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3 weeks ago | 
gothamist.com | Christian Santana |Tiffany Hanssen
It's spring in New York City, and you know what that means: Cherry blossom season is upon us. Although peak bloom season won't be for another few weeks, a number of parks and gardens in the city have rolled out cherry trackers, including Central Park, the New York Botanical Garden and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. You can also check out the parks department's citywide Bloom Guide for details on where to catch these and other flowering trees throughout the five boroughs.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
gothamist.com | Christian Santana
The Staten Island Ferry’s concession stands are set to reopen for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. According to New York City’s Department of Transportation and Economic Development Corporation, the snack and refreshment bars will return within the next two months. The transportation department also said coffee and donut chain Dunkin’ was selected as the concessionaire after a request for proposals was issued in January of this year.
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Aug 24, 2024 | 
gothamist.com | Elizabeth Shwe |Christian Santana
The nearly $4 billion bridge over the Tappan Zee — officially known as the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge — opened to much fanfare six years ago. But now, the New York State Thruway Authority is suing the consortium that built it, claiming that some of its components weren’t up to contractual standards.
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Jun 22, 2024 | 
gothamist.com | Brigid Bergin |Christian Santana
As budget negotiations between the New York City Council and the mayor’s office continue, councilmembers and library officials planned to rally on Sunday and call for the full reversal of $58.3 million in cuts to the city’s public libraries. Twin rallies were set to be held at the Queens Public Library’s Flushing branch and the Brooklyn Public Library’s Walt Whitman branch near the Navy Yard on Sunday morning.
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Mar 30, 2024 | 
gothamist.com | Christian Santana
The nurses' strike set to begin on Tuesday at Staten Island University Hospital's north campus has been averted after nurses and hospital leaders reached a tentative agreement on Saturday morning. The tentative agreement would boost staffing on understaffed units and increase the nurses' wages. The wage increases include annual pay increases, market adjustment pay and experience pay, and would put the nurses’ pay on par with other private-sector nurse wages in New York City.
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Dec 28, 2023 | 
gothamist.com | Giulia Heyward |Christian Santana
Times Square’s iconic New Year’s Eve Ball has a new lighting display pattern: a bow tie. On Wednesday, spectators previewed the revamped design, which was created in partnership with the Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort and casino. It’s a partial homage to Times Square itself, which was historically known as “the Bowtie” for the shape formed by the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue.
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Dec 4, 2023 | 
elnuevodia.com | Christian Santana
La salud mental, según la Asociación Americana de Psicología (AAP), se define como la influencia de pensamientos, emociones y comportamientos en nuestras vidas. Mantener una salud mental saludable se traduce en una autoimagen positiva y relaciones satisfactorias con amigos y otros. Por el contrario, la negligencia puede dar lugar a problemas emocionales, dificultades interpersonales y consecuencias en la salud.
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Oct 28, 2023 | 
gothamist.com | Christian Santana
Thousands gathered for a pro-Palestinian rally in Brooklyn today, calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. Crowds began gathering for the protest in front of the Brooklyn Museum around 3 p.m. The crowd then marched through Downtown Brooklyn, heading past the Barclays Center on its way to the Brooklyn Bridge. There was a large police presence near the bridge, the Barclays Center and along Eastern Parkway.
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Sep 23, 2023 | 
gothamist.com | Christian Santana |Karen Yi
Embattled New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, who faces federal bribery and corruption charges, now also has a new primary challenger in his fight for re-election next year: Rep. Andy Kim, who announced his campaign on Saturday. Kim, who represents New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, made the announcement in a post on X, the social networking platform formerly known as Twitter. It comes as fellow Democrats – including New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy – are urging Menendez to step down.
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Sep 9, 2023 | 
gothamist.com | Christian Santana
A man was fatally shot by police on Saturday in the Bronx. According to the NYPD, the shooting took place at a 7-Eleven located on East Tremont and Barkley Avenues in Throgs Neck on Saturday afternoon. Authorities say an employee sought help at a nearby precinct after seeing the man behind the counter. Two officers responded, according to police. Police said one of the officers shot the man once in the torso after he allegedly drew a kitchen knife and lunged toward them.
