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police officer outside of subway other police around caption 'He yelled at young women and physically taunted them' (l) Inside subway caption 'So there was a man wielding a hammer on the LIRR today' (c) Police with police dog outside of subway woman hand reaching out caption 'Transit isn't safe' (r)

‘We’re all afraid’: Women are feeling increasingly unsafe on NYC’s public transit

'The subway has been so scary lately.'

On Jun 10, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

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New bill to crack down on deceptive social media surveillance by police

Sponsors called out fake accounts made by New York police.

On Jun 9, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

Apartment kitchen with window stove sink refrigerator and counter caption '2bed 2bath east village $8,000 per month' (l) Woman walking on sidewalk caption 'COME APT HUNTING WITH ME IN NYC' (c) Apartment bathroom with mirror sink toilet shower bath caption '2bed 2bath east village $8,000 per month' (r)

‘Imagine spending 4K just to have a roommate’: Renter shows what $8,000 in rent will get New Yorkers, sparking debate

'$8,000 a month and they couldn’t even sweep the floors.'

On Jun 7, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘Welcome to New York’: Reddit video shows violent attack on NYC subway, sparking discussion on safety on public transit

'If you live in NY long enough, you know not to intervene'

On May 26, 2022 by Maria Poggi

hand opening door (l) door unable to open fully due to oven (c) tiny kitchen (r) with captions 'reality of NYC apartment hunting and the absurd prices' 'imagine paying $4000 per month to get whacked with the door anytime you use the stove and someone comes home'

‘Whacked with the door any time you use the stove’: TikToker shows what $4,000 will get renters in New York, sparking debate

'Imagine living in NYC on purpose.'

On May 26, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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young woman in apartment (l) man sleeping on floor in towel (c) woman pointing to phone at door (r) all with caption 'when you're supposed to be viewing an apartment but the current tenant is still here'

Prospective resident goes to apartment showing—but the current resident is asleep on the floor in towel

'As you can see this apartment is very comfortable.'

On Apr 14, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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‘We are deeply sorry’: Democratic firm drops Amazon after helping its anti-union campaign

GSG has faced a firestorm since the allegations.

On Apr 13, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

nypd officers with seized pampers and toiletries

‘This is cruelty on display’: Cops roasted for ‘bragging’ about arresting people who allegedly stole things like diapers

‘Thank f*cking god those kids won't have diapers tonight, thank you officers.'

On Feb 17, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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woman walking dog, holding phone and pointing with caption 'she's mad about my Tiktok videos' (l) a hole in the ground with people dancing inside with balloons and strobe lights with caption 'this is what she's mad about' (c) a man pointing with caption 'what the closest neighbor had to say:' (r)

‘I think she’s correct tho’: TikToker tries to blast ‘Karen’ for complaining about his content—but viewers are on her side (updated)

'I feel like... you might be the Karen.'

On Jan 25, 2022 by Clara Wang

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‘Health code violation. You can break your lease without penalty’: TikToker’s video on window view she was promised vs. view she got goes viral

'If there's a fire, all of these people are just going up in flames.'

On Nov 19, 2021 by Brooke Sjoberg

A woman pushing herself onto a subway car.

Woman filmed pushing her way onto New York subway, sparking debate

'She did what was necessary.'

On Sep 20, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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‘Capitalism’: Viral TikTok shows customers standing in floodwater to finish paying at NYC comedy club (updated)

'The place is literally flooding.'

On Sep 2, 2021 by Clara Wang

flooded NYC street filled with people, cabs, and buses

‘Simply dystopian’: Viral photos of NYC flooding draw comparisons to climate change disaster film

The city looked like a scene from a disaster movie.

On Sep 2, 2021 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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A NYPD car and surveillance tower.

Documents reveal NYPD’s secretive ‘surveillance slush fund’

At least $159 million was spent since 2007.

On Aug 10, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Man showing off 16-person living space in New York City

‘Wish I could unsee every second of this’: People can’t believe this 16-person ‘entrepreneur’ house in NYC

The video even made some viewers sad.

On Jul 9, 2021 by Moises Mendez II

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