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Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg. Photo: Alvin Bragg on Flickr
Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg. Photo: Alvin Bragg on Flickr

The new Manhattan District Attorney tries to tamp down controversy over his instructions to prosecutors

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Victoria Li, Regeneron Science and Talent Search finalist from Hunter College High School. Photo courtesy of Victoria Li

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The Regeneron Society for Science announced in mid-January the names of the 40 finalists in the national...

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Mayor Eric Adams delivers remarks at the vigil for Michelle Alyssa Go in Times Square on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
Mayor Eric Adams delivers remarks at the vigil for Michelle Alyssa Go in Times Square on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Crime and Mental Illness

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In life, her friends say, she shunned any limelight on herself as she helped others less fortunate. So...

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New Council Member Julie Menin (at podium) met with New York City Department of Sanitation officials on January 12 to announce the allocation of $120,000 in the city’s fiscal year budget to increase litter basket pickups in her district. Photo: Abigail Gruskin
New Council Member Julie Menin (at podium) met with New York City Department of Sanitation officials on January 12 to announce the allocation of $120,000 in the city’s fiscal year budget to increase litter basket pickups in her district. Photo: Abigail Gruskin

Julie Menin’s Early Days as Council Member
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On the second day of the new year, now-Council Member Julie Menin took to Twitter to announce that she...

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Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma in “The Blacklist.” Photo: Will Hart/NBC

Hisham Tawfiq on ‘The Blacklist’ and His Life in New York

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Hisham Tawfiq’s path to acting was far from ordinary. “The Blacklist” star, who was born and raised in...

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Alexander Calder, “Butterfly, Mouse and Snail”, Gouache, Signed and dated 1968 lower right, 23” x 30 3/4”, Calder Foundation Registration #A06050, Photo courtesy Christopher Bishop Fine Art
Alexander Calder, “Butterfly, Mouse and Snail”, Gouache, Signed and dated 1968 lower right, 23” x 30 3/4”, Calder Foundation Registration #A06050, Photo courtesy Christopher Bishop Fine Art

In the Galleries – East Side
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Caffe Reggio in the snow. Photo: Lena Batyuk

At Caffe Reggio, a Rich History is Poured into Every Cup
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The café that made the first cappuccino in the United States is — like its coffee — still going strong...

“Turning the corner”: Governor Kathy Hochul updates New Yorkers on progress combating COVID-19, January 14, 2022. Photo: Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul
“Turning the corner”: Governor Kathy Hochul updates New Yorkers on progress combating COVID-19, January 14, 2022. Photo: Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

The Omicron Uncertainty

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Woody Guthrie in 1943. Photo: Library of Congress, via Wikimedia Commons
Woody Guthrie in 1943. Photo: Library of Congress, via Wikimedia Commons

Woody Guthrie’s Land is Our Land

I liked the way he played and sang. And I liked the things he said when he sang ... I was like a Woody Guthrie jukebox. I...

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Mayor Eric Adams provides an update on the fatal attack of an Asian woman in Times Square, NQR subway station on Saturday, January 15, 2022. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office
Mayor Eric Adams provides an update on the fatal attack of an Asian woman in Times Square, NQR subway station on Saturday, January 15, 2022. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office

Woman Killed in Subway Shove at Times Square

A woman was pushed to her death in front of a subway train at the Times Square station Saturday, police said, a little more...

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Eryn Barnes, a New York-based dancer, posing for her headshot. Photo courtesy of Eryn Barnes

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Lewis Eisenberg’s calling card. Photo courtesy of Lewis Eisenberg
Lewis Eisenberg’s calling card. Photo courtesy of Lewis Eisenberg

2022’s Good – and Grim – News

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Group hug after a DE-CRUIT public presentation. Photo: Ashley Garrett
Group hug after a DE-CRUIT public presentation. Photo: Ashley Garrett

New Arts & Mental Health Grants from the Illumination Fund

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Cecily Strong of “Saturday Night Live.” Photo: Mary Ellen Matthews/NBC

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For close to a decade, Cecily Strong has illuminated the set of “Saturday Night Live” with her spot-on impersonations, so...

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