic yellow cab. The initiative — known as...
for the New York Times: The $25,000 Rookie Dinner Has N.F.L. Players Divided
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for the New York Times: The $25,000 Rookie Dinner Has N.F.L. Players Divided

A bottle of Screaming Eagle cabernet sauvignon: $3,495. Nineteen shots of Rémy Martin Louis XIII Cognac: $4,525. Rib-eye steaks, seafood platters, bottles of Voss water: $1,014. Total bill : $17,748. With tip, more than $20,000.For many diners, that would seem an outlandish amount to spend on a meal, even for a large group. For athletes in the National Football League, it’s a...
for The New York Times: The Purple Drink That Has the Heart of Peruvians
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for The New York Times: The Purple Drink That Has the Heart of Peruvians

In Peru, chicha morada is as popular as sweet iced tea is in the American South, and as Peruvian chefs have opened restaurants here in New York, it’s a must on the menus. Chefs often dedicate more than two hours a day to simmer the corn with pineapple, apples, lime, sugar and spices like cinnamon and clove, and use the chicha morada in cocktails, savory dishes and desserts. Photographed...
for The New York Times: Finding the Elusive Flavors of Panama
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for The New York Times: Finding the Elusive Flavors of Panama

For years, Karla Cruz has searched New York City for dishes reminiscent of her childhood in Panama, like sancocho, tamales and carimañolas, but there was nothing that emulated those foods she loved. So she promised herself that if there was ever an opportunity, she’d open her own Panamanian restaurant. In New York City, where the national dishes of so many countries are available,...
for Gothamist: To confront rising sea levels, an NYC artist invites you to stand in the East River for 12 hours
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for Gothamist: To confront rising sea levels, an NYC artist invites you to stand in the East River for 12 hours

A bright orange city parking ticket floats past artist Sarah Cameron Sunde as she silently stands chest deep in the East River at Hallet’s Cove in Queens. A score of geese descends on the small sliver of beach just north of the Socrates Sculpture Garden in Astoria as several fishermen cast their lines with cages on the ends over the high sea wall that encloses the beach. From the other...
for Brooklyn Vegan: Karol G played Madison Square Garden & Barclays Center
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for Brooklyn Vegan: Karol G played Madison Square Garden & Barclays Center

Colombian pop/reggaeton star Karol G is on her $trip Love arena tour, which stopped in NYC this week for shows at Madison Square Garden (9/13) and Barclays Center (9/15). At MSG on Tuesday night, Karol brought out Ozuna to perform their "Caramelo" remix (their first time playing it live together) and "China," and Maldy for "GATÚBELA." She also told the MSG...
for The New York Times: Evelia’s Tamales, a Sidewalk Standby, Comes in From the Streets
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for The New York Times: Evelia’s Tamales, a Sidewalk Standby, Comes in From the Streets

By 7 a.m. on most weekdays, when Evelia’s Tamales  in North Corona, Queens, is in the thick of the morning rush, there is a good chance that all the tables will be empty. The dining room is inviting enough, with space for about two dozen diners. Papel picado flags stenciled with the restaurant’s name and logo — a steaming pot of tamales — are strung across the...
for Brooklyn Vegan: Bad Bunny played Yankee Stadium and the VMAs, brought out Romeo Santos
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for Brooklyn Vegan: Bad Bunny played Yankee Stadium and the VMAs, brought out Romeo Santos

Bad Bunny landed in the Bronx this weekend for two massive shows at Yankee Stadium in support of this year's excellent Un Verano Sin Ti . He brought a handful of surprise guests, including Chencho Corleone for "Me Porto Bonito," Jowell & Randy for "Safaera" and bits of "No Te Veo" and "23," Arcangel on multiple songs, María Zardoya of...
for The Wall Street Journal: Pastor Timothy Keller Speaks to the Head and the Heart
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for The Wall Street Journal: Pastor Timothy Keller Speaks to the Head and the Heart

As a first-year student at Bucknell University in 1968, Rev. Timothy Keller began having doubts about his faith. Growing up Lutheran in Allentown, Pa., he gathered that being a Christian simply meant trying to be good and going to church on Sundays. When he was in high school, however, his parents switched to a conservative evangelical congregation, where he was taught that being a Christian...
The Center: Visual Storytelling and Documentary Photography Projects, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, Colorado, August 25 – September 23, 2022
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The Center: Visual Storytelling and Documentary Photography Projects, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, Colorado, August 25 – September 23, 2022

Gallery Reception: The Center, Visual Storytelling and Documentary Photography Projects Patton-Malott Gallery                                 The Center: Advanced Mentored Studies students gain access to master faculty—top contemporary artists and educators—over a three-year period,...
for NPR: Alleged police misconduct cost Yonkers, N.Y., millions. The complaints kept coming
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for NPR: Alleged police misconduct cost Yonkers, N.Y., millions. The complaints kept coming

In 2012, Dana Cardile says she was at her then-boyfriend's house in Yonkers, N.Y. They were arguing, and he called the police. It was around 9 p.m. A group of officers arrived and told Cardile to show them her driver's license.   She alleged later in a lawsuit that on the way to retrieve her license from her car, she was violently assaulted by four male officers — pushed to...
for The Marshall Project and NPR’s Embedded: Changing the Police, To Police or Not To Police
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for The Marshall Project and NPR’s Embedded: Changing the Police, To Police or Not To Police

In Yonkers, as in the rest of the country, a substantial number of police calls involve situations where someone is having a mental health crisis. But are cops the right people to answer those calls?  A growing number of cities across the country think the answer might be "No." Some have launched crisis response programs that offer alternatives to the police for some non-violent...
for The Marshall Project and NPR’s Embedded: Changing the Police, Charlie Walker's Plan
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for The Marshall Project and NPR’s Embedded: Changing the Police, Charlie Walker's Plan

Every four years, the Yonkers Police Department starts the process of hiring new officers. This time, the department is specifically recruiting people of color  through a program known as "Be The Change."     Of course in Yonkers, there are plenty of Black people who don't feel it's up to them to "change" a department that has a long history of...
for The New York Times: Melting Profits Threaten the Ice Cream Man
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for The New York Times: Melting Profits Threaten the Ice Cream Man

On a steamy evening at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, Jaime Cabal had a line of customers at his Mister Softee ice cream truck. He blended milkshakes, topped bowls of vanilla soft-serve with strawberries and dipped cones into cherry and blue-raspberry shell. One boy no sooner finished his treat than he begged his parents for more, pointing at the menu’s pops shaped like...
for The New York Times: One Day in the Heat, What Cooling Off Looks and Feels Like in New York
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for The New York Times: One Day in the Heat, What Cooling Off Looks and Feels Like in New York

Parasols, paper fans, flowing dresses, floppy hats, portable neck fans. Everywhere, water: bottles sweating beads of condensation, water guns spraying in parks and inside apartments. Fire hydrants transforming into sprinklers. These are some of the tools New Yorkers are using to work and play during the summer’s first heat wave , as daily temperatures near 100 degrees. As the planet...
for The Marshall Project and NPR’s Embedded: Changing the Police, Reckoning with the Past
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for The Marshall Project and NPR’s Embedded: Changing the Police, Reckoning with the Past

For a long time, the police department in Yonkers, New York had a reputation as overly aggressive, especially when it came to policing the poorer parts of the city. There were lots of stories of "bad apples"-police officers who allegedly roughed people up or planted drugs during random stops and arrests. Eventually, the U.S. Department of Justice stepped in to investigate.   Now...
for The Wall Street Journal: Manhattan’s Private Clubs Offer a New Social Lifeline to Remote Workers
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for The Wall Street Journal: Manhattan’s Private Clubs Offer a New Social Lifeline to Remote Workers

Members-only clubs are popping up across Manhattan, providing an alternative social hub and workspace as New Yorkers are spending less time in the office. More than a dozen membership clubs have opened in the borough since 2003, including at least nine within the past three years, according to Zack Bates, chief executive of consulting company Private Club Marketing. Most charge $5,000 or less...
for The Marshall Project and NPR’s Embedded: We Spent a Year Following a Troubled Police Force. Listen to What We Learned About ‘Reform.’
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for The Marshall Project and NPR’s Embedded: We Spent a Year Following a Troubled Police Force. Listen to What We Learned About ‘Reform.’

Can a police department change from within? Can it win community trust without dealing with its troubled past? Can it diversify its ranks to reflect the demographic makeup of its city? NPR's Embedded podcast and The Marshall Project spent a year investigating Yonkers, which has a long and ugly history of bad policing just north of New York City. The Justice Department has demanded an...
for Vox Media: Amazon fired Chris Smalls. Now the new union leader is one of its biggest problems.
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for Vox Media: Amazon fired Chris Smalls. Now the new union leader is one of its biggest problems.

A year ago, Chris Smalls couldn’t get politicians to return his calls. But on a muggy morning in late April, two of the biggest names in politics — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)  and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — were making a special trip to Staten Island, New York to visit with the 33-year-old former Amazon warehouse process assistant , father-of-three, and...
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