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See All The Best Looks From The Met Gala 2022

It's the annual high-stakes fashion soiree is a major money-maker for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute and an opportunity for mega-wattage stars and influencers to turn out in style.

May 03, 2022
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Visitors look at a globe in the map division at the main branch of the New York Public Library in New York. The library announced an effort this week to make commonly banned books available through their app.

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  • National

New York Public Library makes banned books available for free

Anyone 13 and older can access some of the commonly banned books through the library's app. The Brooklyn Public Library has also launched a similar initiative.

April 15, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
New York City Police Department officers handcuff subway shooting suspect Frank R. James, 62, in the East Village section, of New York, Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

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  • National

Police search for motive in Brooklyn subway suspect's videos

An erratic work history, arrests for low-level crimes, stored ammo and hours of rambling, bigoted, profanity-laced videos posted online so far aren't providing answers to the shootings.

April 14, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Members of the New York Police Department and emergency vehicles crowd the streets near a subway station in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Tuesday.

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  • National

Brooklyn subway attack rattles a multicultural, working-class community

Local officials and organizers are turning to social media to discuss the shooting's impact on the immigrant, working-class and vulnerable communities in the Sunset Park neighborhood.

April 13, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Uber will now list all New York City taxis on its app, a groundbreaking partnership that comes after years of the taxi industry protesting the technology company.

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  • Business

Uber will list all New York City taxis on its app, giving customers more choices

Creative Mobile Technologies, which provides the technology systems for New York City taxis, said it will gain access to Uber's customer base. The partnership will launch to the public this summer.

March 24, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
A man shovels snow in near whiteout conditions during a nor'easter in Marshfield, Mass., on Saturday.

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  • Weather

A winter storm piles snow and causes dangerous conditions along the East Coast

A bomb cyclone is storming the East Coast, leaving close to 100,000 without power as of Sunday night Blizzard conditions in New England are dropping 2 feet of snow in some areas.

January 30, 2022
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  • Deepa Shivaram
The Theodore Roosevelt Equestrian Statue is shown in front of the American Museum of Natural History's Central Park West entrance in New York City in 2020. Removal began this week.

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  • Race

New York City's natural history museum has removed a Theodore Roosevelt statue

New York City's American Museum of Natural History began the process of removing the controversial statue from its entrance on Tuesday night. It will be shipped to North Dakota in the coming weeks.

January 20, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Bronx-raised Cardi B offers to pay fire victims' burial costs

"I hope that not having to worry about the costs associated with burying their loved ones will help as they move forward and heal," the Grammy-winning rapper said.

January 19, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Beata Moon sits on the balcony of her Queens, New York, apartment on Dec. 9. Because she is not fully vaccinated, much of New York City is off-limits to her.

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  • Business

For a musician in New York City, not being fully vaccinated comes at a cost

"My ears are my life," says composer, pianist and teaching artist Beata Moon, who experienced ear ringing after her first vaccine dose. Around the same time, she also tested positive for COVID-19.

December 27, 2021
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  • Andrea Hsu
A man is handed a swab for a rapid test as people line up for coronavirus testing at a gas station in the Reseda section of Los Angeles on Sunday.

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  • Health

Omicron surge sets records as flight disruptions continue

More than 1,400 flights canceled worldwide Monday, adding to thousands canceled over the Christmas weekend. And across the country, long lines continued at COVID-19 testing sites.

December 27, 2021
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  • NPR Staff
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

Miami wants to become crypto's financial capital. New York's response? Bring it on

Miami and New York City are racing to become the country's next "crypto capital" at a time when many see virtual currencies as the future of finance.

December 25, 2021
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  • David Gura
Climate activists from the #GasFreeNYC coalition and elected officials rally and hold a news conference outside City Hall ahead of the vote on legislation that would ban natural gas hookups in newly constructed buildings.

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  • Climate

The largest city in the U.S. bans natural gas in new buildings

Moving away from natural gas means that stoves and heat pumps will be powered by electricity instead, cutting down on carbon emissions. More than half of New York City's emissions come from buildings.

December 15, 2021
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  • Deepa Shivaram
The Christmas tree at the Rockefeller Center is lit during a ceremony in New York on December 1, 2021.

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  • Business

New York City is decked out for the holidays, but business owners are anxious

Amid the general air of merriment, an air of dread fills the air. Business owners feel the pressure to make money from every last sale this holiday season.

December 11, 2021
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  • Camille Petersen
A sign urges people to get the Covid vaccine at the Staten Island Ferry terminal on November 29, 2021 in New York City.

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  • Business

As NYC sets broad vaccine mandate for workers, federal vaccine rules remain blocked

By the end of the month, workers in New York City must be vaccinated against COVID-19, but nationwide, federal vaccine rules are on hold due to numerous legal challenges.

December 06, 2021
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  • Andrea Hsu
A drug user prepares to inject himself with heroin inside VANDU's supervised injection room in Vancouver, Canada. Similar sites to the ones implemented in New York have proven successful in Canada.

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  • National

New York City allows the nation's 1st supervised consumption sites for illegal drugs

Mayor Bill DeBlasio says these "overdose prevention centers" will reduce drug overdoses in New York City. Similar efforts in other U.S. cities face legal challenges.

November 30, 2021
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  • Brian Mann and
  • Caroline Lewis
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