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A shooting involving ICE in Marble Hill has left residents frightened and angry, with the incident unfolding near Jacobus Place. The event drew a police and helicopter response and heightened concern in the neighborhood’s immigrant community.
8:47 PMThe City
A federal immigration agent shot Oscar Belgal, a Dominican immigrant, in the neck during an incident in Marble Hill on Thursday night. NYPD-released video shows the agent pointing a gun at Belgal's vehicle, while authorities investigate what led to the shooting.
5:00 PMGothamist
Two pedestrians were killed in the Bronx after a driver allegedly ran a red light and struck them. Police said the investigation was ongoing Saturday and that no arrest had been made.
1:24 PMGothamist
A new tower’s privately owned public spaces will provide ample room for public use but no bathrooms. Amid New York City’s shortage of public restrooms, community leaders and advocates want officials to require bathroom access in such spaces.
10:20 AMNYT New YorkSummary
A shooting involving ICE in Marble Hill has left residents frightened and angry, with the incident unfolding near Jacobus Place. The event drew a police and helicopter response and heightened concern in the neighborhood’s immigrant community.
The shooting has turned federal immigration enforcement into an immediate public-safety issue for Marble Hill
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A shooting tied to immigration enforcement can deepen distrust between immigrant communities and government authorities far beyond the immediate scene.
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A federal immigration agent shot Oscar Belgal, a Dominican immigrant, in the neck during an incident in Marble Hill on Thursday night. NYPD-released video shows the agent pointing a gun at Belgal's vehicle, while authorities investigate what led to the shooting.
The shooting puts the agent's use of force and the conduct of the immigration operation
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A shooting by a federal immigration agent raises immediate questions about the limits of enforcement power and accountability in New York.
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Two pedestrians were killed in the Bronx after a driver allegedly ran a red light and struck them. Police said the investigation was ongoing Saturday and that no arrest had been made.
The immediate issue is a fatal traffic violation that has left two people dead without
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The deaths show how a single traffic violation can produce fatal consequences for pedestrians and trigger questions about enforcement and street design.
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A new tower’s privately owned public spaces will provide ample room for public use but no bathrooms. Amid New York City’s shortage of public restrooms, community leaders and advocates want officials to require bathroom access in such spaces.
The project exposes a basic gap in New York’s public-space rules: developers can provide space
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Public space is less public when people cannot meet basic needs there.
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New York City Public Schools has published comic books that are being displayed at Comic Con, which runs through Sunday. The exhibit puts student-facing civic material in front of a broader public audience.
8:00 AMGothamist
Lawyers for Winston Lee, who is accused in a Cornell sexual assault case, say statements by New York’s attorney general may have prejudiced the proceedings. Lee is the grandson of a former South Korean prime minister.
1:01 AMThe New York TimesSummary
New York City Public Schools has published comic books that are being displayed at Comic Con, which runs through Sunday. The exhibit puts student-facing civic material in front of a broader public audience.
The shift is from classroom resource to public cultural artifact: school-produced comics are being presented
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The exhibit shows how public schools can use popular media to make civic education more visible and engaging.
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Lawyers for Winston Lee, who is accused in a Cornell sexual assault case, say statements by New York’s attorney general may have prejudiced the proceedings. Lee is the grandson of a former South Korean prime minister.
The defense is challenging public commentary that it says could influence potential jurors and undermine
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The case raises the recurring tension between officials’ public statements and defendants’ right to an impartial trial.
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