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New York’s Lebanese Help Beirut From Afar While Demanding Aid Transparency and Consul Resignation

Aug. 11, 2020, 10:32 p.m.Aug. 12, 2020, 12:14 p.m.

The local Lebanese community is organizing to help family and friends after the Beirut blast. It’s a balancing act of mourning and political action, tinged with despair.

Life

Brooklyn Block Party Pivots to Socially Distanced, Socially Conscious Gathering

Aug. 10, 2020, 8:30 p.m.Aug. 10, 2020, 7:14 p.m.

Residents on a stretch of St. John’s Place in Prospect Heights gave away meals and showed solidarity with Black Lives Matter demonstrators during a summer like no other.

Rats

Return of the Rats: Budget Cuts Means a Free Lunch for Rodents

Aug. 9, 2020, 5:45 p.m.Aug. 9, 2020, 6:16 p.m.

Reductions to the Sanitation Department’s role in rat mitigation could mean a blow to New York City’s humans — and a big win for its vermin.

Child Victims Act

Archdiocese its Accused Predator Priest Is Still Manhattan Pastor as Four More Abuse Suits Are Filed

July 29, 2020, 9:50 p.m.July 30, 2020, 12:44 p.m.

Msgr. John Paddack, now the subject of 11 Child Victims Act lawsuits, is still pastor of Notre Dame Church Morningside Heights, THE CITY has learned.

Worker Safety

Bookstore Fight Suggests COVID Workplace Safety Issues Are Growing Story

July 28, 2020, 8:26 p.m.July 28, 2020, 9:56 p.m.

Some labor experts fear that keeping employees safe, especially nonunion workers, in the era of coronavirus will be difficult without more proactive government oversight.

NYCHA

NYCHA Backslides as Promised Playground Repairs Languish Through Pandemic

July 26, 2020, 6:29 p.m.July 24, 2020, 6:26 p.m.

Despite playgrounds being out of use for months, the New York City Housing Authority has made minimal progress on fixes desperately needed even before the coronavirus struck.

NYPD

Protesters, Pols Fume at Police Commissioner, Mayor Over ‘Lack of Discipline’ for Violent Cops

July 24, 2020, 8:01 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:40 a.m.

Fury grew after Commissioner Dermot Shea announced there are no plans to bench the cop caught on video punching a homeless man on the subway.

NYPD

Plastic Handcuff Use by NYPD During Anti-Brutality Protests Strikes a Nerve

July 22, 2020, 9:14 p.m.July 22, 2020, 9:16 p.m.

“Zip-tie”-style wrist restraints — used heavily during arrests of demonstrators recently — leaves some detainees saying they’ve suffered lingering damage.

Uncategorized

PHOTOS: New Yorkers Make the Best of a Sizzling Summer Amid Coronavirus Restrictions

July 21, 2020, 8:26 p.m.July 21, 2020, 7:29 p.m.

People flocked to parks, boardwalks and outdoor dining as the city endured its first heat wave of the pandemic.

Small Business

NYC Businesses Say Insurance Companies Shafted Them on COVID Claims

July 5, 2020, 1:55 p.m.July 6, 2020, 7:31 a.m.

Business interruption insurance doesn’t count during a pandemic, the industry argues. Shopkeepers and others say they just want what they believe they paid for.

Peter Senzamici

New York’s Lebanese Help Beirut From Afar While Demanding Aid Transparency and Consul Resignation

Brooklyn Block Party Pivots to Socially Distanced, Socially Conscious Gathering

Return of the Rats: Budget Cuts Means a Free Lunch for Rodents

Archdiocese its Accused Predator Priest Is Still Manhattan Pastor as Four More Abuse Suits Are Filed

Bookstore Fight Suggests COVID Workplace Safety Issues Are Growing Story

NYCHA Backslides as Promised Playground Repairs Languish Through Pandemic

Protesters, Pols Fume at Police Commissioner, Mayor Over ‘Lack of Discipline’ for Violent Cops

Plastic Handcuff Use by NYPD During Anti-Brutality Protests Strikes a Nerve

PHOTOS: New Yorkers Make the Best of a Sizzling Summer Amid Coronavirus Restrictions

NYC Businesses Say Insurance Companies Shafted Them on COVID Claims

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