Gen Z’s new go-to date night mixes booze with crafts, eliminating ‘awkward’ hangouts with activities, art and ‘liquid courage’
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Gen Z’s new go-to date night mixes booze with crafts, eliminating ‘awkward’ hangouts with activities, art and ‘liquid courage’

ByNews Polite

This is the new go-to Gen-Z date night —  and there’s plenty of mixing going on. Hangouts where couples combine booze with activities like painting or pumpkin carving are exploding in popularity across the Big Apple as some say the unlikely pairings eliminate “awkward” first-date jitters with the help of…

Man, 24, falls to death from third-story building as NYC marathon runners pass nearby
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Man, 24, falls to death from third-story building as NYC marathon runners pass nearby

ByNews Polite

A 24-year-old man fell to his death from a third-story building near the path of this year’s New York City Marathon, according to the NYPD. The man, who was not publicly named, fell at around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday as racers were passing through South 6th Street and Bedford Avenue…

Weather, route, celebrities, defending champions set for chilly weather
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Weather, route, celebrities, defending champions set for chilly weather

ByNews Polite

More than 50,000 runners from around the world have converged on the Big Apple and are set to take on NYC’s rough asphalt streets for the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday. Forecasts indicate that competitors will be treated with sunny skies during the race and experience temperatures…

NYC under drought watch after second driest October in recorded history — with residents being urged to ‘conserve every drop’
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NYC under drought watch after second driest October in recorded history — with residents being urged to ‘conserve every drop’

ByNews Polite

New York City agencies are being ordered to prepare water conservation plans and residents urged to “conserve every drop possible” amid a drought watch following a historically dry October. “By starting to save water now, we’re doing everything we can to make sure that we can water our parks and…

NYC’s beloved Elizabeth Street Garden gets stay of eviction as activists fight to ‘protect and preserve’
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NYC’s beloved Elizabeth Street Garden gets stay of eviction as activists fight to ‘protect and preserve’

ByNews Polite

Manhattan’s beloved Elizabeth Street Garden got a lifeline Friday when a judge granted a stay of eviction sought by activists of the greenspace while they appeal the city’s decision to build affordable housing at the site, according to the group. The appellate court’s decision to pause the eviction and demolition…

Boy, 15, charged with second-degreeeeeee murder in NYC slaying of another teen, 16: cops
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Boy, 15, charged with second-degreeeeeee murder in NYC slaying of another teen, 16: cops

ByNews Polite

A 15-year-old boy was charged with second-degree murder Thursday night in connection to last week’s deadly shooting of another teen in Harlem, authorities said. The youth was nabbed around 11:30 p.m., when officers on patrol recognized him from a wanted poster as the suspect in the Oct. 24 fatal shooting…

NJ mom and grandmother killed in targeted home invasion while victim’s young son inside: reports
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NJ mom and grandmother killed in targeted home invasion while victim’s young son inside: reports

ByNews Polite

A New Jersey mom and her own mother were fatally shot after at least one intruder broke into their home and carried out the double homicide while the woman’s young son was inside early Wednesday, officials and neighbors said. Catherine Nunez, 33, and her mother Marisol Nunez, 54, of Willingboro…