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New York City shaken by 7 men appearing out of sewer manhole with no explanation
4+ hour, 52+ min ago (536+ words) Mole people? Crocodile catchers? Mario brothers? A series of bizarre sightings of people popping in and out of New York City's vast subterranean sewer system has the city wondering what exactly is going on, with police now probing the underground…...
Zohran Mamdani to skip Israel Day Parade, breaking with decades of tradition for NYC mayors
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (581+ words) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will not attend an annual parade honoring Israel on Sunday, breaking with a decades-long political custom because of his support of Palestinian rights. Though it has gone by different names over the years, the…...
56-year-old woman dies after stepping out of car and into open manhole in New York City
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (415+ words) A 56-year-old woman fell into an open maintenance hole on a busy New York City street and died, police and utility officials said as they investigated how it could have happened. The woman, Donike Gocaj, parked her Mercedes-Benz SUV right…...
New York governor pleads for remote work during massive rail strike: 'regular commuters who can work from home. .. please do so"
2+ week, 2+ day ago (915+ words) An hour in the Oval Office with President Trump. A marathon day of negotiations that finished early Monday failed to end a strike that shut down the Long Island Rail Road, North America's largest commuter rail system, setting the stage…...
Spring Hamptons traffic nightmare as Long Island Rail Road workers go on strike
2+ week, 4+ day ago (780+ words) North America's largest commuter rail system was shut down Saturday after unionized workers in the New York City area'went on strike. The Long Island Rail Road that serves the city's eastern suburbs ceased operations early Saturday morning after five unions…...
Was it a secret Chinese spy headquarters or a ping-pong parlor? New York Chinatown case goes to trial
3+ week, 6+ day ago (791+ words) The plain, glass-clad building stands six stories between a hotel, a spa and a coffee shop in the heart of Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood. U. S. prosecutors say it was a'secret Chinese spy outpost,'with orders from Beijing to silence, harass and intimidate…...
I exited one of the NYC area's biggest real estate deals at 31. Here's what I learned
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (310+ words) Is it luck when an entrepreneur hits big? It is not the lottery, but the returns can feel like it. The more wealth one accumulates, the more fragile one can feel. What begins as a quest for freedom can morph…...
American Express to move into new headquarters in final World Trade Center building nearly 25 years after the 9/11 attacks
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (422+ words) The World Trade Center's final office tower will start construction as soon as this spring and become'American Express" new headquarters, Gov. Kathy Hochul and the company said Wednesday, marking a milestone nearly 25 years after the'Sept. 11 attacks'destroyed the site. The 2 World…...
Pizza cutter-wielding FBI imposter tried to break Luigi Mangione out of jail, authorities say
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (536+ words) A man falsely claiming to be an FBI agent showed up to a federal jail in New York City on Wednesday night and told officers he had a court order to release'Luigi Mangione, authorities said. Mark Anderson, 36, of Mankato, Minnesota,…...
The $1, 000 night out: Authentic Live is all-in on Gen Z's obsession with the experience economy, hosting events with celebrities in tentpole moments
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1035+ words) After being cooped up inside with few opportunities to socialize, people yearned to break the overwhelming isolation they'd experienced during the pandemic. During the past couple of years, younger generations, especially, have been "revenge living," spending on travel and other…...