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Photos: 19 Chilly Scenes of Skating
Ice rinks are a quintessential part of the city, for tourists and New Yorkers.
Place: Staten Island
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The Hidden Cities of New York
The unique communities that make a metropolis of 8.5 million feel like a collection of villages.
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Marathon 2019: Why It’s More Than a Race
The runners who braved daunting challenges and the New Yorkers who went the distance to support them.
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Rally Backs Man Who Filmed Garner’s Death
Supporters charge Orta, now 28, was targeted by the NYPD after he recorded the video of Garner’s police-custody death in 2014 and shared it with the media.
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‘Brain Waste’ Growing Among N.Y. Immigrants
Muhammed Rufai Batmanoglu, an Uber driver who lives in Staten Island, is one of many immigrants in New York who can't find work that uses their education.
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He’s Running, But He’s Also Driving
Adam Baumel is running for State Assembly in Bay Ridge and Staten Island — but he hasn't given up his day job. Driving an Uber keeps him in touch with the reality of his constitutents' lives, he said.
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SPECIAL REPORT: The Fix
Our reporters teamed with The GroundTruth Project to explore the causes of New York's opioid crisis, what’s being done about it – and how denial and stigma are fueling a record number of overdose deaths. (Illustration by Natalie Kenney/GroundTruth)
Staten Island’s Heroin Problem
Heroin nearly killed Kayla Vitale of Staten Island, where deaths tied to the drug far outpace the city average. Now she's sharing her story.