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Published September 13Why Is the US Open Suspended Today? Schedule, Weather and What Pennsylvania Fans Need to Know
Play at the US Open tennis championships can stop with little warning, and fans searching for answers are often left wondering what happened to a match they were following. Suspensions at this tournament are common during the two-week run at the USTA Billie Jean King National…
Gothamist
Published September 13East Harlem man dies 3 weeks after violent clash outside Carver Houses
An NYPD police barrier at a crime scene. The victim suffered head injuries in the encounter, which left another man with stab wounds. [ more › ]
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Published September 13NYC region cleaning up after Sunday storms cause flash floods, force rescues
Major flooding hit Paterson, New Jersey, on Sunday morning, with streets across the city shut down and partially submerged by floodwaters. More than 50 vehicles at a Tesla dealership in Totowa were also affected by rising floodwaters. North Jersey communities, inundated by…
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Published September 13Councilmembers make new push to improve diversity at NYC specialized high schools
Only three Black students were admitted to the current freshman class at Stuyvesant High. The councilmembers argue the reforms could be implemented immediately. [ more › ]
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Published September 12NYPD lieutenant claims overtime pay was awarded on racial lines in new suit
The lieutenant, who is Black, spent much of his career in the department’s controversial Strategic Response Group. The lieutenant, who is Black, spent much of his career in the department’s controversial Strategic Response Group. [ more › ]
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Published September 12Flood watch for NYC and NJ: Expect a soggy Saturday night, Sunday morning
People make their way through the rain in Times Square. Things should start getting sunnier Monday. [ more › ]
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Published September 12'Closer to extinction': NY fights Trump on changes to Endangered Species Act
Rossi, a rare Kemp's Ridley sea turtle, is put back into her tank after veterinarians and specialist at the Houston Zoo gave her a check up after she was flown in over 5,000 miles from the Anglesey Sea Zoo in the United Kingdom to Houston, on Aug. 11, 2026. The New York attorney…
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Published September 1210 dishes that demonstrate the delicious diversity of curry in New York City
The global dish is shapeshifting and ubiquitous. [ more › ]
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Published September 11Park Slope locals outraged by catnapping of bodega kitten: ‘It’s unconscionable’
Posters about the catnapping are posted around Park Stope. The cat caper has the neighborhood up in arms and on the hunt for a couple caught on surveillance camera walking away with the 3-month-old white kitten. [ more › ]
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Published September 11City-backed nonprofit grocery stores have come to Newark
Newark officials and community members celebrated the recent opening of community grocery stores Thursday, with a ceremony at the Central Ward location. A store that opened in the South Ward two years ago is now serving as a model for the whole city. [ more › ]
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Published September 11War over robotaxis in NYC heats up after retracted Waymo report and 'Autokill' novel
A Waymo at the West Indian Day Parade. The clash began in July, when a prominent research team released a flawed report that attacked Waymo’s safety record. [ more › ]
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Published September 11Who's to blame for taxes in Newark? It depends which NJ power player you ask.
Joseph DiVincenzo at left, and Ras Baraka Essex County owns a lot of land in Newark. It doesn't pay taxes on those properties. [ more › ]