Themed club nights and watch parties. Thousands of e-book downloads from the New York Public Library. A crowd gathered in Tompkins Square Park for a scream-sing-along in the freezing cold. In New York, as everywhere, the “Heated Rivalry” phenomenon has swept through town, including among fans looking to recreate some of its magic — on […]

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After a three-year rise, fewer immigrants decided to call New York State home in 2025, according to Census Bureau data released last week. The drop in foreign-born people moving to the U.S. occurred nationwide, but immigration advocates pointed to one major issue driving them out of the state: affordability.  “I’ve firsthand heard from so many […]

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Facing a looming Saturday shutdown of work on a new Hudson River rail tunnel, the Gateway Development Commission is suing the federal government for an alleged breach of contract that may result in the immediate loss of 1,000 jobs. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, accuses the U.S. Department of Transportation […]

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An independent commission charged by a judge to redraw the boundaries of New York’s 11th Congressional District has paused its work due to a pending appeal of the issue, the group’s staff told THE CITY. That means it’s unlikely the bipartisan group, the Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC), will meet the deadline of this Friday previously […]

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This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. The new health commissioner for New York City is a Harvard-educated emergency physician and former White House fellow who has spent the past several years in Boston combining medicine with advocacy work, burnishing a resume that leans more toward health care than […]

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