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90K Still Without Power In NYC, Cuomo Blasts ConEd

NEW YORK CITY – Nearly 90,000 New Yorkers were still without power Wednesday afternoon, more than 24 hours after Tropical Storm Isaias swept through the city downing 2,000 trees and bringing supply... Read more

Pete Hamill, Legendary New York Columnist, Has Died

NEW YORK CITY— Pete Hamill, the self-taught, street-wise newspaper columnist whose love affair with New York inspired a colorful and uniquely influential journalistic career and produced several books... Read more

Man Dies After Getting Pushed Down Penn Station Staircase: Police

MIDTOWN-HELL'S KITCHEN, NY — An unidentified man was discovered dead on Tuesday at the bottom of a Penn Station stairway, according to police. Police investigation revealed the man was involved... Read more

A Quarter Of Brooklyn Absentee Primary Ballots Marked Invalid: Report

BROOKLYN, NY — A quarter of mail-in ballots cast in Brooklyn for June's primary elections were invalidated for widespread postmarking... Read more

150-Person Party On Brooklyn Rooftop Busted In Pandemic Crackdown

BROOKLYN, NY — A Crown Heights restaurant found ignoring the ban on indoor dining and a 150-person rooftop party in Sheepshead Bay are the latest Brooklyn spots found violating rules meant to help... Read more