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Roy Ayers, vibraphone, jazz, funk, soul

Jazz visionary Roy Ayers leaves lasting legacy

Roy Ayers, whose hypnotic vibraphone playing and genre-blending compositions transformed jazz and influenced generations of musicians across multiple genres, died Tuesday in New York City.

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Unfair tax system deepens NYC housing crisis

A stark divide persists in New York’s property tax system, where an outdated assessment method continues burdening residents in areas like Jamaica, Queens and the