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4th Death in "Unusual" Legionnaires' Outbreak in NYC: Health Officials

A fourth person has died in what the New York City Health Department is describing as an "unusual" spike in Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx, officials said Saturday. The news comes as two more Bronx buildings tested positive for the legionella bacteria. >> view original

Dry Days Bring Ferocious Start to Fire Season

“It's like a bank account you can't balance,” said A. Park Williams, a bioclimatologist at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University in Palisades, N.Y., who has studied the effects of climate change in living organisms. “You deposit ... >> view original

A.& P. Bankruptcy Means New York, Chain's Birthplace, Will Lose Last Store

That A.&P. is the last in New York City, where the once-mighty chain was born just before the Civil War. Now the company has filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in five years. Once its plan for liquidating is approved, the store's A.&P ... >> view original

Why is New York City cracking down on Airbnb?

Short-term housing rental industry giant Airbnb now lists more than 1 million rooms available in 192 countries. The platform's largest market is in New York City, with more than 25,000 listings per night, but it's also where the debate over how to ... >> view original

Nats' Jayson Werth impressed with Citi Field atmosphere

NEW YORK -- After enduring six straight losing seasons, the New York Mets are in an actual pennant race. And even the Washington Nationals are taking notice of the spirited environment in Queens. The Mets rallied to beat the Nats, 3-2, on Saturday at a ... >> view original

2 airliners fly within 100 feet of drone above New York

Above spectacular wildfire on freeway rises new scourge: drones. However, there is a space within Floyd Bennett field where people with a permit and members of an aviation club may fly their own small craft, the ranger said. Unmanned aircraft systems ... >> view original

Censure and Clashes After West Bank Attack

JALAZOUN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank — Palestinian youths clashed with Israeli forces while thousands of Israelis flocked to rallies, all of them protesting an arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler — a rare instance of mutual shock in a land ... >> view original

Mets' Relationship With Yoenis Cespedes? It's a Rental

The Mets' union with Yoenis Cespedes seems certain to be brief. Cespedes, the slugging outfielder acquired for two prospects on Friday, is a free agent after this season. The Mets have three other outfielders signed for 2016 and an aversion to the kind ... >> view original

Small Pool of Rich Donors Dominates Election Giving

At least $13.5 million of the $20 million raised by Mr. Walker's super PAC came from just four donors: the Wisconsin roofing billionaire and union foe Diane Hendricks; the Ricketts family of Nebraska and Illinois; the New York investor Len Blavatnik ... >> view original

Jets GM won't commit to Richardson's long-term future with team

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan, commenting for the first time on Sheldon Richardson's recent arrest and drug suspension, expressed support for the Pro Bowl defensive end but was noncommittal on his long-term ... >> view original