Legionella bacteria was detected in a cooling tower at Yankee Stadium amid a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the South Bronx that has killed one person and sickened nine others.
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Public health scrutiny widens across the South Bronx
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Heavy rain caused flooding concerns across parts of the East Coast, with as much as five inches expected in Connecticut, Long Island, Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts on Sunday.
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Rain is affecting New York City and the surrounding region, but forecasters expect conditions to improve later in the day. Flood warnings remain active in parts of the area, including New Jersey.
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New York City councilmembers are pressing for immediate reforms to increase diversity at the city's specialized high schools. They point to Stuyvesant High School admitting only three Black students in its current freshman class.
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Legionella Bacteria Found in Cooling Tower at Yankee Stadium
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Legionella bacteria was detected in a cooling tower at Yankee Stadium amid a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the South Bronx that has killed one person and sickened nine others.
The finding gives investigators a possible environmental source, but it does not yet establish that
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A stadium cooling tower could extend the investigation to a major public venue and trigger broader testing, remediation, and public-health scrutiny.
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Heavy Rains Bring Flooding to Parts of the East Coast
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Heavy rain caused flooding concerns across parts of the East Coast, with as much as five inches expected in Connecticut, Long Island, Rhode Island and eastern Massachusetts on Sunday.
Rainfall totals of up to five inches raise the risk of flash flooding, especially in
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The rainfall could quickly turn a regional weather event into a transportation and public-safety problem.
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NYC region cleaning up after Sunday storms cause flash floods, force rescues
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Rain is affecting New York City and the surrounding region, but forecasters expect conditions to improve later in the day. Flood warnings remain active in parts of the area, including New Jersey.
The rain itself is temporary, but runoff and localized flooding remain the immediate risks. Residents
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A short-lived storm can still disrupt travel and cause flooding before conditions clear.
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Councilmembers make new push to improve diversity at NYC specialized high schools
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New York City councilmembers are pressing for immediate reforms to increase diversity at the city's specialized high schools. They point to Stuyvesant High School admitting only three Black students in its current freshman class.
The admission figure gives fresh urgency to a long-running challenge over how specialized schools select
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The push could reopen the city's most contentious school-admissions debate and alter access to its elite public high schools.
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A curated list of other prominent stories from this day.
A Harlem man was charged in the strangulation death of a Washington Heights woman who was found unconscious in her apartment during a wellness check on Sept. 6.
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Farm to People, an online grocer serving New York City with products from more than 200 nearby farms, is entering another period of growth. The company aims to build a distribution model that gives small producers broader access to urban consumers.
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An East Harlem man has died three weeks after suffering head injuries during a violent confrontation outside the Carver Houses. Another man was stabbed in the clash.
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The inaugural Grove & Pines Film Festival will bring three days of queer cinema to Cherry Grove and the Pines starting Sept. 18. The lineup includes films such as "Bookends," starring Noam Ash and Charlie Barnett, with screenings spread across both communities.
6:00 AMGothamistThis week’s Metropolitan Diary collects readers’ brief encounters across New York, including an evening at Rao’s and a single shoe found on a subway platform. Together, the accounts capture the city through moments of surprise, awkwardness and unsolicited connection.
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Harlem man charged in strangulation death of Washington Heights woman
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A Harlem man was charged in the strangulation death of a Washington Heights woman who was found unconscious in her apartment during a wellness check on Sept. 6.
The case turns on an alleged killing inside the victim's home, with the charge linking
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The charge puts a serious violent-crime case before the courts while leaving key details about motive and evidence unresolved.
2:42 PMNYT New York
This Online Market Wants to Help Farms Survive and Thrive
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Farm to People, an online grocer serving New York City with products from more than 200 nearby farms, is entering another period of growth. The company aims to build a distribution model that gives small producers broader access to urban consumers.
Farm to People’s expansion signals a push to make regional food systems commercially viable beyond
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The effort could determine whether small farms can turn proximity to New York City into a durable business advantage.
10:03 AMGothamist
East Harlem man dies 3 weeks after violent clash outside Carver Houses
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An East Harlem man has died three weeks after suffering head injuries during a violent confrontation outside the Carver Houses. Another man was stabbed in the clash.
The victim's death raises the case from a serious assault to a potential homicide investigation.
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A delayed death can materially change both the investigation and the criminal charges tied to the fight.
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A new queer film festival is coming to Fire Island this month
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The inaugural Grove & Pines Film Festival will bring three days of queer cinema to Cherry Grove and the Pines starting Sept. 18. The lineup includes films such as "Bookends," starring Noam Ash and Charlie Barnett, with screenings spread across both communities.
Fire Island already has a strong queer cultural identity, so this festival feels like a
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A new film festival is adding another gathering point for queer storytelling and culture.
3:00 AMNYT New York
‘Suddenly, the Women Got Up and Wished Me a Good Night ’
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This week’s Metropolitan Diary collects readers’ brief encounters across New York, including an evening at Rao’s and a single shoe found on a subway platform. Together, the accounts capture the city through moments of surprise, awkwardness and unsolicited connection.
The value of these stories lies in their accumulation rather than any single event: ordinary
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Personal encounters offer a ground-level measure of New York’s social character that statistics cannot capture.
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