Black abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet, who lived on Long Island, helped shape the country's views on slavery
A powerful orator, Garnet helped shift the landscape on the abolition of slavery from trying to convince enslavers of the ...
Developers move forward with long-planned Long Island City apartment tower
Developers are moving forward with plans for a mixed-use tower in Long Island City on the East River waterfront, a couple of ...
Queensboro Farm Products offloads aged Long Island City buildings to Hakimian Organization
A couple of industrial buildings in Long Island City, once slated for redevelopment by Silverstein Properties, have been sold ...
Manhattan’s Transformed Penn District: Retail’s Next Big Bet
Vornado Realty Trust accumulated 10 million square feet of space in the district over four decades and has redeveloped much ...
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A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island
Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...
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Long Island’s last duck farm weighs closure after outbreak leads to killing of entire flock
Today the farm at the eastern end of Long Island about 80 miles (129 km) from Manhattan supplies nearly 4% of all the ...
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Ridgewood, Long Island City and Sunnyside among NYC’s top neighborhoods for 2025: report
As New Yorkers continue to explore housing options beyond Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn emerge as the dominant boroughs to watch in 2025, according to StreetEasy ’s annual ranking of NYC’s “ 10 ...
As the N.Y.P.D. Struggles to Rein In Overtime, Officers Leave the Force
The costs of mandatory overtime and abuse of the system have hurt the Police Department’s budget and pushed many officers to ...
‘Sovereign’ Status of Manhattan Federal Prosecutor Hangs in the Balance
If Danielle R. Sassoon, the interim U.S. attorney, agrees to drop the prosecution of Mayor Eric Adams, the decision could ...
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Trump in talks with Hochul over congestion pricing, source says
According to a source familiar with the matter, Trump and Hochul spoke twice this week, discussing a range of issues, ...
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Long Island’s last duck farm weighs closure after outbreak leads to killing of entire flock
which was established in 1908 and is tucked among the vineyards and agricultural lands of Long Island's North Fork, about 80 miles (129 km) east of Manhattan. Corwin said he was forced to lay off ...