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Scores of People Deemed Unfit to Stand Trial Are Stuck on Rikers Island

At least 127 people found unfit to stand trial by psychiatrists are languishing on Rikers Island because there is no space at state-run mental health facilities, THE CITY has learned. Jail insiders say that number has gone up in recent years, after usually hovering around 100. Department of Correction officials have never publicly shared historical […]

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‘We’ve Got an Enormous Crisis on Our Hands’

Discussions

Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images Donald Trump is rapidly laying waste to the federal government. The president has enlisted Elon Musk and his DOGE assistants, who, under unclear authority, appear to be following Musk’s chaotic regime- change playbook from his takeover of Twitter: wreak havoc first and deal with the consequences — if there are

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‘Signs of the Times’ Commemorates Black Perseverance in a Changing Harlem

New York Today

There are three new signs now along West 125th Street in Harlem, where shoppers and diners move in and out of chain stores including Whole Foods, CVS, Starbucks, Chipotle and Golden Krust. One on Lenox Avenue marks the former location of the Lenox Lounge, the iconic bar that opened in 1939 and hosted the likes

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NYC’s Hydropower, Construction Trade and Avocados Threatened by Tariff War

New York Today

President Trump’s tariffs imposed on Canada, Mexico and China are likely to result in almost immediate price increases for produce in New York City stores, could send energy prices up, and threaten the finances of city-based companies that sell billions of dollars in goods and services to Canada. Mexico accounts for 50% of all produce

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The Best Red Carpet Fashion Moments at the 2025 Grammy Awards

Arts & Entertainment

The biggest night in music has arrived, and the recording industry is coming out in full force to celebrate. The 67th annual Grammy Awards kick off this evening (Feb. 2, 2025) at the Cypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, with Trevor Noah returning to host the ceremony for the fifth consecutive year. Beyoncé netted the

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Building the Market for African Art in France: An Interview With Sitor Senghor, Artistic Director of AKAA

Arts & Entertainment

Sitor Senghor shows him wearing a white button-down shirt and round glasses, standing against a textured grayish wall, looking directly at the camera with a calm and confident expression; the image is credited to photographer Antoine TempÃ©.” width=”970″ height=”869″ data-caption=’Sitor Senghor has been plans for AKAA and the market for African art in Paris. <span

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The Kansas City Chiefs Are Something Worse Than Cheaters

Discussions

Photo: Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images As I watched the Kansas City Chiefs clinch their third consecutive Super Bowl berth last weekend — their fifth of the Patrick Mahomes era — the immortal words of Howard Beale, the beleaguered anchorman of the 1976 film Network, echoed loudly: “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to

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Elon Musk May Have Your Social Security Number

Discussions

Photo: Kenny Holston/Getty Images The world’s richest man may now have access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States. According to a New York Times report, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday granted Elon Musk and his minions at the faux-agency DOGE full access to the Treasury’s massive federal payment

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How Can a Plane Suddenly Nose-Dive?

Discussions

Photo: Thomas Hengge/Anadolu via Getty Images On Friday night, northeast Philadelphia was rocked by the high-speed impact of a medevac jet that nose-dived into a busy avenue shortly after takeoff from North Philadelphia Airport. Having climbed to an altitude of 1650 feet, the plane plummeted nearly vertically at more than 200 mph. Heavily loaded with

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Almine Rech Spotlights Marie Laurencin’s Singular Sapphic Vision

Arts & Entertainment

Although French painter Marie Laurencin achieved significant commercial success during her lifetime, her name slipped into relative obscurity after her death in the late 1950s. Deeply embedded in the Parisian cultural scene, she carved out her own space within avant-garde circles, asserting a singular artistic voice amid the city’s most influential movements. From her twenties

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