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Celebrating Harry Potter’s Birthday in New York City and on Long Island
Celebrating Harry Potter’s Birthday in New York City and on Long Island. Muggles and wizards alike will celebrate the birthday of boy wizard, Harry Potter on July 31st. We’ve conjured up a list of local events in honor of “The Boy Who Lived”- check them out below!
US-Canada illegal border crossings surge – and those migrants are heading to NYC
CLINTON COUNTY, N.Y. - Mountain Mart, a gas station in the small city of Plattsburgh, New York, was once an unassuming pit stop before a trip to the nearby Adirondacks, or perhaps a stay near Lake Champlain. Thanks to its proximity to the northern border, it’s now better known as an outpost for migrants, the penultimate stop on their long journeys from home.
Early Addition: Olympic swimmers pee in the pool
Because that's how a true competitor marks their territory, here are your early links: A deep dive on the + POOL, tree branches are increasingly falling on subway tracks, actors in movies about the Roman Empire should have Italian accents, and more. [ more › ]
Woman kills ex-daughter-in-law in murder-suicide in NYC, police say
NEW YORK – A woman fatally shot her former daughter-in-law before killing herself on the Upper East Side Friday, police said.The shooting took place around 9 a.m. on East 88th Street – just half a block away from the mayor's residence, Gracie Mansion.The victim has been identified as 45-year-old Marisa Galloway, a single mother of two girls, ages 1 and 4.Police said 65-year-old Kathleen Leigh, the grandmother of Galloway's 4-year-old daughter, shot Galloway before shooting herself. It happened outside a white Honda Civic while Galloway's 1-year-old daughter was in a car seat in the vehicle. The child was unharmed.According to...
Knicks Linked to Trade for Prized $30 Million Center: NBA Exec
If the Knicks want to keep their eyes on potential NBA trade additions to bolster the team’s frontcourt in the wake of losing backup center Isaiah Hartenstein this offseason, they might do well to look a big down I-95. That’s where the Wizards will employ center Jonas Valanciunas—at least, on a temporary basis.
They got a mysterious $24,000 water bill. Then the shut-off notice came.
NEW YORK — In March, as Mayor Eric Adams began an aggressive crackdown on New York City landlords who were behind on water bill payments, a public school safety agent and her family were presented with a brand-new $24,000 water bill. If they did not pay at least $6,000...
Edafe Okporo, a Gay Nigerian Refugee, Could Be the First Former Asylum Seeker Elected to the NYC Council
Edafe Okporo is running for the New York City Council because he still believes in the promise that America represents, even despite the ordeal he faced in coming to the United States. He first arrived at John F. Kennedy Airport in November 2016 after fleeing homophobia in his home country of Nigeria; a group of men banged on his door in the middle of the night chanting, “Gay! Gay! Gay!” and beat him unconscious, he says. Never having stepped foot in the U.S. before, he admits that he was “pretty naive about what would happen.” Watching Donald Trump chant “Build the wall!” on the airport’s television sets, he says he had no idea who Trump was or what those words even meant.
NYC affordable housing building offers ‘scenic views’ of New York Harbor
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) – An affordable housing lottery is open for a building in New York City that offers “scenic views” of New York Harbor, according to its listing. The affordable housing lottery is for Harborview Senior Apartments, located at 80 Scarboro Ave. in the northeastern part of Staten Island. “The building is perfectly […]
MCNY School Supply Drive August 2024
You can visit the Bronx and Manhattan campuses to pick up supplies Monday through Friday, 11 am-5 pm. Bronx Campus: Check-in with security in the Commons. Sign in on the sign-in sheet, get a backpack, and head to room 202 to choose your supplies. Manhattan Campus: Go to the 6th...
Tenants call for more inspections in NYC rental assistance programs
NEW YORK -- Mold, mice, and mismanagement are just a few of the complaints some New Yorkers in rental assistance programs tell CBS News New York Investigates they have to deal with.Their solution is an increase in inspections, but the city is pushing back, saying that's not the answer.One man's underdog story"Now, nothing works," rental assistance recipient David Lopez said.Trying to get the central air conditioning fixed in Lopez's Jamaica apartment has become a David versus Goliath-type challenge.Lopez's multiple sclerosis symptoms often worsen in the heat, but he doesn't give up."I try to get it fixed so many times," he...
Report: Living conditions in private, low-income housing are 'horrendous'
Poor living conditions are not just a New York City Housing Authority problem, but a private low income housing problem too, according to a new report from Community Service Society. The latest “Unheard Third” survey, reported exclusively by City & State and New York Nonprofit Media, revealed “horrendous” living conditions,...
Troy mayor captured in disagreement with businessman in expletive-laced audio
The mayor of Troy can be heard in a pitched disagreement with a local businessman in a recording obtained by WAMC. Mayor Carmella Mantello is heard in the expletive-laced recording made by Anthony DeMeo on Wednesday. DeMeo is frustrated with a city construction project along Campbell Avenue. DeMeo of Bob...
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