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New York City Mayor Eric Adams and city health and emergency management officials warned residents to stay inside as much as possible and mask up Wednesday, as smoke drifting from Canadian wildfires impacted the city. "This air quality event, which for a time yesterday, gave us the worst air quality…

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has disavowed over 300 convictions that were built on cases brought by police officers who violated the law themselves.The dismissals are tied to a total of nine cops who were convicted of crimes including lying under oath, planting drugs on suspects, illegally selling guns, and…

New York City's Homeless Bill of Rights becomes law NPR's Leila Fadel talks to New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams about what's included in the law which gives people the right to sleep outdoors in public places, but not anyplace they like. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Homelessness in New York…

Updated June 7, 2023 at 12:44 PM Published June 7, 2023 at 8:25 AM NEW YORK - New York City on Tuesday sued Hyundai Motor and Kia, accusing the South Korean automakers of negligence and creating a public nuisance by selling vehicles that are too easy to steal. The most…

1982 Ron Galella//Getty ImagesPaul McCartney hangs out on the Upper West Side. 1968 Jack Robinson//Getty ImagesThen-married couple Sonny Bono and Cher take a stroll while bundled up to protect against the East Coast chill. 1983 Art Zelin//Getty ImagesDavid Bowie takes a smoke break outside The Carlyle on Madison Avenue, where…

NEW YORK (AP) — Just as a trial was to begin, it was revealed Tuesday that Cuba Gooding Jr. has settled accusations that he raped a woman in a New York City hotel a decade ago, according to court records. The actor had insisted through lawyers that his encounter with…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Living in New York City, working full time and without a car, Jessica Ray and her husband have come to rely on deliveries of food and just about everything else for their home. It has meant more free time on weekends with their young son, rather than…

An armed guard working under the auspices of the Department of Homeland Security was indicted Monday for an alleged sexual assault of an asylum seeker in a federal tax court office in New York City's Jacob K. Javits building, according to U.S. prosecutors. Jimmy Solano-Arias, 42, was charged in Manhattan…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Airbnb logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken, May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Airbnb Inc on Thursday filed a lawsuit against New York City over a new law it called a "de facto ban" against short-term rentals set…

Honolulu has lost more than 5 miles of its famous beaches to sea level rise and storm surges. Sunny-day flooding during high tides makes many city roads impassable, and water mains for the public drinking water system are corroding from saltwater because of sea level rise. The damage has left…