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The end nears for Jake's Dilemma. What about other Upper West Side shops? (opens the original)
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For decades, the sports bar Jake’s Dilemma has been a go-to for all walks of life on the Upper West Side, according to longtime employee Michael Staff. That includes college students watching football, dads needing a beer after a long day at the nearby children’s museum, and neighborhood locals looking to bump into a familiar face. But after 32 years in business, the Amsterdam Avenue watering hole recently announced that it lost its lease, and will close in October. “It's like losing a limb,” sa
Swimming the Hudson River: It's a thing, but avoid the dead rats, other water hazards. (opens the original)
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The Hudson River sparkled from the lights of New York City's skyline when a group of open water swimmers first arrived at Pier 25 on a recent morning. The sun was barely peeking through the clouds and fog when they boarded a motor boat, the Melissa Marie, which would accompany the four swimmers as they circumnavigated Manhattan. Just over eight hours and nearly 29 miles later, the proud and pruney relay team crossed the finish line, a tall wooden piling on a dock just off Battery Park. “We thoug
NY officials join with others looking to block another Trump blow to immigrants (opens the original)
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New York Attorney General Letitia James, joined by a coalition of 21 other states and the District of Columbia, filed a federal lawsuit on Monday asking a judge to block a new Trump administration rule granting immigration officers nearly unfettered discretion to deny green cards and visas to immigrants who use public benefits. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York, contends the new interpretation of the “public charge” rule seeks to punish immigrants who make lawful use of ben
After deadly Times Square violence, a bill emerges to better deliver assistance (opens the original)
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New legislation in Albany, spurred in part by recent violence in Times Square, aims to make it easier for healthcare providers, police officers, social workers and other professionals to collaborate and connect needy New Yorkers with housing and other supportive services. The bill, introduced by Sen. Erik Bottcher and Assemblymember Tony Simone, whose districts include Times Square, would amend state law to allow New York City organizations and government agencies to create “Neighborhood Street
Did violence in Times Square and on the Brooklyn Bridge change how people feel about NYC? (opens the original)
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The New York City Police Department proudly boasted this week that this has been the city’s “safest summer” for many categories of major crimes. You wouldn’t know it from the week’s most prominent headlines. In Times Square on Monday, a woman was shot and killed by police after she fatally stabbed someone and injured another. Friday morning, the NYPD shot and killed a man it says threatened officers with a knife and claimed to have a bomb on the Brooklyn Bridge. They’re incidents in some of the
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