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Lucky Supermarket on Fulton Street to Close

The closure exposes growing gaps in neighborhood grocery access as city proposals to stem store losses have stalled.

Regulators Demand Faster Action As Boyle Heights Warehouse Odor Complaints Top 900

Thieves Ram West Side Restaurant in Failed ATM Smash-and-Grab

Extra-Alarm Blaze Rips Through Bronzeville Building

Fire Destroys Multiple Homes in Paraisópolis

MTA Bus Collides With Work Van in West Baltimore, 12 Taken to Hospital

Cambridge Estate Largely Vacant as Large Groups Wreck Empty Homes

Leipzig Shuts Off District Heating in Central and Southern Neighbourhoods

Fence Built Inches From Bristol Living Room Window Prompts Council Inquiry

San Francisco $10,000 Treasure Hunt Stalls as Park Damage Prompts City Warnings

Three-Hour Power Cut Hits Mahim and Matunga After Feeder Fault

MTA Plans New G Train Weekend Shutdowns in 2026 as Tunnel Work Expands

Corpus Christi Warns of Fall Water Emergency as Council Weighs Strict Cutbacks

Probe Widens After Twin Slum Fires in Lucknow and Ghaziabad Kill Two Children

MoMA PS1 Opens ‘Greater New York’ 2026 Survey

Kabul’s Water Crisis Reaches Critical Point

Honfleur Evacuates Historic Quay as Three Buildings Face Imminent Collapse

Delhi’s Matiala Fire Contained After Nightlong Battle as Damage Count Is Disputed

Rocinha’s Viral Drone Tours Add VIP Lounge, Fueling Fresh Debate Over Favela Tourism

Buenos Aires Authorizes Controlled Re-Entry and Stabilization Work After Parque Patricios Collapse