For years, Kenya Fernandez found living among mice in her 3801 Review Place apartment was something she just had to live with, despite pleas to her landlord to do something about it. But when a rat joined in on the visits a few weeks ago, Fernandez had enough.
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By ETHAN STARK-MILLER & HIRAM ALEJANDRO DURÁN
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1/31/21
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Growing up or living in New York City orients people a different way from those in rural areas. At least that’s how Marty Kleinman feels.
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By ETHAN STARK-MILLER
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1/31/21
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A community board meeting probably isn’t the hottest place to be on a Thursday evening. But when there’s a possibility something might impact parking, it’s an entirely different story.
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By ROSE BRENNAN
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1/31/21
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A quarter can make all the difference for those who rely on public transportation to get around. And that was the price looming over the heads of many of those commuters only this past week.
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By ROSE BRENNAN
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1/31/21
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Last Saturday, with every last option exhausted, Sarina Prabasi stood in front of their proud Riverdale Avenue coffee shop to share the bad news: The doors were closing for good.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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1/31/21
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Key Food likes to bill its grocery stores as “fresh,” and indeed, it’s a fresh new day for the chain’s North Riverdale location after its franchise owner settled a union dispute with the city’s consumer affairs department, restoring the jobs of more than a dozen employees let go last summer.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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1/31/21
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When Abigail Martin and Marcos Sierra decided to wait until the June primary, the March 23 special election race to replace Andrew Cohen on the city council quickly shrunk to just five candidates.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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1/29/21
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Many voices were sounded over the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, and now one additional group is ready to be heard: the Sisters of Charity of New York.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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1/29/21
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It's hard to forget the last time Avi Weiss and Jamaal Bowman exchanged views on Israel, considering it made national news. But the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale's founding rabbi isn't ready to give …
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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1/28/21
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No one expects to get hit by a car when crossing the street, yet it’s more common than many might think. Cars killed 120 pedestrians in New York in 2019, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association — behind only California, Florida and Texas. And many of them lose their lives on New York City’s streets.
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By ETHAN STARK-MILLER
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1/24/21
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