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Thursday, August 13, 2026 · 69 stories
The City Council legislation would move regulation to the Taxi and Limousine Commission and require meters after 172 complaints last year. People ride in pedicabs towards the sunset from Central Park as temperatures warmed up on Easter Sunday on April 4, 2021 in New York City.
Immigrants at Delaney Hall in Newark have complained about health services. Federal officials defended the treatment provided there and elsewhere.
Mayor Eric Adams and Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro have defended a plan to preserve the Elizabeth Street Garden and kill an affordable housing complex on the site. Developers have dropped their lawsuit against the city for changing course on a relatively small housing proposal that came to symbolize a larger fight over development.
We want every high school student to have the opportunity to explore this city, experience incredible art and discover something that stays with them long after the curtain falls." The website to enter went live at 10 a.m. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Thursday a lottery to give away 2,100 free Broadway tickets to city high school students. The lottery program will distribute 2,000 free tickets to seven different shows, as part of a partnership between the City and the Theatre Development Fund.
A grand jury has indicted Nick Reiner on murder charges in the killings of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, and adds the allegation that he was lying in wait before attacking them.
The board voted to close the Washington, D.C., arts complex's main campus for a $250 million renovation — three months after a federal judge temporarily blocked a similar closure.
Hakainde Hichilema is bidding for second term, but feud between him and family of Edgar Lungu, who died in 2025, continues As Zambians go to the polls on Thursday, the ghost of the current president’s predecessor hangs over the elections. Hakainde Hichilema, 64, is bidding for a second term leading the southern African country after defeating his arch-rival Edgar Lungu by a landslide in 2021.
He says the judge in the state trial would have to determine whether the charges overlap enough to trigger New York's double jeopardy statute, while Manhattan prosecutors may argue their case is distinct enough to proceed. But if Mangione pleads guilty in his federal case, it could open the door for his attorneys to argue the state case runs afoul of double jeopardy – a constitutional protection that prevents an individual from being prosecuted twice for the same crime. Mangione's state trial is scheduled to begin on 8 September, while the federal trial is listed for January 2027.
The tests - for substances as well as medications prohibited under aviation regulations - are being carried out alongside training sessions at Air India's academy, as well as other locations including briefing centres and offices. Pilots at the airline's budget arm, Air India Express, will also be subject to the tests from Thursday.
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The New York Knicks 2026-2027 season schedule is finally here as the team gears up to defend their NBA Finals championship. 20 season opener at Madison Square Garden, when the Knicks will get their NBA championship rings and hang their championship banner. New York won both the NBA Finals and the NBA Cup title game against the San Antonio Spurs last season.