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Gothamist
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 › ]
Gothamist
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…
Gothamist
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 › ]
Gothamist
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 › ]
Gothamist
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 › ]
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Published September 11Early Addition: A battle of the odors between Uber air fresheners and Uber passengers
Because riders say the air fresheners stink and drivers say the riders stink, here are your early links: Synthetic workout t-shirts also stink, the Furniture Queen is distributing free goods at NYCHA complexes, car sunroofs shattering and more. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 11Families gather at ground zero to remember 9/11 — 25 years later
9/11 continues to reshape New York City. A quarter-century on, the aftermath of 9/11 reshapes the politics, security and even the health of New York City. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 11The apolitical era of 9/11 ceremonies at Ground Zero is over
Protesters marched against Mayor Mamdani's attendance at the 9/11 memorial ceremony. Top Republicans like Rudy Giuliani, George Pataki and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman have called on Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend the ceremonies. [ more › ]
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Published September 1125 years after 9/11, 3 New Yorkers listen back to their younger selves
Joshua Raskin holds a collage he made after 9/11. WNYC followed up with people whose voices we captured in the aftermath of the September 11th attack to hear their reflections. [ more › ]
THE CITY
Published September 11City Razes Flood-Plagued Queens Home With No Plan to Rebuild, or Retreat, in Sight
Anita Hack cared for her Queens house for more than three decades, establishing a foothold for her multi-generational family in the city — even as the house repeatedly flooded over the years. Now, that house is no more, demolished on city orders after floods in August compromised…