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Protesters in Washington Square Park on June 24. Photo: Leah Foreman

Protesters in Washington Square Park on June 24. Photo: Leah Foreman

New Yorkers turned out in force at rallies in Manhattan

Grief and Anger Over Roe

25 Jun 2022 | 12:36

June 24 felt like a usual Friday at first. The summer air hot, yet welcoming. The birds chirping, the horns honking, the neighbors shouting. New York was alive ... if it ever was dormant. But something did die on Friday, just past 10 a.m.: Roe v. Wade.

And now, this is a post-Roe world.

The draft of the...

Duane Reade on Broadway near 72nd Street is among the many Manhattan stores afflicted by retail theft. Photo: Alexis Gelber

Duane Reade on Broadway near 72nd Street is among the many Manhattan stores afflicted by retail theft. Photo: Alexis Gelber

Taking on the Shoplifting Scourge

24 Jun 2022 | 02:20

“Customer service needed in the cough and cold department.”

“Customer service needed in the hair care...

Outside of Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books on Carmine Street. Photo: Maya Olson

Outside of Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books on Carmine Street. Photo: Maya Olson

A Beloved Bookstore Bids Farewell

24 Jun 2022 | 01:27

Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books and its owner, Jim Drougas, have become staples of Carmine...

Sign at a May protest in Foley Square after the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade. Photo: Abigail Gruskin

Sign at a May protest in Foley Square after the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade. Photo: Abigail Gruskin

New York Politicians on the End of Roe v. Wade

24 Jun 2022 | 05:15

Americans across the country now face a very different world, following a Supreme Court decision on Friday...

Council Member Erik Bottcher (third from right) announced funding for a new Penn South Playground with fellow politicians and disability advocates on Tuesday. Photo: Abigail Gruskin

Council Member Erik Bottcher (third from right) announced funding for a new Penn South Playground with fellow politicians and disability advocates on Tuesday. Photo: Abigail Gruskin

A Playground For Everyone

23 Jun 2022 | 03:28

Penn South Playground, which Council Member Erik Bottcher has said goes mostly unused in its current...

Mina Kim, conductor of the Purchase Symphony Orchestra, was one of two pianists for the starting event of the day at Battery Park. Photo: Ralph Spielman

Mina Kim, conductor of the Purchase Symphony Orchestra, was one of two pianists for the starting event of the day at Battery Park. Photo: Ralph Spielman

Make Music America, New York Style

22 Jun 2022 | 12:19

June 21 dawned as an average day in Manhattan, but, by sunset, a lot of tired musicians and listeners...

Governor Kathy Hochul announces that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT, is requesting proposals to guide the Penn Station reconstruction effort outlined in the fall in the Penn Station Master Plan study. Photo: Don Pollard/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

Governor Kathy Hochul announces that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT, is requesting proposals to guide the Penn Station reconstruction effort outlined in the fall in the Penn Station Master Plan study. Photo: Don Pollard/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

Battle Lines Over Penn Station

18 Jun 2022 | 04:55

Once upon a rather different time, the Pennsylvania Railroad, then the nation’s second largest corporation,...

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