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New York City lawmakers are considering a plan to close the notorious Rikers Island jail complex and replace it with four smaller jails.

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NY plans to close Rikers jail complex by 2026

by Karen Matthews Associated PressOctober 17, 2019

A woman stands next to the north pool prior to a ceremony marking the 18th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, at the National September 11 Memorial in New York.

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‘We will not forget. We cannot forget’: America remembers Sept. 11 attacks, 18 years on

by Karen Matthews Associated Press, and Jennifer Peltz Associated PressSeptember 11, 2019

People enter New York City Health Hospitals Gouverneur Health building, Tuesday, in New York. Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York City will spend up to $100 million per year to expand health care coverage to people without health insurance, including immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

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NYC mayor plans health coverage expansion to 600,000 people

by Karen Matthews Associated PressJanuary 9, 2019

A woman weeps by herself as she leans against a tree during a ceremony marking the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, at the World Trade Center in New York.

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US marks 9/11 with somber tributes; Trump speaks at PA site

by Jennifer Peltz Associated Press, and Karen Matthews Associated PressSeptember 11, 2018

FILE - In this June 5, 2018, file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives to court in New York. Weinstein has been accused of a forcible sex act by a third woman in an updated indictment. District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. announced the indictment Monday, July 2. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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Weinstein faces 3rd sex-crime charge

by Karen Matthews Associated PressJuly 2, 2018

One World Trade Center towers over its neighbors, including 3 World Trade Center, center, an 80-story office building in New York, June 7, 2018.

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80-story 3 World Trade Center to open after years of delays

by Karen Matthews Associated PressJune 10, 2018

A truck driver prepares to get back on his truck after inspecting it during a snowstorm along Interstate 287, Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Pompton Plains, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Storm clobbers Pa., NJ, NY

by Karen Matthews Associated Press, and David Porter Associated PressMarch 7, 2018

Demonstrators advocate for a union at Columbia University in New York, Thursday, after the school announced earlier in the week that it won’t bargain with the students who voted overwhelmingly for union representation more than a year ago.

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Grad students’ hopes for unions dim

by Karen Matthews Associated PressFebruary 4, 2018

Visitors to Christie’s wait outside in a line to view Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi”, Tuesday, in New York.

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Leonardo’s Christ painting sells for record $450M

by Karen Matthews Associated PressNovember 15, 2017

Hazel N. Dukes, president of the NAACP's New York State conference, speaks to people gathered in support of unsigned NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick on Wednesday, Aug 23, 2017, in front of NFL headquarters in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Colin Kaepernick’s supporters demonstrate at NFL offices

by Jesse J. Holland Associated Press, and Karen Matthews Associated PressAugust 23, 2017