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The new film, “A Quiet Place: Day One,” is set in New York City and captures the experience of the very first day that the mysterious, sound-seeking creatures landed on earth. We speak with writer and director Michael Sarnoski about the new prequel, which stars Lupita Nyong’o and is in theaters this Friday.Crooked Media founders and Pod Save America…

As budget negotiations between the New York City Council and the mayor’s office continue, councilmembers and library officials planned to rally on Sunday and call for the full reversal of $58.3 million in cuts to the city’s public libraries. Twin rallies were set to be held at the Queens Public Library’s Flushing branch and the…

A view of one design variation, dubbed “linear” because of the vertical framing, as seen from Furman Street. Graphic: NYC DOT DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Brooklyn residents on Thursday got their first look at a new design idea for rebuilding the Triple Cantilever portion of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway at a presentation by the NYC Department of…

An Amtrak logo is seen on a train at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File Rail service in the Northeast was disrupted for a second day on Friday, with Amtrak trains into and out of New York City delayed or canceled and service on the commuter line NJ Transit suspended entirely. Several…

Renee Martin performs her cicada striptease in fishnet stockings and a cicada nymph puppet costume in a Cincinnati ally on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. The periodical cicadas that have blanketed parts of the American Midwest this spring are strange creatures, but they have nothing on some of their superfans. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Mayumi Barrack sees…

International aid groups are struggling to provide relief across Sudan. Mohanad El Belal, co-founder of Khartoum Aid Kitchen, shares how some local kitchens are stepping in to feed hungry civilians. DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, HOST: The War in Sudan has left millions of civilians hungry and displaced. And the United Nations says there are two big challenges…

What does a Long Island Republican who ran to replace George Santos have in common with a Westchester Democrat in a solidly blue congressional district? More than 60 donors who, all told, have given both candidates more than $230,000. And the unifying factor in both races appears to be the candidates’ staunch support for Israel.…

On today’s show: George Latimer, Westchester County Executive challenging U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D, NY 16) in the June 25th primary, talks about his primary campaign and the issues at stake in the election. Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist…

Joey “Jaws” Chestnut won’t be competing in the summer’s hot-dog-eating competition that helped make him world famous — and while fans may be sad to see him go, aspirants to the crown say they plan to cry havoc and let slip the hot dogs of war. “I know the fans will be sad not to…

Just last week, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill critics say guts the state’s Open Public Records Act, making it harder to get government emails and other documents, and weakening residents’ options for taking governments that illegally withhold records to court. Murphy — who also signed an election financing reform bill that opened the door…