NYC’s first gun-detector scanner comes to Fulton Center Subway Station in Manhattan
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by Giulia Heyward
37m ago
The new gun detection scanner at the Fulton Street subway The subway station is one of several that will receive the controversial technology over the next month as part of a pilot program. [ more ..read more
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Boar's Head meats pulled off NY shelves as listeria investigation continues
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by Charles Lane
4h ago
Boar's Head deli meats at a store in Georgia. The company has issued a recall of several meat products. Dozens of people have gotten sick from listeria tied to deli-sliced meats so far. [ more ..read more
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Man shot near Brooklyn migrant center dies, alleged shooter charged with murder
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by Giulia Heyward
6h ago
Police have charged a man they say shot two people in front of a Brooklyn migrant center. Two people have died in the shootings on Ryerson Street. Another man was shot and killed the same night at a nearby park. [ more ..read more
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NYC Summer Streets returns Saturday — starting in Queens and Staten Island
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by Cherokee Charles
6h ago
New Yorkers & tourists enjoy a water park during Summer Streets festival along Park Avenue in 2017. The event returns Saturday, expanded to all five boroughs. The open streets event expanded to all five boroughs in 2023 and now has extended hours. [ more ..read more
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2 women shot on Upper East Side near Mayor Adams' residence, NYPD says
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by Samantha Max
10h ago
NYPD vehicles line the perimeter of a courthouse. Police say they’re investigating the Friday morning double shooting. [ more ..read more
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Hudson River pier could be transformed into Midtown green space under new state law
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by Brittany Kriegstein, Andrew Giambrone
10h ago
People attend Food Network's New York City Wine and Food Festival at Pier 76 in Midtown Manhattan on Oct. 13, 2023. The law calls for at least half of the blacktop pier to become park space and paves the way for the relocation of a nearby heliport. [ more ..read more
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Mayor Adams wants gun detectors at every subway turnstile. Experts say it’s a longshot.
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by Stephen Nessen, Clayton Guse
10h ago
The NYPD plans to test futuristic scanners equipped with artificial intelligence technology to track guns on the subway. Adams’ ambitions for a futuristic, weapon-detecting turnstile contrast with those of the MTA, which is working on a “turnstile of the future” that’s harder to hop over. [ more ..read more
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Early Addition: Olympic swimmers pee in the pool
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by James Ramsay
10h ago
Because that's how a true competitor marks their territory, here are your early links: A deep dive on the + POOL, tree branches are increasingly falling on subway tracks, actors in movies about the Roman Empire should have Italian accents, and more. [ more ..read more
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FDNY commissioner to depart next month — unclear who will replace her
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by Brittany Kriegstein
13h ago
Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh speaks at a press conference at a building where four people died in a fire in Manhattan's Chinatown on June 20, 2023. The department says there won’t be a lapse in leadership after Laura Kavanagh leaves. [ more ..read more
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It's harder for NYC homeless families without young kids to get shelter beds, data shows
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by Karen Yi
13h ago
Adult homeless families are applying several times for permanent shelter placement before they are finally approved, city data shows. Families without dependent children have a harder time navigating the city’s eligibility requirements, homeless advocates say. [ more ..read more
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