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April 9, 2026
Riders Worry About Partial Shutdown of Penn Station During World Cup
NJ Transit users will be barred from Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan for four hours before the start of each of the matches at MetLife Stadium.
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March 31, 2026
Drivers Count Their Pennies As Gas Hits $4 a Gallon
Since the Iran conflict began on Feb. 28, gas prices across the United States have increased about 35 percent. They are now above $4 a gallon, and drivers are wincing.
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March 26, 2026
High School Athlete Is Shot Dead While Playing With Friends
A boy, the son of a New York police officer, may have been playing with a gun when it accidentally went off, killing Ka’Mardre Coleman, 16, according to prosecutors and the boy’s lawyer.
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March 18, 2026
He Tried to Rob 6 Banks, Police Say. His Total Takings: $605.
A man is accused of handing tellers notes, demanding money at six Chase branches in five days. In three of the attempts, he left empty-handed.
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March 16, 2026
4 Are Dead, Including a Child, in Fast-Moving Queens Fire
The building in Flushing was engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived four minutes after a 911 call. Twelve were injured, at least one critically.
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March 16, 2026
4 Are Dead, Including a Child, in Fast-Moving Queens Fire
The building in Flushing was engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived four minutes after a 911 call. Twelve were injured, at least one critically.
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March 12, 2026
At 13, He Was Selling Sneakers. At 18, He’s Facing Terror Charges.
In February, Emir Balat disappeared from the online marketplace he frequented. Weeks later, he was arrested in a homemade-bomb attack near Gracie Mansion.
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February 24, 2026
A Blizzard With Record Snowfall for Parts of the Northeast
At the storm’s peak, well over half a million homes and businesses in the Northeast were without power.
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February 24, 2026
Record Snowfall Slams New England and Leaves New York City Snarled
At the storm’s peak, well over half a million homes and businesses in the Northeast were without power.
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February 24, 2026
What to Know in NYC After Blizzard: School Closures, Transportation and More
Public schools and Broadway shows will be open, but transit and flight disruptions could linger.
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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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