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Fordham University graduate student Matthew Combs studies the DNA of New York City's rats. He found that rats living uptown are genetically distinct from rats living downtown.
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Dispatch audio recorded from the New York Police Department as Tuesday's attack unfolded in the city reveals a dramatic — and often tense — response.
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"The vehicle struck multiple people on the path," police said Tuesday. Authorities say the suspect was shot and taken into custody after leaving the vehicle and "displaying imitation firearms."
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Francis Spufford's historical novel is set in 1746 Lower Manhattan, a world of spies, thieves, card sharks and crooked bankers. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls it a "gorgeously crafted" work.
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The NYPD commissioner identified the driver, who was taken into custody, as a 26-year-old man with multiple DWI arrests. Authorities say there is no indication the incident was related to terrorism.
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Gov. Chris Christie says 108 people were injured after a train approached Hoboken Terminal at high speed and crashed into the platform. The roof of the New Jersey station has partially collapsed.
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Rahami, 28, was captured after a gun battle with police in Linden, N.J. Images on local media showed him on a stretcher with what appeared to be a wound on his upper arm or shoulder.
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NPR Books editor Petra Mayer was in the Manhattan neighborhood on Saturday when she saw what looked like a pressure cooker on the sidewalk. Suddenly she found herself at the heart of the night's news.
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In a studio above a pizza place in Miami’s Design District, a film projects onto a screen. Scenes of life flicker past. The graininess and clothing style…
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There's always something that can take us back to our childhood in an instant. It could be a toy, a song or maybe a game.For many kids growing up in the…
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Mario Cuomo, who served as governor of New York from 1983 to 1994 and who was considered for a time a leading Democratic presidential option, died Thursday.
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In 1955, a 21-year-old Swiss woman, MargrithLübke, traveled to North America to satisfy a childhood fantasy of living and working in New York City. She…