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As many as 2,521 children who lived in private buildings that were not inspected tested positive for lead after other children in the same building tested positive, the report said. About 500 buildings housed three or more children with elevated blood level…

Uber’s best bet is to use its ubiquity and product breadth to beat rivals in ride hailing, scooters, and food delivery. It’s the only US company doing all three, but competition threatens to eat away at its margins on each. But if it can become your one-stop-…

Verizon this week announced that its finally begun to flip the switch on its 5G network in parts of New York City, along with Panama City and Boise. That brings the wireless carriers (disclosure: also TechCrunchs parent) totally number up to 13 cities with a …

Those wide swings are fairly typical of this time of the year, Ms. Morrone said. We are not on record territory. (The record high in New York City for September was 102 degrees, on Sept. 2, 1953, according to the National Weather Service.) These fall weathe…

This is the style of conversation that President Trump uses, said Joseph Borelli, a Republican New York City councilman and vocal supporter of Mr. Trump. Occasionally informal, buddy-buddy. I think its worked for him. In past episodes of self-inflicted peril…

Nintendos latest free-to-play mobile game, Mario Kart Tour, launches tomorrow on iOS and Android. Every two weeks the nickley, dimey racer will test players in tours, special races inspired by real-world locations. The first destination is New York, New York,…

Looking around for someone to take our money, I suggested that the fruit seller might be in Chipotle buying lunch. The taxi driver checked there while I stood by the fruit. No luck. Maybe we could leave the money for our purchases under the cherries? I sug…

Protesters gather in John Marshall Park in Washington on Friday, September 20, as they take part in a global climate strike From London to New York City and from Perth to Paris, climate activists are taking part in a global general strike on Friday in what i…

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that he is ending his presidential campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. That leaves 19 candidates left in the race. “Getting out there, being able to hear people’s concerns addre…

Combative interviews with Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson on Fox News did not increase his standings in the polls or his ability to raise money. Protesters, upset that Mr. de Blasio had refused to fire the police officer who placed Eric Garner in a chokehold …