new york city
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I’m a Grown-Ass Man and I’m Scared to Death of NYC Subways, and I Don’t Give a Shit How You Feel About That
It wasn’t until my fifth or sixth time in New York City as an adult that I realized why it always felt 10 degrees hotter than the actual temperature in the summer and 10 degrees colder than the actual temperature in the winter. (A New York City 80 degrees feels like 90, and 20 degrees…
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Founding Member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5 Arrested on Murder Charge
The Kidd Creole, one of the founding members of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (and not to be confused with singer Kid Creole), has been charged with stabbing a homeless man to death. According to NBC 4 New York, the pioneering rapper, born Nathaniel Glover, 57, was arrested and charged in midtown Manhattan on…
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I Thought Day Parties Were Dumb And Too "Millennial" Until I Had One Of My Own
When I hear the words day party, I instantly imagine women in strapless dresses from Anthropologie and dudes wearing suspenders with those super high hemmed pants. There’s barbecue chicken that magically doesn’t drip. It’s at a perfectly appointed venue. There’s no talk about politics or hip-hop. There are people sitting on the back of upholstered…
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NYC Commemorates the 3rd Anniversary of Eric Garner’s Death While Activists Still Call for Justice
Today, July 17, marks the third anniversary of the death of Eric Garner, the Staten Island, N.Y., husband and father who was killed by New York City police—his last words the refrain, “I can’t breathe,” invigorating a nascent Black Lives Matter movement and driving thousands into the streets to protest. Many took to social media…
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Jim Crow Laws Alive and Well in de Blasio’s NYC: Black and Brown People Still Targeted, Arrested at Higher Rates Than Whites, Report Finds [Retracted]
RETRACTED (6/12/18): This story has been removed because we have discovered it was in breach of our editorial standards. If you’d like to know more, you can read an editor’s note here. A cached version of the story is available here for transparency.
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Funeral of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy Open to the Public in NYC
Last week, Prodigy, one-half of Mobb Deep, died because of complications from sickle cell anemia. But on Thursday, the public will have the opportunity to attend the hip-hop legend’s funeral in New York City. A special viewing service will be held at the Frank E. Campbell funeral home in Manhattan from 2-5 p.m., and open,…
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College Student Who Missed His Graduation Because of NYC Train Delays Gets Impromptu Ceremony From Commuters
When the New York City subway system fails, New Yorkers come through. More specifically, commuters came through for a Hunter College student who missed his commencement Tuesday morning because of train delays: They gave him his own impromptu ceremony in the train car so he wouldn’t miss out. According to Fox 5 NY, Jerich Alcantara…
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NYC Correctional Officer Accidentally Shoots Himself, Woman at Bar
Some people in this world really shouldn’t have access to guns. And an off-duty New York City correctional officer, who shot himself and a woman he was showing off to at a bar, just might be one of those people. Correction Officer Mario Carrillo was arrested Tuesday night at a bar in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen…
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Uber Accounting Glitch Caused NYC Drivers to Be Underpaid by $45,000,000
New York City Uber drivers are about to see a hefty refund after Uber admitted to stiffing drivers $45 million because of an accounting glitch. Tens of thousands of drivers in New York City were affected by the glitch, in which Uber calculated its commission based on the gross fare, before any taxes and fees…