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New York City Sees Drop in Tourism as Trump Policies Turn off Foreign Visitors
By Ana Castelain New York City Comptroller Brad Lander leads a briefing on May 8. (Credit: Ana Castelain) New York City’s appeal as an international tourist destination is waning. From hesitant European travelers to canceled trips by Canadians,...

New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres FREE LIVE STREAM (7/30/25): Watch MLB game online | Time, TV Channel
The New York Mets face the San Diego Padres in an MLB game on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 (7/30/25) at Petco Park in San Diego, Calif. How to watch: Fans can watch the game via a free trial to DirecTV. Here’s what you need to know: What: MLB regular...

More than 100 legal cannabis shops in New York need to relocate after state agency mistake
NEW YORK (WABC) -- More than 100 legal cannabis shops in New York may need to close or relocate due to how close they are to schools. The problem is, the people who took those measurements got it wrong, not the businesses. Dispensaries were...

Backgammon may be New York’s new favourite game
This article is part of FT Globetrotter’s guide to New York For years, I’ve spent my Saturdays in a dark room in Brooklyn, staring at triangles. I spend them celebrating and arguing with friends and strangers alike. I spend them building...

Media Briefing: As AI reshapes media, The New York Times taps former Google exec for strategic role
This week’s Media Briefing digs into why The New York Times is hiring the former head of Google’s search and AI partnerships team to manage its relationships with platforms and big tech companies – and why the hire is coming at a pivotal time as...

How Did a Lone Gunman Breach One of New York’s Most Secure Skyscrapers?
The Park Avenue building where a gunman killed four people Monday is fortified more heavily than most. Concrete planters line the sidewalk. Security guards stand watch in the lobby. Video cameras monitor movements. Access procedures require...

Ice Theatre of New York to do a summer performance in Harlem
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3 Immersive Dramatic Experiences Not To Miss-2 In New York, 1 In Paris
In one section of the journey in Viola's Room, the group of six encounter a banquet. Marc J. Franklin Watching a theatrical production is not enough anymore. Audiences are increasingly becoming part of the show. An Immersive Phantom of the Opera...

Guardians trade proposal sends All-Star outfielder to the New York Mets
The Cleveland Guardians are in a strange spot at the trade deadline. The team is currently outside the American League playoff picture, but has plenty of valuable assets that they can trade in exchange for younger talent. One player that has been...

New York City gunman bought rifle from casino supervisor, police say
ShareSave The suspect was seen on surveillance video entering the building The gunman who opened fire in a New York City skyscraper, killing four people, purchased the rifle used in the attack from his boss at a Las Vegas casino, investigators...

Nolte: Disgraced New York Times Downplays GDP Surge as ‘Economy Slowed’
The New York Times, a far-left propaganda outlet that spreads conspiracy theories and utilizes hoaxes and blood libels to spread hatred against Jews, is obviously Big Mad over Wednesday’s triumphant news about our second-quarter GDP growth....

Cardinals trade closer Ryan Helsley to New York Mets for 3 Class A prospects
The Cardinals contributed to the arms race Wednesday for late-game relievers between two National League East rivals and worked to finalize a trade that will send All-Star closer Ryan Helsley to the New York Mets, sources told the Post-Dispatch....
NYC Buildings Department issues violation to Staten Island business for cracked facade
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Emergency crews responded Wednesday morning to a report of a cracked facade at a commercial building in Mariners Harbor, prompting a follow-up inspection by the New York City Department of Buildings. The FDNY received the...

NYC gunman named an ex-Steeler in his suicide note
In the aftermath of Monday’s fatal shooting at a Manhattan office building, authorities have focused on a note left by the gunman, Shane Tamura. The letter, which the New York Police Department described as a suicide note, referenced the NFL and...

NYC shooting victim Julia Hyman remembered as ‘hard worker’ who was at the office late when she was executed: ‘First in, last out’
The youngest victim of Monday’s shooting rampage in a Midtown skyscraper was a rising star — who was executed while working late. Julia Hyman, 27, was one of the last people still working on the 33rd floor of 345 Park Ave. about 6:30 p.m. when...

New York Public Media Will Lose At Least $57 Million in Federal Funds After Congressional Cuts
New York’s public radio and TV stations are facing major blows to their budgets after Congress two weeks ago approved a bill that cancelled over $1 billion in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or CPB. Twenty-seven media...

NYC, LA suffer largest loss of workers as they flee to low-cost cities in South
New York City and Los Angeles, and their surrounding areas, suffered the largest exodus of workers as the high cost of living sent them fleeing to more affordable destinations in the South and West. LA, Long Beach and Anaheim posted a net loss of...

ICE agents raid a popular Western New York supermarket
One of the stores ICE agents raided was the Asia Food Market on Niagara Falls Boulevard. AMHERST, NY — Around 10 a.m. Wednesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents executed a search warrant at Asia Food Market, prompting a law...

ASUR SIGNS DEAL TO ACQUIRE URW'S AIRPORT RETAIL CONCESSIONS AT KEY TERMINALS AT NEW YORK JFK, LOS ANGELES LAX, AND CHICAGO ORD AIRPORTS
MEXICO CITY and PARIS, July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:ASR; BMV:ASUR) (ASUR) and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (XPAR: URW) (URW) today announced that ASUR's subsidiary ASUR US Commercial Airports,...

NYC Skyscraper Shooter’s Alleged Suicide Note Blames NFL For Brain Disease
The man who shot four people dead with an assault-style rifle inside a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper was carrying a “suicide note” blaming the National Football League for a degenerative brain disease he claimed to have, New York City’s police...