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August 3, 2020 at 10:28 am

Work resumes on church destroyed on 9/11 VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — After a three year halt due to financial problems, work resumed Monday on a Greek Orthodox church being built to replace...

July 22, 2020 at 5:10 am

Police in riot gear clear NYC’s ‘Occupy City Hall’ camp VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — Police in riot gear raided an encampment of protesters and homeless people near New York’s City Hall before dawn Wednesday, clearing...

July 21, 2020 at 11:28 am

Sanger’s name to be dropped from NYC clinic over eugenics

NEW YORK (AP) — Planned Parenthood of Greater New York will remove the name of pioneering birth control advocate Margaret Sanger from its Manhattan health...

July 17, 2020 at 8:35 am

NYC cleared to reopen zoos, play ball; museums stay shut

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City was cleared Friday to take the next step in its reopening next week, allowing movie and TV crews...

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July 17, 2020 at 8:14 am

Jamaal Bowman topples US Rep. Engel in NY Democratic primary

NEW YORK (AP) — Former middle school principal Jamaal Bowman has toppled 16-term U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel in New York's Democratic primary in another upset...

July 16, 2020 at 8:57 am

Governor: NYC not ready to open malls, museums yet

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City won't open malls and museums Monday even if the city is allowed to move into the next phase...

This GOES-16 satellite image taken at 9:30 UTC (5:30 a.m. EDT) on Friday, July 10, 2020 shows Tropical Storm Fay as it moves closer to land in the northeast of the United States. Fay was expected to bring 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimeters) of rain, with the possibility of flash flooding in parts of the mid-Atlantic and southern New England, The U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its 5 a.m. advisory. (NOAA via AP) NYDD203 NYDD203

July 9, 2020 at 11:23 pm

Tropical Storm Fay weakens after New Jersey landfall VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — Tropical Storm Fay made landfall in New Jersey on Friday amid heavy, lashing rains that closed beaches and flooded shore town...

Mayor Bill de Blasio, third from left, participates in painting Black Lives Matter on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in New York. The mayor’s wife, Chirlane McCray, is fourth from left and Rev. Al Sharpton is second from left. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) NYML119 NYML119

July 9, 2020 at 10:45 am

Mayor helps paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ outside Trump Tower VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio grabbed a roller Thursday to paint “Black Lives Matter" in front of the namesake...

July 8, 2020 at 7:53 am

NYC mayor unveils plan to reopen schools in fall

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a hybrid back-to-school plan Wednesday with most students inside their physical schools just...

July 6, 2020 at 8:51 am

NYC nail salons back in business but indoor dining on hold VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — Nail salons and dog runs were back in business on Monday as New York City entered a new phase in the...