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Emergency near W 21st St and W 20th St in Chelsea, Manhattan has escalated to a 2nd alarm — You may see increased numbers of emergency responders in the area.

📎 Twitter — June 9

NYPD investigates deadly stabbing in Chelsea

📎 ABC7 — June 9

Air quality over the US and Canada is improving after extreme wildfire conditions. But the smoke and altered skies will take time to clear | CNN

📎 CNN — June 9

NYPD officer cites 'courtesy cards,' used by friends and family of cops, as source of corruption

📎 ABC7 — June 9

17-year-old driver in custody after striking, killing pedestrian in Brooklyn

📎 CBS News — June 9

NYPD investigates deadly stabbing in Chelsea

📎 ABC7 — June 9

Family reunited with dog missing for months after random encounter at NYC adoption event

📎 USA Today — June 9

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Today's #NYC historic location: Brooklyn Heights Historic District — Exemplary collection of 19th-century architectural styles; first historic district in New York City

📎 Wikipedia — June 9

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A historic part of #NYC: Brooklyn Heights Historic District — Exemplary collection of 19th-century architectural styles; first historic district in New York City

📎 Wikipedia — June 9

Here's one of NYC's 683,788 street trees: A Norway Maple in Bayswater, Queens. 🌳

If you're near Waterview Pl and Norton Dr, be sure to visit! 👋

📎 A Great Big City — June 9

Today's tree is A Common Hackberry in Woodside, Queens. 🌳

If you're near 37th Ave and 37th Rd, be sure to visit! 👋

Trees help our city by absorbing water runoff from streets when it rains —

📎 NYC Parks Department — June 9

Top Stories from Times Square, Clifton, and Belmont #NYC

📎 A Great Big City — June 9

Park of the Day: Have you ever been to Rev J Polite Playground in the Bronx? ⚽ It's a small jointly operated playground founded in 1936 (87 years ago)

More details:

📎 A Great Big City — June 9

Park of the Day: Have you heard of Boone Slope in the Bronx? 🏞 It's a very small park founded in 1946 (77 years ago)

Learn more:

📎 A Great Big City — June 9

Upcoming Events:

Wednesday: Flag Day
9 Days Away: Father's Day
10 Days Away: Juneteenth
11 Days Away: Sweden Day / Midsummer / Solstice / St. John's Day in Battery Park City 🌞

94 Days Away: September 11th ☮️

📎 A Great Big City — June 9

Today:

🚗 Alternate side parking and meters: Suspended
🗑 Garbage and recycling collection: On Schedule
🚸 Public elementary schools, middle schools, K–12 schools, and standalone D75 programs are closed for Clerical Day. All other public schools are open for remote learning.

📎 NYC 311 — June 9

Today:

🅿 Alternate side parking and meters: Suspended
🚮 Garbage and recycling collection: On Schedule
🏫 Public elementary schools, middle schools, K–12 schools, and standalone D75 programs are closed for Clerical Day. All other public schools are open for remote learning.

📎 NYC 311 — June 9

Emergency near Center Rd and Marshall Rd in Breezy Point, Queens has escalated to a 2nd alarm — Emergency vehicles will be in the area for quite some time.

📎 Twitter — June 9

June 8, 2009: The first section of the High Line opens, from Gansevoort to 20th Street

📎 A Great Big City — June 8

Did you know? The AGBC database has 423 named neighborhoods in NYC 🏠

Have you ever been to Pleasant Plains?

📎 A Great Big City — June 8

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