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<news:title>Ten Must-See Art Exhibitions in Manhattan this Fall</news:title>
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<image:caption>At the New Museum’s “The Bowery: Devil’s Mile” &lt;i&gt;Bowery Queen&lt;/i&gt;, Unknown Artist, ca. 1890s</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Camille Henrot’s “Dogs” will be cavorting around Doris C. Freedman Plaza, East 60&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; Street and Fifth Ave. till next August. </image:caption>
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<image:caption>Francesco di Giorgio, “Hercules Triumphant over the Nemean Lion”</image:caption>
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<image:caption>At the China Institute of America, Fantastic winged feline, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE), 4th–3rd century BCE, Bronze, Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation </image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/west-nile-virus-hits-city-harder-than-last-year-HB6210081</loc>
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<news:title>West Nile Virus Hits City Harder Than Last Year </news:title>
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<image:caption>The mosquito-borne West Nile virus has already spread beyond last year’s total case count in New York City, with two cases in Manhattan. </image:caption>
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<image:caption>In rare instances, the disease can progress to West Nile neuroinvasive disease, a life-threatening condition. </image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-20T19:44:45-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Prosecutors vs. AI: Bragg &amp;amp; James Take On Wayward Tech</news:title>
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<image:caption>D.A. Alvin Bragg at Sept. 14 press conference announcing seizure of “deepfake” porn sites.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>New York AG Letitia James and Bronx DA Darcel Clarke at 2026 West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn.</image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/council-member-marte-takes-on-battery-park-ticket-scammers-again-MA6211385</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-21T11:16:33-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Council Member Marte Takes on Battery Park Ticket Scammers—Again! </news:title>
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<image:caption>Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Christopher Marte at Sept. 14 ticket scammer event at Battery Park.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Ticket seller counterprotesterors at Sept. 14 ticket scammer event at Battery Park.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A Battery Park ticket seller offers assistance to female passersby, March 2025.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Warning: Scam Alert signs are all over Battery Park, trying to save tourists from deception.</image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/state-removes-regents-exams-from-graduation-requirement-GY6212899</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-21T12:47:16-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>State Removes Regents Exams From Graduation Requirement</news:title>
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<image:caption>Commissioner of Education Betty A. Rosa argued that, in order to best prepare students for life after graduation, the state must move away from over prioritizing teaching the Regents Exams in class.</image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/uws-trader-joe-s-reopens-after-nearly-four-month-renovation-LE6215739</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-21T16:06:19-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>UWS Trader Joe’s Reopens After Nearly Four Month Renovation</news:title>
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<image:caption>The newly renovated Trader Joe's on Broadway and West 72nd Street reopened on Sept. 12.</image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/trump-admin-drops-funding-appeal-against-gateway-project-XI6219880</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-22T15:50:23-04:00</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump Admin Drops Funding Appeal Against Gateway Project</news:title>
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<image:caption>The Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a ruling barring it from freezing promised funds to the Gateway Project, which is slated to connect rail lines from Penn Station to Newark, NJ.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>In a July ruling, a judge described the freezing of funds as a “flagrantly” illegal act. </image:caption>
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