I've spent $33,000 on cosmetic procedures at 65. It's been life-changing for my career and confidence.

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a woman's before and after of a facelift
Susan DiLeo.

Courtesy of Dr. Kwak

A new Brooklyn shelter offers unhoused families with kids a chance at more stability

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A playground that's part of the Westhab Family Center in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
The Fort Greene Family Center, a Brooklyn homeless shelter, has 105 units for families with kids.

Courtesy of Westhab

I was at Mamdani's 'Rental Ripoff' event, where New Yorkers vented about rats and 'bad landlords'

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Attendees participate in a

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Would you shovel snow after a historic blizzard for $30 an hour? These 3 New Yorkers did

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Two people, dressed in neon-colored jackets, snow pants, and vests, are shoveling snow from a New York City sidewalk.
Last weekend, a storm dumped a foot of snow on New York City. Officials turned to citizens to clear the ice and snow, and paid $30 an hour.

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

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Rikers Kitchen
Rikers' chefs prepare a big batch of pepper steak.

Abby Narishkin

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.

AP Photo/Evan Vucci

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.

Associated Press

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
Jeffrey Epstein

DOJ's Epstein files

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