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Brooklyn Man Charged With Murdering Wife In France

A Brooklyn man who told French police investigators that he killed his wife by stabbing her twice during an argument has been charged with her murder, a prosecutor said Monday.

NYC Officials Urge Delay For September School Return

Two prominent New York City officials want the city to hold back on plans to open schools in September.

Schools should reopen later in the fall and only for youngest or most in-need students, said City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and city Councilman Mark Treyger in separate proposals unveiled over the weekend.

Actress Spencer Grammer Slashed Outside Manhattan Restaurant

Actress Spencer Grammer says she was trying to calm an agitated man when he slashed her in the arm and stabbed her friend in the back Friday outside a New York City restaurant.

Industry City Might Pull Their Controversial Rezoning: Report

The owners of Industry City might pull their controversial plan to rezone the Sunset Park complex, according to a report from POLITICO.

Scrapping the project would put an end to what has been a years-long battle between the 35-acre property, elected officials and neighbors who have clashed over whether it would bring growth or displacement to the largely working class, immigrant community.

NYC Violence Spike Persists As De Blasio Defends Crime Efforts

Fifteen shootings, seven of which were fatal, on Sunday. A 200 percent spike in gun violence from this point last year. Growing concern over New York City's efforts to stem the violence.

Elevators Open At Astoria Boulevard Subway Station

The MTA finished construction Friday on a new set of elevators at the Astoria Boulevard subway station, several months ahead of schedule.

The elevators — two carrying commuters between the street and the mezzanine level, and another two running between the mezzanine and the station platform — were scheduled to be finished in the fall, but the MTA accelerated the project's construction work after ridership plummeted due to the the coronavirus pandemic.