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People kept dying at a popular NYC tourist spot. So it just reopened with new safety measures

It closed after three people died jumping from the structure, and reopened with security guards and an unusual rule: nobody could visit it alone.

22.10.2024 10

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NYC is finally shutting down hundreds of unlicensed weed stores that opened after state legalized marijuana in 2021

Enforcement used to be “kind of a joke, and now it's not," said Sasha Nutgent, retail director of Manhattan’s Housing Works Cannabis Co.

31.07.2024 10

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Joey Chestnut's former fans have beef with the hot-dog-swallowing star after he said he won't compete this year due to vegan dog sponsorship

“It would be like Michael Jordan saying to Nike, ‘I’m going to represent Adidas, too,’” said the contest organizer.

12.06.2024 5

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Columbia protesters seize building as schools sweep encampments nationwide

Previously threatening the students with suspension, Columbia says they now face expulsion.

30.04.2024 10

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New York City makes history as first American city to charge congestion toll with $15 fee to enter Manhattan

MTA board members voted to greenlight the congestion pricing plan, expected to go into effect in June.

27.03.2024 20

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Gig platforms are limiting workers’ hours and making it more difficult to tip them as New York City rolls out new rules to ensure they make at least $18 an hour

“Delivery companies are still undermining or trying to undermine the minimum pay victory by being less transparent,” said Ligia Gullalpa,...

06.03.2024 20

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New York governor begs Google and Yelp to stop listing illegal weed shops, even as legal firms get delisted

“If you type in ‘cannabis dispensaries’ in Google Maps or Yelp, you’ll get a long list of unlicensed illegal vendors,” Kathy Hochul says.

29.02.2024 30

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Flaco superfans' theory that NYC's celebrity owl was ill before his death will get tested out by zoologists

Flaco fans who listened for his nightly hooting in on the Upper West Side reported he’d gone quiet in the days before he was found dead.

26.02.2024 7

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New York City legal loophole got him a free 5-year Manhattan hotel stay—then he tried to claim he owned the building

Prosecutors this week said Mickey Barreto went too far when he filed paperwork claiming ownership of the entire New Yorker Hotel building — and...

16.02.2024 20

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48-year-old who lived rent-free in Manhattan hotel for 5 years pushed his luck too far: claiming he owned the whole thing, DA says

Mickey Barreto lived in the New Yorker Hotel for free under an obscure law about buildings older than 1969. But then he said he owned all of it.

16.02.2024 20

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