Today’s edition · August 1, 2026 · New York City & State
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A child's passport checked in a minivan, a bystander pepper-sprayed for filming: the surge New Yorkers were warned about has arrived.
What’s nextWhether Haven Plaza's retested water system comes back clean, and whether landlord Wavecrest Management gives tenants a completion date it has so far withheld.
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A child's passport checked in a minivan, a bystander pepper-sprayed for filming: the surge New Yorkers were warned about has arrived.
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