Jaw-dropping photos show the aftermath of when 2 planes collided in the air over New York City 63 years ago

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onlookers at the site of the 1960 plane crash in brooklyn and the wreckage
In 1960, two airplanes crashed into each other above New York City. There were no survivors.

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The Brooklyn landlord everyone hates could soon come to your neighborhood. Tenants warn these private equity groups are raising rent and ignoring maintenance issues.

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Residential apartment buildings are seen on July 26, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Residential apartment buildings are seen on July 26, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

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Sam Bankman-Fried is in an 'inhumane' Brooklyn jail often criticized for its condition, and where Ghislaine Maxwell previously complained of rodents

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Sam Bankman-Fried arriving at court wearing a suit and tie, and the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
Sam Bankman-Fried and the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn.

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How Borsalino makes 70,000 fedoras with machines from the 1800s

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  • In Alessandria, Italy, craftsmen spend seven weeks making one Borsalino hat.
  • Borsalino has used the same methods since 1857.
  • It takes at least 50 steps to turn raw rabbit fur into a fedora.

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The enduring career of Chuck Schumer, who rose a House Representative in the early 1980s to powerful Senate majority leader

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.

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How NYC's oldest chocolate house survived a century

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  • Li-Lac Chocolates has been an NYC institution for 100 years. 
  • The company still makes chocolate following the founder's original recipes and techniques. 

Then and Now: 10 Times New York City Drastically Changed via Google Maps

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New York City has always been a major hub for financial, commercial, and cultural development with its iconic skyscrapers and dense population. But over the past decade or so, we’ve been able to see the way the city has changed like never before—with Google Maps. Google Maps allows users to (depending on the location)…

Everything We Know About the Facial Recognition Scandal at Madison Square Garden

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The future of facial recognition use by private companies in the United States could boil down to who emerges victorious in an ongoing dispute between a collection of lawyers and a petty, authoritarian New York billionaire. The place: one of America’s most famous venues, Madison Square Garden. The owner: James Dolan.

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