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Quirky tales of the city appear in the New York Times’ Metropolitan Diary every week. In the latest installment, among an ode to Barney Greengarss and the tale of an errant hen in Riverside Park, one of our own has a sweet missive entitled Window Seat.Dear Diary:I am in my house in Brooklyn Heights when an unexpected rain hits. There is thunder…

(Photos: Mycah Hazel) It’s no secret that New Yorkers love to Instagram their social lives – just ask anyone who went to Rosé Wine Mansion, or the happy hour goers risking their lives for a sunset pic at your local rooftop.  However, a new monthly hangout is offering booze, board games and (potential) besties – as long as you give up your…

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The bill to legalize marijuana in New York, which seems to have more lives than a cat, appears to be on life support. Lawmakers are focusing instead on a bill to expunge the records of tens of thousands previously convicted. (Photo: Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images) In Albany, the bill to legalize recreational…

At the Friends of Crown Heights School (Scott Heins / Gothamist) State lawmakers are poised to pass legislation to change New York’s archaic party enrollment deadline, giving voters far more time to join the Democratic Party before the competitive presidential primary next year. Under legislation that will be voted on Wednesday,…