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19, including 9 children, dead in an apartment fire in New York City
Nineteen people, including 9 children, have been killed in an apartment fire in New York City, in what the city's fire commissioner called one of the worst blazes in recent memory. A fire official who was not authorised to speak publicly confirmed the death toll on Sunday, while a city official who was not authorised to speak publicly confirmed the number of children dead. Dozens of people were injured in the Bronx fire, and at least 32 people were hospitalised. According to the FDNY, approximately 200 firefighters responded to the scene on Sunday at the Twin Park apartments, a 19-story building on East 181st Street. Sunday's fire comes just days after a house fire in Philadelphia left 12 people, including eight children, dead.
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Eric Adams sworn in as New York City mayor in a Times Square ceremony
Eric Adams is New York City's new mayor, with the Democrat being sworn into office in a Times Square ceremony shortly after the nation's largest city rang in the new year Saturday.
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Revelers await return to New York City's Times Square to usher in 2022
New York City readied to embrace the new year and bid good riddance to another pandemic-marred 12 months as it prepared to revive its annual New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square
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New Year's Eve in Times Square still on, with smaller crowd
Viewing areas that normally accommodate about 58,000 people will be limited to about 15,000 to allow for more distancing
'No more shutdowns' says New York City Mayor De Blasio as Covid cases rise
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he's committed to keeping the city open as it grapples with a huge spike in coronavirus cases
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Keechant Sewell to be 1st woman, 3rd Black person to lead NYC police
New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams named Keechant Sewell, a Long Island police official, as the city's next police commissioner, making her the first woman to lead the nation's largest police force.
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NYC to ban natural gas in new buildings in a bid to shift to clean energy
The New York City Council is expected to vote to ban natural gas in new buildings, following in the footsteps of dozens of other smaller US cities seeking to shift to cleaner forms of energy.
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New York City lawmakers pass bill giving noncitizens right to vote
Noncitizens in New York City would gain the right to vote in municipal elections under a measure approved by the City Council
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New York City to impose Covid vaccine mandate on private sector employers
From multinational banks to corner grocery stores, all private employers in New York City will have to require their workers to get vaccinated against Covid, the mayor announced
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Hurricane Ida aftermath delivers deadly lesson on climate change
New York City and its suburbs, which rebuilt power grids, subways and tunnels after 2012's Hurricane Sandy flooded lower Manhattan, again saw similar scenes
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Some Twitter employees return to offices in New York, San Francisco
After more than 16 months of working from home, some Twitter Inc employees in San Francisco and New York returned to the office on Monday as the company reopened its corporate campuses at 50% capacity
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Joe Biden to talk crime with city, law enforcement leaders nationwide
President Joe Biden will host New York City's Democratic mayoral candidate and other city and law enforcement leaders from around the country to talk about reducing crime
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New York to end state of emergency for Covid-19: Guv Andrew Cuomo
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the state will end the statewide disaster emergency on Thursday thanks to substantial progress made in combating the Covid-19 pandemic
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NY's Times Square celebrates International Yoga Day with over 3,000 yogis
The day-long yoga festival with the theme of 'Solstice in Times Square 2021' was attended by more than 3,000 people
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Delta variant constitutes over 6% of tested Covid cases in NYC: Health dept
The Delta variant, first detected in India, constituted over 6 per cent of Covid-19 cases tested for virus variants in New York City, according to official data from the city's health department
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New York mayor says all public schools will fully reopen in September
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said all public schools will fully reopen in September with in-person classes only
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Google to open its first physical retail store in New York this year
Google has announced to open its first-ever physical retail store in New York where customers can experience its hardware and services in a helpful way.
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New York City's mayor wants the city to 'fully reopen' on July 1
Most of the restrictions placed on New York City during the pandemic have been set by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the state, and Mr. de Blasio has not had the authority to lift them
New York City to cut contracts with Trump organization, says mayor
New York City will sever 3 contracts with the Trump Organization, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday, accusing President Donald Trump of inciting the crowds that stormed the US Capitol last week
 "New York City to cut contracts with Trump organization, says mayor")
