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State Suspends Liquor Licenses of 10 Queens Establishments, Including Astoria’s Bohemian Hall Beer...

Long Island City Post 8/12 4:53A Allie Griffin

Beer Garden at Bohemian Hall Aug. 12, 2020 By Allie Griffin Ten more Queens bars and restaurants had their liquor licenses suspended over the past week — including New York s oldest beer garden — as...

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Small businesses: ‘We’re getting killed’

Queens Examiner 8/12 4:26A Queens Ledger

With as many as one-third of New York City’s small businesses expected to close permanently due to the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn, local store owners are...

Related: Small businesses: ‘We’re getting killed’ The Long Island City/Astoria Journal

Con Ed criticized for ‘unacceptable’ response to Isaias

The Long Island City/Astoria Journal 8/12 4:25A Queens Ledger

In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias, nearly 870,000 New Yorkers lost power, including 180,000 Con Edison customers in New York City. According to Con Edison President...

Related: Con Ed criticized for ‘unacceptable’ response to Isaias The Glendale Register

With recent election, dynamics in Albany set to change

Queens Examiner 8/12 4:23A Queens Ledger

Six weeks after the primary election on June 23, the Board of Elections has finally certified the results. Although progressives won big in congressional races in the Bronx,...

Related: With recent election, dynamics in Albany set to change The Long Island City/Astoria Journal

Man launches racist tirade against Asian woman on subway

NYPost.com (Metro) 8/12 4:09A Jackie Salo

A New York City straphanger launched a racist tirade against an Asian woman on the subway, using the term kung flu in reference to coronavirus, video shows. PeiJung Lee shared...

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Colleges take different paths to reopening

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 8/10 2:30A Brian Pascus

As hundreds of thousands of students gear up to return to campuses across New York City in the next few weeks, there are still questions as to how universities are preparing...

New York Is Positioned to Reopen Schools Safely, Health Experts Say

NYTimes.com (Education) 8/8 5:13A Roni Caryn Rabin and Apoorva Man

Transmission, even in New York City, is well below thresholds experts say are safe, but issues like adequate ventilation to combat aerosol spread of the virus remain.

Residents’ wealth drops $336B from a year ago

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 8/5 5:36A Bloomberg

The combined wealth of New York City residents shrank by an estimated $336 billion, or 13%, in the past year, exacerbated by the fallout from the coronavirus crisis in 2020....

Legendary Katz’s Delicatessen adapts age-old traditions to survive pandemic

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 8/4 10:59A Bloomberg

New York City icon Katz’s Delicatessen, the 132-year-old home of heaping pastrami sandwiches, is accustomed to serving thousands of customers per day. But social distancing...

New health commissioner planning proactive approach to prevention in wake of virus

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 8/4 8:09A Jennifer Henderson

Dr. Dave Chokshi recently stepped down from an executive role at New York City Health and Hospitals. Now he’ll use his experience managing the health of populations as...

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Retail Chains Abandon Manhattan: ‘It’s Unsustainable’

NYTimes.com (Most Shared) 8/11 11:54A Matthew Haag and Patrick McGeeha

Some national chains, both retail and restaurants, are closing outlets in New York City, which are struggling more than their branches elsewhere.

Inside the struggle to close the coronavirus education equality gap

NYPost.com (Living) 8/11 7:59A Marketwatch

A few weeks ago, Sara Messinger sat in her New York City apartment researching the tutoring market. Messinger, 21, isn’t a parent looking for a way to cope with the...

Citi Bike Punts on E-bike Roll-out

StreetsBlog.org 8/10 11:18A Dave Colon

Where’s the e-bike Lyftbowski? Electrified pedal-assist Citi Bikes are still a rare sight in New York City, three months after the bike share company promised “thousands” of such bikes by the end of...

Colleges take different paths to reopening

CrainsNewYork.com (Hospitality and Tourism) 8/10 2:30A Brian Pascus

As hundreds of thousands of students gear up to return to campuses across New York City in the next few weeks, there are still questions as to how universities are preparing...

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New York City Recovers from the Coronavirus Lockdown

NewYorker.com (Culture) 8/9 12:00A Jorge Colombo

The artist Jorge Colombo offers digital sketches of street life in New York City as it emerges from several months of closure owing to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Parasite striking Texas with both in-state and national outbreaks

Food Safety News 8/11 6:04P News Desk

Texas has two. Texas is one of 28 states and New York City that is part of the domestically-acquired Cyclosporiasis outbreak being experienced nationally.   And, according to...

The Eater New York Guide on How to Help

Eater NY 8/11 6:00A Eater Staff

The Eater New York City guide on how to help | Clay Williams/Eater Where to give, volunteer, donate food, and support local restaurants during the novel coronavirus pandemic Even without the fallout...

Sour Patch Kids Just Opened a Giant, Candy-Fueled Cafe in Noho

Eater NY 8/11 4:59A Luke Fortney

Sour Patch Kids Store Plus, Threes Brewing and its Meat Hook burger counter have reopened in Gowanus — and more intel The new candy-fueled cafe sells sour cookie dough and cotton candy waffles...

Will Hospitality Workers Actually Receive Trump’s $400 Unemployment Checks?

Eater NY 8/10 8:11A Ryan Sutton

President Donald Trump talks with reporters | Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images Probably not, as states don’t have the money, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says On Saturday, as New York City’s 192,000...

Ken Addington’s Newest Restaurant Serves Global ‘Pub-Style’ Fare in a Spacious Backyard

Eater NY 8/10 7:20A Luke Fortney

The 90-seat backyard restaurant is now open for outdoor dining in Williamsburg Ken Addington — who rose to prominence as the chef at Greenpoint hit Five Leaves — has opened an eccentric, 90-seat...

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A Former Chief Has Accused the NYPD of Rampant Gender Discrimination

NYMag.com (The Cut) 8/11 10:08A Amanda Arnold

A new lawsuit alleges that the New York City Police Department has been systematically excluding female officers from the opportunity to vie for high-ranking positions, the...

Paragon Sports says it will stop selling fur after winter season

NYPost.com (Fashion) 8/10 7:50A Lisa Fickenscher

What better time to announce a fur ban than during a heat wave in August? Paragon Sports, New York City s go-to sporting goods retailer for over a century, has quietly...

Colleges take different paths to reopening

CrainsNewYork.com (Retail & Apparel) 8/10 2:30A Brian Pascus

As hundreds of thousands of students gear up to return to campuses across New York City in the next few weeks, there are still questions as to how universities are preparing...

Why influencer Jessica Wang is still wearing stilettos in quarantine

NYPost.com (Fashion) 8/8 10:40A Marisa Dellatto

Despite being quarantined at home for months, Jessica Wang still sports stilettos. “I’ve actually been wearing heels for my TikToks and my photo shoots,” the social-media...

Would you buy a $700 dollar shirt that doesn’t exist?

NYPost.com (Fashion) 8/7 11:09A Suzy Weiss, Catherine Kast

The fact that the clothes don't exist adds to the cool factor, said one buyer.

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College football’s day of reckoning stings like no other

NYPost.com (Sports) 8/11 1:20P Mike Vaccaro

This was always the day that was going to cause the most dread among a preponderance of sporting citizens. Maybe not around here: New York City, after all, hasn’t been much of...

Reds vs. Royals prediction: Luis Castillo poised for rebound

NYPost.com (Sports) 8/11 5:00A Stitches

Enough? Meh. Our front page Monday screamed that 1,000 people have been shot in New York City this year. Take-charge Mayor de Blasio responded by opening more cooling centers....

Colleges take different paths to reopening

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 8/10 2:30A Brian Pascus

As hundreds of thousands of students gear up to return to campuses across New York City in the next few weeks, there are still questions as to how universities are preparing...

Residents’ wealth drops $336B from a year ago

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 8/5 5:36A Bloomberg

The combined wealth of New York City residents shrank by an estimated $336 billion, or 13%, in the past year, exacerbated by the fallout from the coronavirus crisis in 2020....

Legendary Katz’s Delicatessen adapts age-old traditions to survive pandemic

CrainsNewYork.com (Sports) 8/4 10:59A Bloomberg

New York City icon Katz’s Delicatessen, the 132-year-old home of heaping pastrami sandwiches, is accustomed to serving thousands of customers per day. But social distancing...

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CBRE expands presence at MetLife HQ

The Real Deal 8/12 5:15A Staff

CBRE is consolidating its New York City offices and expanding its headquarters. At its MetLife Building HQ, the brokerage is taking an additional floor, spanning 44,000 square...

A Non-Obvious Outdoor Guide to New York

Curbed NY 8/11 9:11A Caroline Spivack

Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York City’s third-largest park at over 1,000 acres, has attracted runners with it cross-country trails for more than a century. | Jonathan...

NYC launches online portal with free eviction help

6sqft.com 8/11 5:16A Devin Gannon

An online portal  launched on Monday to help New York City renters avoid eviction by providing free resources and legal assistance. The new website comes just days after Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended the...

Retail Chains Abandon Manhattan: ‘It’s Unsustainable’

NYTimes.com (Real Estate) 8/11 5:15A Matthew Haag and Patrick McGeeha

Some national chains, both retail and restaurants, are closing outlets in New York City, which are struggling more than their branches elsewhere.

Museums, still in limbo, plan reopenings

The Real Deal 8/11 4:00A TRD Staff

New York City’s museums have been in limbo since the state excluded indoor cultural activities from Phase 4 of reopening. But several have gone ahead and set tentative...

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Infertility Was Distressing. The Military Made It Even More Complicated.

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/11 11:00P Victoria Chamberlin

For service members like me, Tricare health insurance and the limited number of military medical facilities offering fertility treatments add more stress to an already...

The Nation Wanted to Eat Out Again. Everyone Has Paid the Price.

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/11 9:00P Jennifer Steinhauer

Governments and restaurant owners wanted to get back to business. But bars and restaurants have become a focal point for clusters of Covid infections.

How Russia’s Rushed Covid-19 Vaccine Could Backfire

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/11 3:03P Carl Zimmer

Vaccines are among the safest medical products in the world — but only because of the intense rigor of the clinical trials that test their safety and effectiveness.

Murder Charges Over Stillbirth in California Set Off Heated Legal Battle

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/11 8:57A Jacey Fortin

Can women be prosecuted for murder after a stillbirth? The case of Chelsea Becker in Kings County hinges on the courts’ interpretation of a small subsection in the state’s...

11 Supposedly Fun Things We’ll Never Do the Same Way Again

NYTimes.com (Health) 8/11 6:43A Bryan Pietsch

The pandemic could change unexpected parts of our lives for years to come, experts say.

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