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February 23, 2026
The Blizzard Has Snarled Transit in the Northeast
Subways, trains and buses are canceled or severely delayed from New Jersey to Massachusetts as the blizzard makes its way across the East Coast.
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February 17, 2026
The Portal Bridge Has Caused Headaches for Decades
A main rail link to New York City, the bridge over the Hackensack River will be replaced. Few commuters will miss it.
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February 12, 2026
Baby, 17 Days Old, Found Dead From Fire That Killed Her Mother
Two days after a fatal house fire in Queens, firefighters returned to the wreckage and found Emma Alcantara’s body. She and her mother, Miguelina, lived in an illegal basement apartment.
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February 5, 2026
When the Cold Turns Deadly, What Should New York City Do?
Seventeen New Yorkers have died after exposure to frigid temperatures since Jan. 24, raising questions about how Mayor Zohran Mamdani has managed the crisis.
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January 28, 2026
Jury Awards $30 Million to Man Who Accused Teacher of Sexual Abuse
The man, now 44, said he was repeatedly sexually abused when he was a child at a school in Newark in the 1990s.
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January 26, 2026
Storm Dumps a Foot of Snow in at Least 17 U.S. States
Bonito Lake, N.M., received 31 inches, the most in the country, the National Weather Service said
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January 1, 2026
Mamdani Pays Tribute to the Foods That Define and Sustain New York
In his inaugural address, Mayor Zohran Mamdani frequently invoked the cuisines of New York as metaphors for the city’s diversity, ambitions and promise.
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December 30, 2025
Ocasio-Cortez Will Give Opening Remarks at Mamdani’s Inauguration
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose rise to prominence foreshadowed Zohran Mamdani’s success, will speak at his swearing-in outside City Hall on Thursday.
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December 25, 2025
Will Zohran Mamdani Be the 111th or the 112th Mayor of New York? It Depends.
An arcane numbering system and the misplacement of an official record have caused confusion on where Zohran Mamdani falls in history.
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December 24, 2025
He Was Locked Up in a Psych Ward. It Helped Him Get His Life Together.
Lamar Brown went through a rigorous program at a New York State psychiatric hospital aimed at stopping the “revolving door” for homeless people with mental illness.
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