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Fatal truck collision puts New York street safety back under scrutiny

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3:40 PMGothamist

15-year-old girl dies after truck hits 2 teens in East Village

Summary

A truck struck two teenagers in the East Village, killing a 15-year-old girl. Police said a 16-year-old was hospitalized in stable condition.

A routine truck movement has killed one teenager and seriously injured another, underscoring the danger

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The death adds another fatal traffic crash involving a large vehicle to New York's unresolved street-safety problem.

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11:18 AMBloomberg Markets

New York Builds Data Team to Target Consumer Ripoffs

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New York City is creating a 36-person bureau of data scientists, technologists and economists to examine company records for possible violations involving prices, wages and other consumer and worker protections. The team will help officials enforce existing laws as algorithms and artificial intelligence increasingly shape commercial decisions.

New York is shifting enforcement toward data analysis rather than relying mainly on individual complaints

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The city is building the technical capacity to police automated business practices before they become harder to challenge.

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3:18 PMNYT New York

The Team ‘Racing Against the Clock’ to Save New Yorkers From Eviction

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As evictions rise and New York City’s housing courts struggle with heavy caseloads, the Legal Aid Society has created a specialized unit for urgent cases. The team focuses on intervening quickly to prevent tenants from losing their homes.

The new unit is a targeted response to a widening gap between eviction risk and

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The fight against eviction is increasingly determined by whether tenants can secure legal help before the system moves faster than they can respond.

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6:06 PMGothamist

More than 80 chickens rescued from abandoned truck in Brooklyn, activists say

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More than 80 chickens were found in cages inside an abandoned truck in Brooklyn and later rescued, according to animal-rights activists. Photos showed the truck marked "Kaparos on the Go," linking the birds to a pre-Yom Kippur sacrifice custom practiced by some ultra-Orthodox Jews.

The immediate issue is the treatment of the animals, which were left in a truck

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The rescue turns a recurring religious practice into a test of New York's animal-welfare enforcement and oversight.

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4:23 PMVariety

Pete Davidson and Colin Jost Were Clowned for Buying the Staten Island Ferry. They Just Proved Everyone Wrong.

Summary

Pete Davidson and Colin Jost turned their purchase of a retired Staten Island Ferry into the Snapple Island Ferry Comedy Show, betting that an unlikely venue could become a viable entertainment business. The event offered an early test of whether the widely mocked deal had commercial potential.

The ferry has moved from punchline to product, giving Davidson and Jost a tangible way

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The venture is becoming a test of whether celebrity capital can turn an obsolete public asset into a sustainable New York attraction.

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3:03 PMGothamist

NYC Climate Week, the largest event of its kind globally, kicks off Sunday

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NYC Climate Week is focusing on artificial intelligence, data centers, climate adaptation, energy and the power grid. The event opened with a protest gesture aimed at data centers and their growing environmental footprint.

The central conflict is no longer just emissions from buildings and transportation, but the energy

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New York's AI ambitions now face a direct test of whether the city can add computing capacity without worsening its energy and climate problems.

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3:00 PMThe City

LISTEN: ‘Two Great Mayors in 400 Years’

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A discussion tied to a new New York documentary presents Fiorello La Guardia and Michael Bloomberg as the city’s two most transformational mayors, despite their sharply different political and economic philosophies. It examines how both governed through periods of deep urban crisis and change.

The comparison puts governing capacity above ideological similarity: La Guardia expanded public responsibility during the

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The comparison frames New York’s mayoral legacy around crisis management and structural change rather than party labels.

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2:56 PMNYT New York

Mamdani’s 6-Month Progress Report Highlights ‘Pothole Politics’

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first six-month management report records progress in some areas while acknowledging unresolved challenges in others. It presents pothole repairs and other visible services as evidence of how the administration is measuring its performance.

The administration is making basic service delivery a central test of its credibility, with potholes

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Mamdani is tying his political standing to whether New Yorkers see faster, more reliable city services.

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8:25 AMNYT New York

The Summer New York City Stayed Outside

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New Yorkers spent the summer gathering in public spaces, creating moments of shared relief and communal pleasure. Those experiences produced an unexpected emotional response for many residents, suggesting a renewed sense of connection to city life.

The shift outdoors gave New Yorkers a rare form of collective respite after sustained social

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A city’s public spaces can function as social infrastructure when residents need connection as much as entertainment.

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7:00 AMGothamist

NYC's vintage Bus Fest returns with double-decker coach from 1918

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New York City's Bus Fest is returning, bringing together vintage buses and local transit enthusiasts. The event will feature a double-decker coach dating to 1918.

The festival turns the city's transit history into a public attraction, giving riders a tangible

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The gathering shows that transit remains a defining part of New York's civic identity, not just a way to get around.

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