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Crash raises questions about safety of New York’s helicopter tours, but mayor opposes new curbs
A helicopter crash that killed six in New York City has renewed concerns about the safety of the popular sightseeing ...
Jet Set nightclub tragedy hits home in New York City's Dominican, Latino communities
In Washington Heights and Inwood — two neighborhoods where the island of Manhattan narrows — generations of Dominicans have ...
New York City Council Approves Bill to Build More Public Bathrooms
New York has far fewer bathrooms, as a percentage of its population, than many other cities around the world. There are just ...
New York City Mayor: Family was about to celebrate child’s birthday when sightseeing helicopter crashed, killing six
A family from Spain was about to celebrate the ninth birthday of one of their children when their sightseeing helicopter ...
New York City vows to hire nearly 4,000 new teachers for the start of the next school year
New York City public schools are moving one step closer to meeting a state mandate to have smaller class sizes.
‘She Said She Lived in Las Vegas Now but Loved New York’
Help with a heavy door, a grocery spill on the subway and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan ...
Tragic New York City helicopter crash hits home in Barcelona where victims were well known
Condolences poured in Friday for the Barcelona family that perished in a helicopter accident an ocean away, from Spain’s ...