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NYC ambulance response times have grown 41% as life-threatening calls rise

A city comptroller’s report points to ambulance maintenance problems and low pay for EMTs and paramedics as factors contributing to longer waits.
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New Film 'Once Upon A Time in Harlem'; The Man Behind 'Little Free Libraries'; Roy Lichtenstein at the Whitney

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In Season: apples

It's peak season for New York's state fruit, the apple!
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Measles cases continue to tick up in New York after Gov. Hochul declared a disaster emergency

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What a carriage driver thinks about the city's push to end Central Park's carriage horse industry

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NYC's "blue highways" program aims to reduce trucks on streets

The city's "blue highways" program aims to get freight out of trucks and onto the waterways.
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Sally Rooney's books will no longer be sold in U.K. after Palestinian Action support

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