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Mar 19, 2025 | nytimes.com | Lola Fadulu

New Yorkers have long prided themselves on knowing how to successfully swipe their MetroCards on the first pass while tourists fumbled their way through the turnstiles. In their heyday, the yellow cards littered the floors of subway stations and piled up in riders' wallets. Now, the MetroCard is finally going the way of the subway token.

Mar 5, 2025 | nytimes.com | Sean Piccoli |Chelsia Rose Marcius |Lola Fadulu

A 4-year-old boy died on Tuesday after he was found near fentanyl in a Brooklyn homeless shelter, according to a senior law enforcement official. The police responded to a 911 call on Tuesday morning at the shelter where the boy was found, on Glenwood Road in the East Flatbush neighborhood, the official said. Emergency medical workers treated the boy with Narcan, an overdose-reversing medication, according to the official.

Feb 21, 2025 | spokesman.com | Lola Fadulu

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — A jury in western New York on Friday found a New Jersey man guilty of attempted murder in the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie, which left him partially blind. The conviction of the man, Hadi Matar, 27, followed harrowing testimony from Rushdie, 77, who said he had been struck by his attacker’s dark, ferocious eyes. He told the jury that at first he felt he was being punched, but then he realized he had “a very large quantity of blood pouring out” onto his clothes.

Feb 21, 2025 | nytimes.com | Lola Fadulu

A jury in western New York on Friday found a New Jersey man guilty of attempted murder in the stabbing of the author Salman Rushdie,which left him partially blind. Mr. Rushdie had been scheduled to deliver a talk at the Chautauqua Institution amphitheater in August 2022 about how the United States has been an asylum for writers and other artists in exile. Shortly before his talk was set to begin, a man wearing dark clothing and a face mask rushed onto the stage and began stabbing Mr. Rushdie.

Feb 7, 2025 | nytimes.com | Lola Fadulu

All live bird markets in New York City and in several nearby counties must close temporarily in hopes of curbing the spread of bird flu, which was detected at some of the markets in the past week, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Friday. Markets with confirmed cases must get rid of their inventory, while those where bird flu has not been detected have three days to either sell or dispose of all their inventory. All markets must then be cleaned and disinfected before closing for at least five days.