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Meet the DJ Who Brings the House Down in Herbert Von King Park—Every Day of the Week

On any given day, you're likely to find Elijah Prince at the Bed-Stuy park, playing house music to a delighted audience—and keeping the communal spirit of New York City alive.

Roberta's New Rooftop Slice Joint Near Penn Station Is a Delight

The famed pizza restaurant's second R Slice location, and first in Manhattan, is perfect for the "Penn District."

The NYPD Has Determined It Is No Longer About 'Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect'

The NYPD updates its motto, and more news for your Wednesday.

It's True—NYC's Pet Cooling Centers Rule

A reporter ventures to one of the city's pet cooling centers, in the hopes of saving some money on his electricity bill, sparing his own guilt about the environment, and keeping his scruffy friend nice and cool.

If You Were Holding Your Breath for a Federal Court to Take Over Rikers, You’d Be Dead by Now

As a court finally begins proceedings to take the foundering jail system out of City control, Mayor Eric Adams shrugs.

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