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As adults it’s easy to forget that a backpack can represent many things. Each fall, it starts empty, waiting to be filled—not just with school supplies, but with hopes and dreams for a brighter future. But for many children experiencing homelessness, a backpack represents one of the greatest obstacles of their young lives.My name is […]

The Meatpacking District landed a wave of luxury retailers in recent months.To name a few, later this fall French crystal manufacturer Baccarat is slated to open its new flagship location at 33 Ninth Ave. In the winter Italy-based luxury outerwear brand Moorer is planning to open its first U.S. store at 73 Gansevoort St., in […]

Rents ticked down slightly in Manhattan last month, though they remained high, as a largely record-setting year seems poised to finish up by offering no more than mild relief to apartment hunters."Prices are clearly still rising," said Jonathan Miller, CEO of Miller Samuel and author of the report. "They're just not breaking records."The median rent […]

Gov. Kathy Hochul is facing mounting pressure from health advocates to sign a decade-old bill that would make New York one of a dozen states to allow physicians to prescribe life-ending medication to terminally ill patients.The governor is mulling whether to sign the Medical Aid in Dying Act, which would allow doctors to prescribe a […]