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NYC health chief says to prepare for more smoke
New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan, who joined “Mornings On 1” Thursday to discuss the impact of the smoke on New Yorkers' health, is strongly advising all residents to remain indoors and use air purification devices if…
Elderly residents in mental health housing could get boost
New York lawmakers are weighing legislation that is meant to strengthen services for elderly people living in mental health housing.
A measure approved this week in the state Assembly would create a task force on aging in place for…
Manhattan mafia heist crew busted for $2 million robberies – NBC New York
An alleged robbery crew that police and the FBI have linked to the Luchese and Gambino crime families was arrested Tuesday morning in connection with $2 million jewel heists in Manhattan.
One alleged ring-leader,…
New Brooklyn café owned by brothers brings New Yorkers a taste of Africa
Jun 06, 2023, 12:14amUpdated 6h agoBy: News 12 Staff A new café in Bed-Stuy is bringing the flavors of Africa to Brooklyn, serving up dishes like jollof rice with a side of coffee.
Brothers Ibrahim and Mohammed Diallo launched their…
Spray Coming to Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island This Week – NBC New York
Mosquitoes be warned: New York City says your days are numbered.
The city's Health Department plans to spray sections of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island with an aerial larviciding treatment this week. The…
Slow start to New York’s legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag –
Seth Jacobs talks about his 500 pounds of marijuana he grew on his Slack Hollow farm in Argyle, N.Y., Friday, May 12, 2023. Jacobs is one of hundreds of small farmers growing New York's first legal adult…
Milder Sunday in New York City; temperatures reach the 70s
Jun 03, 2023, 11:30amUpdated 2h agoBy: News 12 Staff Storm Watch Meteorologist Allan Nosoff says Sunday will be a nicer and more comfortable day.
TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy and noticeably cooler. Lows down to 54. Early gusts of…
Bronx NYCHA advocate gets street named after her, ‘Roxanne Reid Way’
BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A Bronx Street is being renamed after a beloved New York City Housing Authority hero, Roxanne Reid, who was lost during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Whether she was fighting for repairs for tenants in her own NYCHA…
How to know when the time is right to buy or sell your home
Jun 02, 2023, 11:58amUpdated 38m agoBy: News 12 Staff The New York housing market can be tough. News 12’s Kristie Reeter has The Real Deal on whether now is the right time to buy or sell.
News 12’s partners at Investopedia are getting…
Lawmakers poised to send wrongful death expansion to Hochul
A revised proposal to expand New York's wrongful death statute is poised to gain full passage again in the state Legislature amid ongoing opposition from business organizations and local governments.
The measure would expand who can…