Erosion is rapidly washing away the shoreline of Jacob Riis Park in Rockaway — and the National Park Service says the ongoing problem has created “extremely hazardous” swimming conditions in an area of the beach where two teenage boys were swept out to sea last week.
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‘We are in a state of emergency’: 6th drowning reported at NYC beaches this summer
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Erosion is causing ‘extremely hazardous’ conditions on Riis Beach, where 2 teens were swept to sea
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Hundreds stuck waiting for reopened Astoria Pool that Mayor Adams just deemed a success
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NYC treading water as lifeguard shortage lingers for another summer
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Mega-Cars Violate Brooklyn Bridge Weight Ban with Impunity
Vehicles that tip the scales at more than three tons are barred from the Brooklyn Bridge to reduce wear on the historic span.
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What I learned researching every drunk driving cop for three years
I collected 217 alleged drunk driving incidents involving NYPD officers dating to 2001. I used press clips, an NYPD disciplinary database, and in a few cases, an obscure federal road safety tracker. Here’s what I learned.
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Hey, check out the cool (and fake!) plates you can order with a few mouse clicks
Paper temp tags are so last year. You can get real metal plates — untraceable ones — all over the internet.
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‘A miracle’: Queens residents get excited about IBX, but new rail line likely won’t come any time soon
Queens residents filed into an Elmhurst elementary school last week to hear MTA officials pitch the Interborough Express, a proposed light rail line to connect Queens to Brooklyn that could eventually eliminate an aggravating and time-consuming trip through Manhattan for thousands of riders a day.
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NYC waste reform has a dump-truck-sized blind spot
Many of the most dangerous vehicles registered to haul waste in the city won’t be covered in new system meant to reduce deaths.
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NYPD tow truck driver fatally strikes 7-Year-old Boy in Fort Greene: ‘She was on her phone’
“If it wasn’t for the housing workers and all the people outside stopping her from moving, she would have kept going.”
