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July 3, 2026
What Does It Cost to Take Over Madison Square Garden?
It’s not just rent. There’s security, insurance, permits and other costs, not to mention extra police presence.
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July 1, 2026
N.Y.P.D. Memo Outlines Taylor Swift Wedding Events at the Garden
Law enforcement officials in the city are preparing to monitor the pop star’s two-day event at Madison Square Garden, and several streets in the area will be closed.
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June 24, 2026
New Clues Point to Taylor Swift Wedding Event at M.S.G.
After weeks of speculation over Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding plans, a permit has been filed for an event at Madison Square Garden over the July 4 weekend.
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June 24, 2026
N.Y.P.D., F.B.I. Search Homes of Police Officials in Corruption Inquiries
The searches, by police internal affairs investigators and federal authorities, stemmed from earlier scrutiny of Jeffrey Maddrey, the former chief of the department, according to people with knowle...
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June 12, 2026
Brawls, Biting and Bliss in a City Craving a Knicks Championship
Decades of bottled-up hopes and frustrations have created a frenzy around the New York Knicks that has brought out the worst in some fans.
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May 29, 2026
Scripps Spelling Bee 2026 Takeaways: Shrey Parikh Wins in Spell-Off
The competition came down to a spell-off. Contestants were eliminated early, and a sixth grader became a crowd favorite.
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May 27, 2026
Man Charged With Hate-Crime Killing of Gay Dancer Claims Self-Defense
Dmitriy Popov was 17 when he stabbed O’Shae Sibley, a 28-year-old dancer, at a gas station. Mr. Popov has been charged with murder as a hate crime.
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May 24, 2026
New York’s Rape Laws Leave Out Many Victims Who Drank Willingly
Prosecutors say accusers who chose to drink or get high have a “very high burden” of proving they were physically helpless and unable to consent. There is a push to change the law.
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May 16, 2026
Plot Was ‘Targeting Heart’ of New York’s Jewish Community, Tisch Says
Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch spoke after prosecutors said they had arrested a man planning to attack a Manhattan synagogue.
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May 10, 2026
Can the Country’s ‘Dirtiest Hotel’ Get a Clean Slate?
For decades, the Hotel Carter in Times Square was the site of squalor and crime. Now rundown and empty, its future is tied up in litigation but some hope for a rebirth.
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May 5, 2026
N.Y.P.D. Captain Is Transferred After Calling Mamdani ‘Total Nonsense’
The captain, James G. Wilson, was also filmed calling Democrats a “waste of human race.”
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April 26, 2026
The Mother Who Will Not Speak
When Jacqueline Pritchett’s 11-year-old son, Jacob, vanished last year, she refused to acknowledge that he existed. Her life is as mysterious as his disappearance.
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April 17, 2026
F.B.I. Launches Manhunt for Youth Volleyball Coach Accused of Sex Abuse
The bureau has informed high schools, colleges and volleyball clubs in the New York City area that the coach, Edgar Lazaro Castillo, is being investigated in connection with sexual assault.
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