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NY state bill would limit massive rent hike at Billionaire’s Row Co-Op
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A proposed state law seeks to prevent skyrocketing rental costs for 25,000 co-op apartment dwellers who live in buildings with ground leases.
Furious riders rip MTA threat to make Five Boro Bike Tour pay for lost bridge tolls: ‘They’re out of their mind’
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Kenneth Podziba, the CEO of ride-organizer Bike New York, told The Post that he's been fearful the MTA would hit the organization with a massive tab over the lost bridge tolls, estimated for the marathon to have been around $750,000.
Relative of NYC’s ‘worst landlord’ called ‘heartless and inhumane’ by harried tenants in his own building
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Residents of 515 Cathedral Parkway on the Upper West Side say their landlord, Fred Ohebshalom, harasses rent stabilized tenants until they leave.
Queens civic leaders oppose legal pot shops until every local illicit one is closed
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"We have 32 illegal cannabis shops. We are not going to entertain any applications for legal cannabis shops until the unlicensed stores are shut down."
Chic hotel in heart of Broadway converted to migrant shelter in latest sign of growing NYC migrant crisis
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The chic Square Hotel in the heart of Broadway's Theater District has been quietly operating as an emergency shelter for migrant families -- right across from the Gershwin Theatre where the musical "Wicked" is playing.
Columbia law students want school to cancel finals, pass all students because they’re ‘irrevocably shaken’ after protest breakup
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“Many are unwell at this time, and cannot study or concentrate while their peers are being hauled to jail," a letter from the Columbia Law Review said.
Bomb threat emailed to nearly two dozen Jewish sites in NYC as disturbing text revealed: sources
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Authorities are investigating a disturbing bomb threat emailed to more than two dozen synagogues and Jewish institutions in the Big Apple — and to temples upstate and on Long Island.
Woman falls from ‘elevated position’ in Greenwich Village near 5 Boro Bike Tour route
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A woman was injured when she fell from an “elevated position” in Greenwich Village near the route of the city's Five Boro Bike Tour on Sunday morning, according to the NYPD.
Cutlets for a cause: NYC Deli owner sells 2,200 ‘hero’ sandwiches to benefit slain cop Jonathan Diller’s family
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Owner Joe DiGangi said the 2,217 sandwiches sold generated $11,085 to give to Diller's family, but he collected an additional $4,100 in separate donations — for a total of $15,185.
NYC pol says law allowing rape suit against him was unconstitutional — even though he voted for the legislation!
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A Brooklyn state senator claims the law allowing a rape lawsuit against him to move forward was unconstitutional — even though he actually voted for the legislation and then bragged about it.
Mayor Adams defiantly tells NYC colleges to hold graduation ceremonies, don’t cave to provocateurs
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"We'll do our job, and if the institutions decide to graduate their students and celebrate a beautiful experience with their families, we will make sure it's done in a peaceful manner," Mayor Adams said.
More than 380,000 additional NYC students had personal info hacked, bringing total to over 1M
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The New York City Department of Education last week began sending letters notifying the hundreds of thousands of additional current and former students that they were victims of the cyber attack involving one of the DOE's former software vendors, according to a letter sent to one graduate and reviewed by The Post.
New York City apartment evictions in 2023 not as bad as media say it is
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Bleeding-heart real estate myths die hard. Take propaganda that residential evictions are surging in the Big Apple. The false argument was endlessly cited to support so-called “good-cause eviction” (which would have made it near impossible to boot deadbeat tenants) and, later, to whine that the watered-down version passed by the state Legislature
Newly surfaced video shows moment Jets cornerback Brandin Echols loses control of sports car at 84 mph, runs motorist off road in horrifying crash
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A newly surfaced video shows the stomach-churning moment that New York Jets cornerback Brandin Echols loses control of his Dodge Charger Hellcat at 84 mph and runs a hapless motorist off the road, sending the BMW airborne, hurtling over a guardrail and into a field.
NYC funeral home chain preyed on customers for years, once presented dead man’s body inside a plastic bag for viewing: watchdog
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A New York City funeral home chain has been preying on grieving families with "deceptive and predatory" practices since at least 2018, according to an explosive new lawsuit filed by the city.
Department of Corrections yanks all 3,000 body cameras after one ignites injuring officer
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The captain’s body camera caught on fire Friday, prompting unions to ask for a full safety review, officials said.
Two NYC synagogues evacuated over bomb threats
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Two Manhattan synagogues were evacuated due to bomb threats on Saturday, according to police.
Demolition continues on I-95 in Connecticut, scene of explosive crash
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Workers first arrived at the unstable overpass at around 3 a.m. Friday, a day after the fiery crash.
Father of Christopher Gregor, accused NJ killer dad who forced son, 6, to run on treadmill, is ‘highly decorated’ retired state trooper
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The elder Gregor is described as "a highly decorated" retired New Jersey state trooper.
Off-duty firefighter saves man trapped in flame-engulfed car in Brooklyn
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A FDNY lieutenant jumped into action when he and his wife came across a car that was engulfed in flames – with the driver trapped inside – in Brooklyn early Saturday.
Hundreds of bicyclists are blessed at NYC church ahead of 5 Boro Bike Tour on Sunday
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Hundreds of bicyclists packed the Cathedral of St. John the Divine Saturday morning to have their rides blessed before they embark on a 40-mile journey through the city for the 5 Boro Bike Tour.
NYC water bills will soar 8.5% under ‘hidden’ $1.4B tax buried in Adams budget
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The city plans to charge its own Water Board at least $1.4 billion in rent over four years to lease water and sewer systems.
Monkeypox cases spike in NYC — with Big Apple averaging dozens of cases per month
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The number of cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, has spiked in the Big Apple since October, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene warned Friday, with a high of 51 cases in January.
Anti-Israel teaching assistant fired from NYC elementary school after being handcuffed at Columbia
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James Parra, a fifth-grade paraprofessional at Brooklyn Arbor in Williamsburg who called Israel a "racist" and "terrorist" state, shared his ouster on social media Wednesday.
Times Square’s giant hot dog is apparently a meat manifesto about toxic masculinity
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Buckle up. Because these sculptors have delivered a meat manifesto.
Swastikas drawn on Israeli-owned NYC eatery mark third antisemitic attack since Oct. 7
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The same Israeli restauranter whose kosher Upper East Side cafe was subjected to back-to-back antisemitic attacks in December disgustingly saw another one of his eateries defaced with swastikas this week.
NYC pol demands anti-Israel teacher be removed from classroom after calling him ‘old genocidal white’ guy
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A teacher at PS 153 in Maspeth allegedly made some of her "derogatory" posts over the past few months “while on the job” during regular school hours.
1 dead, 3 others hurt after bullets fly at NYC baby shower: NYPD
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Four men were shot -- one fatally -- at a baby shower around 1:30 a.m. at 108-11 Atlantic Ave. in Richmond Hill, Queens Saturday, authorities said.
Ban on ‘deceptive’ mask wearing pushed after violent campus takeovers by cloaked agitators
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It's time to bring back a pre-COVID law forbidding groups from wearing face masks in public spaces, activists and officials are saying.
Shih Tzu stolen in Central Park while nanny gathered kids, heartbroken family offering $5K reward
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A dastardly dognapper stole the beloved 9-year-old pooch of an Upper Side family this week in Central Park while the nanny was gathering the her two charges following an afternoon outing,