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Deadline approaching for protesters to leave Columbia University
News 4’s Gaby Acevedo reports.
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NYC's free bus service in each borough to end in 2024
The MTA’s free bus service pilot program will come to an end by the end of 2024. The program provided no-fare bus service in one line in each borough of New York City.
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DOJ threatens NYPD with lawsuit over sidewalk parking
The regular practice of the NYPD parking its cars in the middle of sidewalks around precincts has caught the attention of the federal government. The U.S. Department of Justice issued a letter to the police department last month warning that illegally parking in that manner is a violation of the American with Disabilities Act. Streetsblog NYC first reported on...
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NYC neighborhoods ditch cars to kick off Earth Day
News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports.
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Chess champ plays two days straight for Times Square children's education fundraiser
Tunde Onakoya started the attempt Wednesday in New York City’s Times Square and aims to use it to raise $1 million to fund education for vulnerable children across Africa.
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Meet the Mets' new dance team for 2024 season
The New York Mets are bringing a new type of entertainment to Citi Field that will have fans dancing from the Jackie Robinson Rotunda to the dugout. Meet The Queens Crew, a 19-member co-ed hype team for the “Amazins” aimed to keep visitors feeling uplifted — even if what’s going on the field isn’t necessarily a home run. Long Island...
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Congestion pricing: NJ will get share of controversial tolling money — but how much?
New Jersey got a victory in their fight against congestion pricing. While charging drivers steep tolls to enter Manhattan south of 61st street is still set to happen in June, New Jersey communities will now get a cut of the cash. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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Children's YouTube star ‘Ms Rachel' fights NYC early childhood education cuts
Beloved children’s YouTube star Ms Rachel said she wants to give New York City Mayor Eric Adams a lesson in early childhood funding. Ms Rachel, who has nearly 10 million subscribers to her YouTube channel, is calling out Adams for cuts to education programs and proposed cuts. “Here in New York City, our mayor cut $400 million from early childhood…
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Children's YouTube star Ms. Rachel fights NYC early childhood education cuts
Beloved children’s YouTube star Ms. Rachel said she is going to Washington, D.C. to advocate for budget cuts to New York City’s education system.
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NJ will get a share of congestion pricing money, MTA chair announces
New Jersey will get a share of the money when Manhattan’s congestion pricing plan goes into effect this summer, MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber announced Wednesday. Lieber didn’t specify how much, but it figures to be millions of dollars for key counties like Bergen and Hudson — and likely several others. He said New Jersey’s share would be...
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New York Mets have a new dance team, The Queens Crew
The Mets are bringing a new type of entertainment to Citi Field that will have fans dancing from the Jackie Robinson Rotunda to the dugout. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino reports.
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NYC lawmakers make last-ditch effort to keep congestion pricing from happening
As the clock ticks down to the start of congestion pricing in New York City (slated to start two months from Monday), there’s a last-ditch push to repeal the controversial tolling plan. But will the eleventh-hour legislative maneuver even work, or will it be too little too late?
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Last-ditch legislative effort to stop NYC's congestion pricing
New York City is two months away from the start of congestion pricing but lawmakers on Staten Island has launched a repeal to stop the tolls. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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‘Super commuter' takes bus, train and plane to get to NYC job
Kaitlin Jorgensen documents her unusual weekly journey on TikTok.
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How to get rid of NYC rats without brutality? Birth control is one idea
Politicians have long come up with creative ways to battle the rodents, but some lawmakers are now proposing city and statewide measures to do more.
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‘Super commuter' takes bus, train and plane to get to NYC job
How far would you be willing to commute to get to your job? News 4’s Melissa Colorado found a “super commuter” who travels hundreds of miles.
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NYC unveils free lockers to thwart package thieves
Around 90,000 packages are reported stolen or lost in transit in New York City every day. Well, city officials are now fighting back against package thieves with new free public delivery lockers. The city is launching what it is calling a LockerNYC initiative on a one-year pilot program. Each locker can hold 25 packages at one time and can receive…
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NYC pushing back against package thieves with new sidewalk lockers
New York City is fighting back against package thieves with a new locker system in neighborhoods dealing with theft and space constraints. News 4’s Erica Byfield reports.
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Armed ex-guard at NYC federal building pleads guilty in sex assault of asylum seeker
A former security guard at a federal building in New York City where the FBI has its offices has pleaded guilty to a charge related to the sexual assault of an asylum seeker. Forty-two-year-old Jimmy Solano-Arias of the Bronx entered the plea in Manhattan federal court to making a false statement to the FBI about the sexual assault. He pleaded...
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NYC to wind down deal with embattled medical company tasked with housing migrants
New York City will move to end its contract with a medical services company hired to house and care for a recent influx of international migrants, following scrutiny over the firm’s costly deal with the city and the quality of its humanitarian services. Mayor Eric Adams’ office on Tuesday said the city would not renew its contract with DocGo before it expires...