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Are you a New Yorker? The Department of New Yorker Verification will now decide.

There is now an (un)official verification process for those who can claim the title of city resident.
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Campus Sexual Assault and The Lawsuit Against Cornell

A recent lawsuit against Cornell University alleges the administration of negligence in their handling of a reported gang rape.
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New apartments are coming and there’s nothing these 12 neighborhoods can do to stop it

The Mamdani administration released a list of 12 community districts subject to a “fast-track” housing approval process first initiated by his predecessor.
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Advice for the Modern Dating Scene

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Planning your October concerts calendar

The New York City concert schedule is always crowded. Music writer Hank Shteamer joins us to pick out the highlights.
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What's on the ballot in New York State

One month from Election Day, we look at the competitive midterm races in New York.
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It's fall but that means surf's up for some urban surfers in New York City

The daily NYC Surf Report lets you find out if the waves measure up before you hit the beach.
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New apartments are coming through the new "fast-track" process voters approved last November

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The record-breaking, genre-melting, career-redefining evolution of Miranda Lambert

Lambert started out as a scrappy country singer with a me-against-the-world attitude. How did she end up making lush disco songs and writing one of the biggest pop hits of the year?
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All's fair in love and 'War' — a well-cast, classy-trashy divorce drama

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Just short of its 200th birthday, a landmark natural history museum shuts down

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Theaster Gates bets on fine china

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The Supreme Court faces another term jam-packed with controversy

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