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News Articles: New York City

People walk by a subway stop in midtown Manhattan in New York City on April 13. Some of the city's top CEOs say they are being told by their employees that they are afraid to return to work after a recent spate of high-profile attacks.

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  • Business

A spate of horrific attacks in New York has people fearful of returning to work

Companies in New York City face another setback as they push workers to come back to work: Employees are saying they don't feel safe in the city anymore.

August 14, 2022
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  • David Gura
This 2014 illustration made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a polio virus particle.

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  • Health

Q&A: The polio virus was detected in New York City wastewater. Do you need to worry?

The highly infectious viral disease can lead to permanent paralysis of the arms and legs and even death in some cases. Health officials are urging people to get vaccinated if they haven't been.

August 12, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that she is pledging $10 million to establish new teams in every county and in New York City dedicated primarily to combat domestic terrorism. Here, Hochul holds up signed legislation as she is surrounded by lawmakers during a bill signing ceremony at the Northeast Bronx YMCA on June 6, 2022 in New York City.

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  • National

NY governor pledges $10 million to fight domestic terrorism after Buffalo shooting

Each county's plan must include input from law enforcement, mental health and school professionals.

August 10, 2022
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Transit workers dismantle the charred inner wall of a token booth at the Kingston Avenue and Fulton Street subway station in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, on Nov. 26, 1995, after attackers sprayed a flammable liquid into the token booth and lit it on fire, according to police.

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  • National

Three men who spent decades in prison are cleared in the killing of a NYC subway clerk

The men, whose confessions conflicted with evidence at the scene, were cleared in the 1995 killing of a clerk who was set on fire in a New York subway toll booth.

July 15, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
New York City's Office of Emergency Management released a public service announcement in the even that a nuclear attack occurs in the city.

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  • National

New York put out a PSA in case of a nuclear attack, leaving many residents confused

The city's emergency management department released the video Monday without much context. Many residents expressed confusion over the timing and wondered if they were missing some other information.

July 13, 2022
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  • Wynne Davis
New York City's Office of Emergency Management released a public service announcement in the even that a nuclear attack occurs in the city.

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  • National

New York put out a PSA in case of a nuclear attack, leaving many residents confused

The city's emergency management department released the video Monday without much context. Many residents expressed confusion over the timing and wondered if they were missing some other information.

July 13, 2022
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By:
  • Wynne Davis
Crime scene tape surrounds the area on New York's Upper East Side, Thursday, June 30, 2022, where police say a 20-year-old woman was fatally shot Wednesday night while she pushed her infant in a stroller.

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  • National

20-year-old woman shot and killed while pushing her infant in a stroller in New York

NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell was unable to confirm if the shooting was a domestic violence incident.

July 01, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Crime scene tape surrounds the area on New York's Upper East Side, Thursday, June 30, 2022, where police say a 20-year-old woman was fatally shot Wednesday night while she pushed her infant in a stroller.

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  • National

20-year-old woman shot and killed while pushing her infant in a stroller in New York

NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell was unable to confirm if the shooting was a domestic violence incident.

July 01, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
New York City Mayor Eric Adams testifies during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.

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  • Law

Mayor Eric Adams says gun violence is everyone's problem. Here's how NYC tackles it

New York's mayor testified at a House committee hearing on gun control this week, urging federal lawmakers to act. He spoke to Morning Edition about the steps his city is taking.

June 10, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Workers remove the final New York City pay phone near Seventh Avenue and 50th Street in Midtown Manhattan on Monday. Despite the fanfare, there are still some pay phones standing in the city.

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  • National

Last call: New York City bids an official farewell to its last public pay phone

Officials gathered in Times Square for the removal of what they called New York City's last public pay phone, which is headed to a local museum. But a number of other pay phones are still standing.

May 24, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a January news conference at a Manhattan subway station. There, he and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced new state initiatives to get homeless people out of subways and trains and into shelters.

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  • National

NYC homeless advocates say Mayor Eric Adams' street sweeps aren't working

Homeless advocates say the NYC mayor's approach fails to consider the needs of at-risk populations.

May 13, 2022
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  • Emma Bowman
A 1983 photo of then 23-year-old visual artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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  • Arts & Life

An intimate look at Jean-Michel Basquiat's art, courtesy of his family

"Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure" opened recently in New York City. It features 200 never-before-seen and rare paintings, drawings and artifacts from Basquiat, who died in 1988 at age 27.

May 04, 2022
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Blake Lively

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  • Arts & Life

See All The Best Looks From The Met Gala 2022

It's the annual high-stakes fashion soiree is a major money-maker for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute and an opportunity for mega-wattage stars and influencers to turn out in style.

May 03, 2022
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  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Visitors look at a globe in the map division at the main branch of the New York Public Library in New York. The library announced an effort this week to make commonly banned books available through their app.

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  • National

New York Public Library makes banned books available for free

Anyone 13 and older can access some of the commonly banned books through the library's app. The Brooklyn Public Library has also launched a similar initiative.

April 15, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
New York City Police Department officers handcuff subway shooting suspect Frank R. James, 62, in the East Village section, of New York, Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

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  • National

Police search for motive in Brooklyn subway suspect's videos

An erratic work history, arrests for low-level crimes, stored ammo and hours of rambling, bigoted, profanity-laced videos posted online so far aren't providing answers to the shootings.

April 14, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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