Court blocks Nassau County ban on trans women, girls in sports. An appeal is expected.
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by Andrew Giambrone
3h ago
Nassau County, New York, Executive Bruce Blakeman speaks at a Long Island Association (LIA) event on January 5, 2024 in Woodbury, New York. A Nassau County Supreme Court judge ruled that County Executive Bruce Blakeman lacked the legal authority to implement the ban. [ more ..read more
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Extra Extra: Hot new public bathroom tip
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by James Ramsay
9h ago
Because Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall is a great place to relieve yourself near Columbus Circle, here are your early links: Falcon Cam, so many ateliers, happy Mother's Day and more. [ more ..read more
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She sold over $1M in clothes on Depop. Her next act? Opening a store in NYC.
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by Ryan Kailath
9h ago
Bella McFadden, pictured in front of her new store, iGirl. Bella McFadden's new store, iGirl, opens in the East Village on Saturday. [ more ..read more
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NYPD: Man speeding from police killed an elderly woman, severely injured her daughter
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by Michelle Bocanegra
9h ago
Eldert Street in Brooklyn, near where a driver allegedly killed a pedestrian. The man ultimately fled on foot and has not been arrested, police said Friday morning. [ more ..read more
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Early Addition: The People's Champ of the Westminster Dog Show
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by James Ramsay
9h ago
Because you better be rooting for Miles the mutt, here are your early links: Jewish students at Columbia defend Zionism, Bronx post office for sale for $70 million, pouring into cups without spilling is hard and more. [ more ..read more
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A new opera explores the death of a young soldier from Manhattan's Chinatown
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by John Schaefer
15h ago
A photo of a man in a camouflaged army outfit. Pvt. Danny Chen was found dead on a U.S. base in Afghanistan over a decade ago. Now his story is the focus of an opera at The Perelman Performing Arts Center. [ more ..read more
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Nearly all of NYC parks' public restrooms now have baby changing tables
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by Catalina Gonella
15h ago
Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue and Councilmember Rafael Salamanca Jr in front of a new changing table in Hunts Point, the Bronx. The announcement came three years ahead of a 2027 deadline the City Council set in a bill passed last year. [ more ..read more
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Inside a Brooklyn kitchen that trains migrants for restaurant jobs, lifting an industry
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by Arun Venugopal
15h ago
The scene at City Harvest in Brooklyn, hosting the five-week course “Culinary Career Pathways for New New Yorkers,” launched in April by the nonprofit group Hot Bread Kitchen, which trains New Yorkers for jobs in the food industry. Economists call the model a "win-win" that gets the newcomers out of shelters and boosts the local economy. [ more ..read more
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'Lock all windows.' A designated 'smoking room': Inside Columbia protesters' maps and plans
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by Brittany Kriegstein
1d ago
A hand drawn map of the third floor of Hamilton Hall. The students who orchestrated last week’s takeover of Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall left behind a series of handmade charts, maps and lists of supplies that illuminate the inner workings of their brief occupation. [ more ..read more
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New York’s early vote-by-mail law withstands 2nd legal challenge
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by Brigid Bergin
1d ago
Republicans in New York have so far struggled with early voting turnout after years of decrying the measure. Republicans will now press their case in the Court of Appeals, as their party struggles with early voting turnout. [ more ..read more
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