New York Will Allow Beth Israel Hospital to Close
The health facility’s potential closure had been contentious following the shuttering of other hospitals serving Lower Manhattan.
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The health facility’s potential closure had been contentious following the shuttering of other hospitals serving Lower Manhattan.
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A block comes to life on a summer day, a Staten Island bird feeder and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
The teenage boy was found unconscious at a subway station in the Rockaways early Friday evening.
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A researcher has measured how “claustrophobic” New York’s sidewalks are by gathering data on all of the people, benches, trash cans, bus shelters, bicycle racks and clutter in the way.
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Two Women Killed in Upper East Side Murder-Suicide
The shooting took place just a half block from Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the New York City mayor, and was related to a child-custody dispute, according to the police.
By Shayla ColonChelsia Rose Marcius and
New York’s Preparations for a Bird Flu Pandemic Rely on a Single Drug
New York State’s stockpile of antiviral medications for flu contains only one drug, Tamiflu, leaving no fallback plan.
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You See Rubble and Garbage. She Sees New York’s Next Great Park.
Rosa Chang devoted herself to repurposing nine ugly acres under the Brooklyn Bridge. Amazingly, nobody has said no yet.
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Adams Blocks Law That Bans Solitary Confinement in New York Jails
Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency in New York City jails and suspended parts of a law banning solitary confinement, a day before it was to take effect.
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In Love and Hoping for Asylum, Migrants Line Up for City Hall Weddings
The steady parade of couples seeking civil marriage ceremonies in New York City has expanded in recent months to include newly arrived migrants.
By Luis Ferré-Sadurní and
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The prestigious downtown nonprofit Soho Rep will share space with Playwrights Horizons in Midtown Manhattan while figuring out a longer-term plan.
By Michael Paulson
The jeweler’s generously funded Dance Reflections program is having a major influence on the city’s scene. How much impact is too much?
By Brian Seibert
On the centennial of James Baldwin’s birth, a look at this revolutionary work that was a playwriting milestone for him.
By Anna Venarchik
A block comes to life on a summer day, a Staten Island bird feeder and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
Stacy Kovacs, who founded Fogo Azul NYC, totes her drums around the city, fends off her cat and never watches TV.
By Nancy A. Ruhling
Mayor Eric Adams announced that a new scanner would search for guns on the subway. Riders who refuse to be scanned, he said, will not be allowed to enter the system.
By Emma G. Fitzsimmons
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investigating whether Boar’s Head meat sliced at deli counters has played a role in an outbreak of listeriosis that has caused two deaths.
By Annie Correal
Martin Scorsese, Ethan Hawke and John Turturro are all listed as advisers to a new proposal to buy the former Metro Theater, which closed in 2005.
By Annie Aguiar
The museum reports having hundreds of consultations with Native American groups and says it is also returning 90 objects.
By Zachary Small
The shooting took place just a half block from Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the New York City mayor, and was related to a child-custody dispute, according to the police.
By Shayla Colon, Chelsia Rose Marcius and Nate Schweber
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