Privacy Groups React to Expanded Subway Surveillance Program

    Privacy Groups React to Expanded Subway Surveillance Program

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    Privacy watchdogs are expressing concern after Governor Kathy Hochul’s announcement that the MTA will soon install two cameras inside every subway car.

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    Midtown Locals Show Sympathy and Dismay for Drug Clinic, As City Plans for More

    Midtown Locals Show Sympathy and Dismay for Drug Clinic, As City Plans for More

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    As the city sets to fund more drug treatment centers, some New Yorkers are growing weary of clinics.

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    Safety Challenges as E-bike Delivery Workers Increase

    Safety Challenges as E-bike Delivery Workers Increase

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    Electronic bikes have caused safety concerns in Midtown after becoming a popular choice for delivery workers.

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    SNAP Recipients in Limbo as Pandemic Food Benefits Bound to Expire

    SNAP Recipients in Limbo as Pandemic Food Benefits Bound to Expire

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    Emergency allotments helped SNAP recipients during the pandemic. But with the eventual end of these enhanced benefits looming, many Midtown residents face the risk of food insecurity.

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    New Yorkers and Libraries Fight Book Censorship

    New Yorkers and Libraries Fight Book Censorship

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    Parents, Students and Librarians Push Back Against Book Bans.

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    Midtown Underground Market Makes Changes to Attract Subway Riders

    Midtown Underground Market Makes Changes to Attract Subway Riders

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    Businesses inside Columbus Circle Subway Station are struggling to attract customers.

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    Demonstration for Reproductive Justice Held at St Patrick’s Cathedral

    Demonstration for Reproductive Justice Held at St Patrick's Cathedral
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    With the recent passing of the Texas abortion law, reproductive rights advocates in New York City want unrestricted access to abortions.

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    Revel Scooter Accidents Leave People Questioning Bike’s Safety

    Revel Scooter Accidents Leave People Questioning Bike’s Safety
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    New Yorkers have mixed feelings about the safety of Revel scooters.

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    City Takes Steps to Accommodate Pets in Homeless Shelters

    City Takes Steps to Accommodate Pets in Homeless Shelters
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    The City Council approves two bills that aim to make homeless shelters more pet-inclusive.

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    New York City Council passes bird-safe glass bill

    New York City Council passes bird-safe glass bill
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    Since the end of the last Ice Age, birds have migrated between the Arctic tundra and the Caribbean along the Atlantic Flyway, a migration route that passes over New York City. Drawn by an evening glow, the birds often fly into the city by night, drop into green spaces to forage, and leave the city […]

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    Sandy Stewart: Singing the Song and Telling the Story

    Sandy Stewart: Singing the Song and Telling the Story
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    “Just sing the song and tell the story.” For singer Sandy Stewart, that is the task. “I’ve been doing this for 70 years. I know what works,” Stewart said, sitting on the red sofa bed in her one-bedroom apartment on the Upper East Side. On Oct. 31, Stewart will receive the Mabel Mercer Award at […]

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