I visited the Rikers jail kitchen. I left shaken by what I'd seen.

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Rikers' chefs prepare a big batch of pepper steak.

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Zohran Mamdani wants dozens of factory-built public bathrooms. Delays and high costs could stand in the way.

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Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani.
Mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani

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New York lawmakers want to give your favorite dive bar a rent freeze

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Army & Navy bags in New York's Lower East Side has hung in there.

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The internet can't get enough of Mamdani's meeting with Trump

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President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.
Mayor Mamdani met with President Trump on Thursday.

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A man paid $200.57 for one night at a famous NYC hotel, then lived there rent-free for years. Now he could go to jail.

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The New Yorker Hotel, center, is seen in New York.
The New Yorker Hotel, center, is seen in New York.

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4Chan knew about Jeffrey Epstein's death 38 minutes before the rest of the world. The FBI tried to figure out how.

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Jeffrey Epstein

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Blizzard updates: 9,000 flights canceled and thousands left without power as winter storm pummels the Northeast

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Views of workers shoveling snow in Times Square on Sunday evening.

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DoorDash is extending its pause on operations in New York City after blizzard hits the Northeast

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DoorDash and Grubhub suspended operations in New York City late Sunday ahead of a blizzard.

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If you're flying this week, be warned: it's an exceptionally messy time for air travel

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People walk through Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport in New York on February 22, 2026.
Travelers at New York City's LaGuardia Airport on Sunday.

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How Rikers Island jail makes 7 million meals a year

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New York City's infamous jail, Rikers Island, currently houses nearly 7,000 detainees. Chefs, not inmates, do the cooking. But while they're on their shift, the chefs are locked in, too. There are cameras everywhere, monitored from the guard's office. Knives are chained to heavy machinery.

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