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The pandemic quieted the soundtrack of the city. Now complaints about noise from helicopters are surging.

Big Week for BDS The Irish writer Sally Rooney has rejected an Israeli publisher’s request to translate her newest novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You.

Genocide promoter Archie Gottesman is ignored in Ben & Jerry’s coverage from New Jersey.

When: Manheim Central school board meeting, June 21. What happened: In a split vote the board adopted a final $59.89 million 2021-22 budget with a 3% tax increase, the highest amount allowed by the state without seeking an exception. Board members Robert Iosue, Patrick McGeehan and Stacie Ritter cast the dissenting votes. Impact: The budget’s $235,447 deficit will be covered by reserve funds. The 3% tax hike will raise the tax levy to 15.10 mills. It will boost taxes $86 per year — from  from $2,871 to $2,957 — for the owner of a home assessed at the district’s median v...

New York Region to Accelerate Reopening, Raising Hopes and Anxiety New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are pushing ahead with May 19 reopening plans, and the subway will return to 24-hour service. The tourism industry is hoping that the mid-May reopening will bring tourists back to New York City this summer.Credit...Victor J. Blue for The New York Times May 3, 2021Updated 7:42 p.m. ET New York and its neighbors New Jersey and Connecticut announced on Monday that they were lifting almost all their pandemic restrictions, paving the way for a return to fuller offices and restaurants, a more vib...