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NYRR Brooklyn Half Marathon is this Saturday. Here's what you need to know.
The race organized by New York Road Runners kicks off at 7 a.m. on May 18.
NYPD says Queens school administrator showed porn to an underage student
Michael Budhu was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and sexual abuse in the third degree.
Mayor Adams’ budget cuts raise concerns about NYC school food
Demand is up at school cafeterias amid an influx of migrant and homeless students, according education officials.
Extra Extra: A NJ town is planning a mass killing of geese
Because the town is that desperate to get rid of the geese, here are your afternoon links: name some baby falcons, McDonald's new idea, the Governors Island sheep are back and more from around the city and internet.
12-year-old girl shot and 2 women injured in Queens due to street brawl, NYPD says
All three victims were taken in stable condition at local hospitals, according to officials.
Student activists set to attend ‘people’s ceremony’ after Columbia cancels graduation
The unofficial graduation ceremony will be a celebration of the protests that roiled campus for months.
Gov. Hochul's homeless outreach program has housed 450 New Yorkers in 2 years
The Safe Options Support program deploys teams of clinicians and social workers to reach chronically homeless individuals.
New York’s $90M tax break for local news outlets leaves out TV and nonprofits
A last-minute crush of negotiations left news outlets scrambling to figure out if they qualify. Some are still wondering.
NJ Sen. Bob Menendez’s attorneys say wife never told him about gold bars and lavish gifts
The senator's lawyers say every corrupt favor that prosecutors are alleging was "just constituent services."
NYC Fire Museum closes indefinitely, citing ‘structural integrity’ of building
The museum’s website does not provide a timeline for when it will reopen.
NYU's mandatory ethics homework for student protesters includes 'The Simpsons,' Wikipedia
The university says it will ban students from campus unless they complete the assignment.
NIMBYs attack housing plan tied to new Metro-North stations in the Bronx
City officials are planning to allow thousands of new homes to be constructed near a set of new Metro-North stations the MTA is building in the Bronx. Not everyone who lives nearby is happy.
Councilmembers pen letter of support for NYC’s ousted hate crimes czar
The letter decries the "change" in the administration’s "approach with vulnerable communities."
NJ doctor, trapped in Gaza, says he'll treat kids hurt in explosions until he can go home
Two medical professionals from New Jersey are unable to leave Gaza following Israel's closure of the Rafah border crossing.
Yalta for rats: Mayor Adams convenes first NYC 'Rat Summit' this fall
“The best way to defeat our enemy is to know our enemy,” the mayor said.
Extra Extra: This summer, we skimboard
Because skimboarding camp is coming to Long Island, here are your afternoon links: Central Park's pizza box bins, Biden and Trump to debate, basting your face with butt paste and more.