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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 :: New York :: Oct 17, 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mayor Adams raised the income eligibility threshold three times.

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

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

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NJ high schoolers under investigation for antisemitic Snapchat posts

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

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

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Pete Hegseth’s plane makes emergency landing in the UK

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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Indonesia finds traces of radioactive element at clove farm

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

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Liberation

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

Liberation :: New York :: Oct 19, 2025

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

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

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

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

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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Accused killer of Cranford, NJ teens swatted home of victim he was stalking

The 17-year-old boy charged with killing two teenage girls riding e-bikes in New Jersey allegedly swatted the home of one of the victims before mowing them down.

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Chinese airlines protest US plan to ban their flights over Russian airspace

Air China, China Eastern and China Southern filed complaints over the order proposed last week.

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Electric Wonderland by Boojum

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 8:00 pm
Brooklyn Bowl

Electric Wonderland by Boojum :: New York :: Oct 22, 2025

Electric Wonderland by Boojum in New York on Oct 22, 2025 at 8:00 pm. Find tickets and more information here.

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Faulty engineering led to implosion of Titan submersible headed to Titanic wreckage, NTSB finds

Everyone on board the submersible died instantly in the North Atlantic as it descended to the wreck of the Titanic.

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Cyvl CEO on bringing data-driven solutions to city streets

Watch the full interview here.

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Gold Glove finalists include Yankees’ Max Fried and Ryan McMahon, Mets’ David Peterson and Luis Torrens

The Yankees and Mets have two Gold Glove finalists apiece — sort of.

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D’Angelo’s son breaks silence on losing both parents in 7 months

The 28-year-old — a musician himself under the stage name Swayvo Twain — was with his father, D’Angelo, at the time of his death from pancreatic cancer.

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Knicks’ Josh Hart ‘ramping it up’ after missing time with back spasms

Hart has yet to fully rejoin practice, and Mike Brown said it remains unclear whether the 29-year-old will be available for the Knicks’ preseason finale Friday.

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LAPD in possession of surveillance videos from D4vd’s rental home

The LAPD is in possession of surveillance footage from singer D4vd’s rental home that could reveal whether Celeste Rivas was at his house prior to her being found dead.

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Mamdani proposes ‘Teach for America’-style program in NYC to help reduce class sizes

In a bid to make it easier for New York City to comply with the state’s class size law, Democratic mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani wants to boost the number of teachers in the system by f…

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Jets QB Justin Fields says he needs to be ‘bit more aggressive’

During his press conference on Wednesday, Fields acknowledged he needs to play better and be more aggressive.

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Bronx pool where toddler drowned was too close to daycare center: lawsuit

The backyard pool at a Bronx daycare center where a 1-year-old girl drowned over the summer was “dangerously” close to the house and was surrounded by a fence that was too short, according to a new…

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