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Two people were wounded and a suspect was in custody Wednesday after he allegedly opened fire during a dispute at a Walmart in Evergreen Park, Ill.

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2 wounded when man opens fire during dispute at Illinois Walmart

MJ :: New York :: Oct 24, 2025

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MJ

Friday, October 24, 2025 at 7:00 pm
Neil Simon Theatre

MJ in New York on Oct 24, 2025 at 7:00 pm. Find tickets and more information here.

New York Islanders vs. Detroit Red Wings :: New York :: Oct 23, 2025

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New York Islanders vs. Detroit Red Wings

Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 7:00 pm
UBS Arena

New York Islanders vs. Detroit Red Wings in New York on Oct 23, 2025 at 7:00 pm. Find tickets and more information here.

One of the competitive City Council races this cycle is in District 13, a Bronx district currently represented by Republican Kristy Marmorato.

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Shirley Aldebol makes her case in the race for City Council District 13

The 41-year-old victim was slashed on the left side of his back Tuesday around 8:49 p.m. near West 49th St. and Eighth Ave., police said, adding that EMS rushed the injured man to Bellevue Hospital…

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Man stabbed in the back on Manhattan street

Diane Keaton’s cause of death has been confirmed by her family, four days after the legendary actress died unexpectedly at age 79.

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Diane Keaton’s cause of death confirmed by family

Meanwhile, Mayor Eric Adams inched closer to making an endorsement.

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Mamdani has messages for Trump and NYPD officers in Fox News interview

Ginger Twinsies :: New York :: Oct 17, 2025

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Ginger Twinsies

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 9:00 pm
Orpheum Theatre NYC

Ginger Twinsies in New York on Oct 17, 2025 at 9:00 pm. Find tickets and more information here.

The path to healing can be a winding one. Gentle Luna harmonizes with wounded healer Chiron, guiding us to let go of past emotional wounds. The Moon tiptoes into perceptive Virgo at 2:06 pm EDT, le…

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Daily Horoscope for October 16, 2025

NY1's Bernadette Hogan has more.

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Young GOP racist, sexist text messages prompt Dem, GOP criticism

Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” is a monstrous hit with critics, who have dubbed the latest adaptation of Mary Shelley’s allegorical classic “undeniably beautiful.…

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Critics hail Guillermo del Toro’s ‘undeniably beautiful’ adaptation of ‘Frankenstein’

Preseason: New York Knicks v. Charlotte Hornets :: New York :: Oct 17, 2025

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Preseason: New York Knicks v. Charlotte Hornets

Friday, October 17, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Madison Square Garden

Preseason: New York Knicks v. Charlotte Hornets in New York on Oct 17, 2025 at 7:30 pm. Find tickets and more information here.

Republican Sen. Jim Justice made use of his Congressional office in Washington, D.C. to throw his bulldog, Babydog, a birthday party during the ongoing government shutdown.

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Sen. Jim Justice throws office birthday bash for dog during D.C. shutdown

Brogdon’s sudden retirement closes the book on a once-promising career marked by high-IQ play and relentless professionalism.

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Malcolm Brogdon’s retirement reshapes Knicks’ depth chart — and cap strategy

Working poor left out of city's Fair Fares discount program

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Fair Fares program falls short of making transit affordable for all who need it

Mayor Adams raised the income eligibility threshold three times.

Vance compared the dustup to past violent comments by a Democratic candidate.

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JD Vance dismisses bipartisan outrage over racist and offensive Young Republican group chat

A New Jersey school district and local police are investigating antisemitic Snapchat posts allegedly made by a group of high school students.

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NJ high schoolers under investigation for antisemitic Snapchat posts

Typically, this is how president of baseball operations David Stearns likes to operate.

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Mets officially announce Kai Correa, Jeff Albert moves after keeping interview process under wraps

A plane carrying Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was forced to make an unexpected landing Wednesday while traveling back to the United States from Belgium.

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Pete Hegseth’s plane makes emergency landing in the UK

A task force said it had found limited quantities of cesium 137 in Lampung province.

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Indonesia finds traces of radioactive element at clove farm

Liberation :: New York :: Oct 19, 2025

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Liberation

Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 3:00 pm
James Earl Jones Theatre

Liberation in New York on Oct 19, 2025 at 3:00 pm. Find tickets and more information here.

Osbourne Gooden, of Irvington, was accused of following the girl into her home and raping her as her mother sat outside on the porch.

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NJ man, 63, convicted of raping girlfriend’s 10-year-old daughter

The candidates all have different objectives: Mamdani will be seeking to protect his double digit lead, while Cuomo will be on the offense trying to chip away at it. Sliwa will likely be hoping to …

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Look for Cuomo and Mamdani to come out swinging in first general election mayoral debate

The mea culpa, delivered in an appearance on Fox News, marked the first time Mamdani has offered an apology to the department’s uniformed staff as a whole for the harsh criticism he leveled a…

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Mamdani issues first broad apology to NYPD officers over calling cops ‘racist’ and ‘anti-queer’