The journey from what chef Eric Greenspan calls “dystopia to diaspora” will culminate on Tuesday, June 2, when he opens new-school Jewish deli Mish in Los Angeles. “Opening Mish is a public service,” Greenspan tells Observer. “People want to build the library so that little kids can read. It’s the same thing with Mish, but […]
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Anthony Janszoon van Salee and his wife Geitje were always feuding with neighbors and authorities, who put them down as the Turk and a whore and who kept putting them on trial before they were finally exiled from Manhattan — only to become the biggest landowners in what’s now Brooklyn, with descendants who married into
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In its initial phases, the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral contest was as low-key (bordering on boring) as the parallel California gubernatorial race. Mayor Karen Bass has had persistently low job-approval numbers,… More »
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A program that has helped connect tens of thousands of New Yorkers to federal, state, and city benefits is under threat after it wasn’t earmarked for any funding in Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s latest budget proposal. NYCBenefits launched in 2023 and works with three dozen providers across the city to help low-income residents through every step
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Two parents and their children sued the Administration for Children Services in a federal class action lawsuit Thursday, alleging the agency “abused” its emergency powers to separate them without approval from family court. State law generally allows emergency removals in situations where the time spent seeking removal orders from a judge would endanger a child.
I love that classic old Looney Tunes bit where Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck argue back and forth about whether it’s rabbit-hunting season or duck-hunting season. Their mutual goal is to avoid the wrath of Elmer Fudd’s shotgun. Any argument can and will be made to keep them alive. Strangely, that 1951 scene is eerily
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One minor-yet-persistent irritation of the second Trump administration is that there are constantly new First Family members you’re expected to know things about. So who did Don Jr. just marry? Is More »
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NEW YORK, NY (May 29, 2026) – The leading nonprofit newsroom covering New York City has changed its name to emphasize the importance of professional journalists in an age of algorithms and artificial intelligence. Founded in 2019 as THE CITY, the 25-person media outlet has won multiple awards for its coverage of politics and society
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In 1972, Dr. Press Robinson Sr. decided to run for the school board in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. A chemistry professor at Southern University, Robinson was married with two sons and had grown frustrated with the lack of resources schools provided to Black children like his. He remembers… More »
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With this new name, we’re proudly investing in our identity as reporters, people who investigate stories and verify facts. In an era of robots and algorithmic news, we affirm the indispensable value of the professional skills of reporters. A chatbot doesn’t know how to conduct an interview that is both compassionate and skeptical. It can’t
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