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The City Council voted in favor of the Gowanus rezoning and a New York Blood Center expansion.

While many races, including for mayor, appear to be a foregone conclusion, some are still wide open

Harm reduction, taken to its logical extreme, enables moral perversity.

Harm reduction, taken to its logical extreme, enables moral perversity.

Santiago Salcedo, 27, accused of attempting to abduct a three-year-old girl in the Bronx on Monday afternoon, appeared in court for the first time yesterday and was held on a $15,000 bail.

Mom of girl, 3, who was nearly kidnapped in the Bronx said the suspect - Santiago Salcedo - is not mentally OK. Hes pictured here laughing as he leaves the 45th Precinct in the Bronx.

New York City is seeing a surge in violent crime committed by homeless suspects with untreated mental health issues as the number of homeless adults in shelters has doubled this past decade.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday his biggest disappointment as mayor has been the homelessness crisis that plagued the city for the past eight years.

On Thursday, the City Council’s land use committee approved a proposal to rezone half a block of near-waterfront land in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

The proposal was approved by nine of the ten New York City Planning Commission members in a vote earlier this week. The plan calls for the rezoning of an 82-block section of Gowanus, along Fourth Avenue, between Atlantic Avenue and 15th Street. It would pave the way for the construction of up to...