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‘Knicks in 6. 2026 NBA Finals’: Why did this New Yorker make a prophecy in his 2020 high school yearbook?

Evan Pfeufer, 23, now in sales, said he took some grief, particularly from his parents, for not using the yearbook space to spotlight achievements.

10.06.2026 4

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Philip Marcelo

‘I’m not focused on names at all’: Rumors of Trump Station replacing Penn Station in New York batted aside

A dramatic new vision for the transit hub calls for a return to the old grandeur of the station, with Roman-style columns and 50-foot ceilings.

09.06.2026 3

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New York City shaken by 7 men appearing out of sewer manhole with no explanation

The NYPD is investigating a string of nighttime sewer descents across Brooklyn and Queens — and the best theory is that someone's looking for...

03.06.2026 2

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Philip Marcelo

For 60 years, nobody knew where the Muppets were made. Now you can go see

Jim Henson's Creature Shop has worked in deliberate obscurity since the 1960s. Now it's letting people in — Saturdays only, no cameras past the...

25.05.2026 7

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New York governor pleads for remote work during massive rail strike: ‘regular commuters who can work from home … please do so’

President Trump insisted the crippling Long Island Rail Road strike isn't his fault: “No, Kathy, it’s your fault."

18.05.2026 5

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Spring Hamptons traffic nightmare as Long Island Rail Road workers go on strike

Five unions representing about half the LIRR workforce walked off the job after months of talks, even involving President Trump.

16.05.2026 7

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King Charles’ star-studded trip to New York includes Anna Wintour, Lionel Richie and a Harlem student saying ‘I like your hair’

At Harlem Grown’s 134th Street Farm, King Charles planted lavender and mustard seeds with children and fielded a compliment.

30.04.2026 2

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Trump backs down after New York sues him over Second Avenue Subway funding freeze

“It shouldn’t have taken seven months and a lawsuit to get here," MTA CEO Janno Lieber said in a statement.

18.04.2026 4

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NJ Transit scrambles to defend $150 tickets for 9-mile World Cup ride: ‘This isn’t price gouging’

"We're literally trying to recoup our costs, said NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri. The $62 million cost is only offset by $14 million in outside grants.

18.04.2026 7

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New York nurses union wins 12% raise, AI safeguards in a tentative deal to end monthlong strike

Over the past month, nurses had picketed during bitterly cold temperatures in what their union said was the largest and longest walkout in the...

20.02.2026 8

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Nicolas Maduro and Luigi Mangione joined at Brooklyn lock-up by Tekashi 6ix9ine

The facility is the only federal jail in New York City but is so troubled that some have described it as “hell on earth."

09.01.2026 9

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New York City finally joins London, Singapore and other world-class cities with a tap-only subway system

The Metrocard replaced the subway token in 1994, but now it's being phased out for tap-and-go, first introduced in 2019.

29.12.2025 20

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The retirement of this notoriously finicky card marks the end of an era for one of the world’s oldest and largest transit systems

The last day to buy or refill a MetroCard is Dec. 31, 2025, as the transit system fully transitions to OMNY, a contactless payment system.

28.12.2025 10

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New York City is officially getting 3 Las Vegas-style casinos

The state Gaming Commission on Monday awarded the three projects licenses to operate in the lucrative metropolitan-area market.

16.12.2025 6

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Zohran Mamdani hopeful of meeting with Donald Trump soon to talk about affordability

“The president ran a campaign where he spoke about a promise to deliver cheaper groceries, a promise to reduce the cost of living," the mayor-elect...

18.11.2025 10

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Meet the Philadelphia-based graphic designer who took inspiration from bodegas, Bollywood and hot dog carts for Zohran Mamdani’s iconic campaign

“Succinctly, it’s New York,” said Aneesh Bhoopathy, who previously lived in New York and helped on past campaigns for the Democratic Socialists...

08.11.2025 10

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Trump commutes sentence of former Rep. George Santos, who was serving 7 years for fraud and identity theft

“George Santos was somewhat of a ‘rogue,’ but there are many rogues throughout our Country that aren’t forced to serve seven years in prison."

18.10.2025 10

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Assata Shakur, fugitive Black militant and godmother to Tupac, dies in Cuba

Public Enemy's 1988 song “Rebel Without a Pause" includes the lyrics “supporter of Chesimard,” referring to the legal name of the longtime FBI...

26.09.2025 10

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Eric Adams moves to ban 150-year tradition of horse-drawn carriages in Central Park after spree of ponies running free, dying on the job

Critics dismissed the move as a "desperation act" by a mayor lagging behind his campaign rivals.

18.09.2025 20

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Jay-Z’s Times Square casino shot down by Broadway neighbors in ‘despicable display of cowardice,’ developer argues

The proposed Caesars Palace casino lost its bid for a gambling license Wednesday after running into fierce opposition.

17.09.2025 10

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Meet 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani, a former foreclosure prevention counselor who became the frontrunner for NYC mayor by campaigning to freeze rent

Mamdani declared victory in the Democratic primary from a Queens rooftop bar.

26.06.2025 10

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2 crypto investors charged with kidnapping man to get his bitcoin say video shows victim ‘laughing and smiling’ as he moves about Manhattan freely

“The story that he is selling doesn’t make sense,” one of their lawyers said in Manhattan criminal court as the defendants were formally arraigned.

13.06.2025 10

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Ex-Abercrombie CEO charged with sex trafficking crimes is suffering from dementia and can’t stand trial, prosecutors and defense say

Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries is suffering from dementia and isn't competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges.

11.04.2025 10

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