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Taxpayers on Hook for $300K So Far in Adams Aide Misconduct Suits

Taxpayers are now facing a bill topping $300,000 for private lawyers hired to handle four lawsuits accusing Timothy Pearson, a former top aide to Mayor Eric...

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Hochul: We Won’t Be ‘Steamrolled’ by Trump on Congestion Pricing

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s road show in support of congestion pricing made a stop in Midtown Wednesday at an MTA board meeting — after her in-person pitch last...

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Feb 26, 2025 10:15PM
Feb 26, 2025 10:15PM

At Rikers Commissary, Prices Exceed Those at Local Stores Despite Pledge to Bring Costs Down

A revised commissary contract the Adams administration said would protect Rikers Island detainees and their families from excessive charges has instead lock...

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Feb 26, 2025 10:00AM
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Taxpayers on Hook for $300K So Far in Adams Aide Misconduct Suits

Taxpayers are now facing a bill topping $300,000 for private lawyers hired to handle four lawsuits accusing Timothy Pearson, a former top aide to Mayor Eric...

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Feb 28, 2025 08:02PM
Feb 28, 2025 08:02PM
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Tentative Agreement to End State Prison Strike Rolls Back Solitary Reform

A nearly two-week illegal strike by state correction officers appeared to be over Friday after Gov. Kathy Hochul agreed to a series of concessions — inclu...

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Feb 28, 2025 06:50PM
Feb 28, 2025 06:50PM

An Early Look at Endorsements, and Another Adams Eyes a Run

This article is adapted from our Feb. 27 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers, On Wed...

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Feb 28, 2025 10:00AM
Feb 28, 2025 10:00AM

LISTEN: Whitney Tilson Says NYC ‘Needs To Make Crime Illegal Again’

Looking at the “different flavors of career politicians” running in the Democratic mayoral primary, “I didn’t see anyone who could be independen...

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Feb 25, 2025 11:41PM
Feb 25, 2025 11:41PM

Bronx Youth Clubhouse Avoids Shutdown With New Ownership

Commonpoint, a growing Queens nonprofit that runs community centers, has taken over operations at the former Madison Boys and Girls Club Joel E. Smilow club...

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Feb 25, 2025 10:20PM
Feb 25, 2025 10:20PM

Two Adamses, Two Tis(c)hes and Too Much Tumult

It felt like a year’s worth of news happened in the week two weeks since the FAQ NYC hosts last convened, with another few years worth about to drop.&...

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Feb 24, 2025 11:57PM
Feb 24, 2025 11:57PM

Two Adamses, Two Tis(c)hes and Much Too Much Tumult

It felt like a year’s worth of news happened in the week two weeks since the FAQ NYC hosts last convened, with another few years worth about to drop.  That includes a second Adams, Adrienne, considering a run against her old high school classmate Eric, with Tish James reportedly making calls on the City Council […] The post Two Adamses, Two Tis(c)hes and Much Too Much Tumult...

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Feb 24, 2025 11:57PM
Feb 24, 2025 11:57PM

Adams vs. Adams: City Council Speaker Takes Steps to Join Mayoral Race

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams says she created a fundraising committee to run for mayor late Wednesday, the first step toward formally joining the rac...

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Feb 27, 2025 07:50PM
Feb 27, 2025 07:50PM

How Much Do Endorsements Matter in NYC’s Local Races?

Four months out from the June primary, candidates are already touting their endorsements — which is when a prominent group or individual publicly supports...

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Feb 27, 2025 05:01PM
Feb 27, 2025 05:01PM

Prison Company Foresees ‘Unprecedented’ Revenue, Announces Massive Newark ICE Lock-Up

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is set to reopen an immigrant detention facility in Newark that will nearly double the agency’s capacity to detain peo...

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Feb 27, 2025 04:59PM
Feb 27, 2025 04:59PM

ICE to Reopen Detention Center in Newark, Expanding to Hold 1,000

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is set to reopen an immigration detention facility in Newark, nearly doubling the agency’s capacity to detain people f...

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Feb 27, 2025 04:59PM
Feb 27, 2025 04:59PM

‘Horrible,’ ‘Embarrassing,’ ‘Disqualifying’: Municipal Union Workers React to Eric Adams Bailing on Pre-Endorsement Campaign Event

Two years ago, when Mayor Eric Adams delivered a collective bargaining agreement that notched higher-than-expected raises and laid the foundation for remote...

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Feb 27, 2025 11:56AM
Feb 27, 2025 11:56AM

Electric Heat Pumps Get Warm Reviews at Queens Public Housing Development

An experiment to swap steam radiators for eco-friendly, electric heat pumps at a Queens public housing complex has yielded promising results, nearly two yea...

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Feb 27, 2025 10:00AM
Feb 27, 2025 10:00AM

How to Deal With Wage Theft in NYC in the Trump Era

If you think your boss is shortchanging you, you’re not alone: an estimated 2.1 million workers in New York State are victims of wage theft annually, tota...

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Feb 27, 2025 09:55AM
Feb 27, 2025 09:55AM

Cuts to 9/11 Health Reversed, Measles Outbreak in North Jersey

This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. Here’s what happened this we...

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Feb 26, 2025 10:34PM
Feb 26, 2025 10:34PM
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Awarded for: Other Regions are giving property tax dollars back from schools....

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Taxpayers on Hook for $300K So Far in Adams Aide Misconduct Suits

Taxpayers are now facing a bill topping $300,000 for private lawyers hired to handle four lawsuits accusing Timothy Pearson, a former top aide to Mayor Eric...

By thecity
0.0 Ratings
Feb 28, 2025 08:02PM
Feb 28, 2025 08:02PM

Tentative Agreement to End State Prison Strike Rolls Back Solitary Reform

A nearly two-week illegal strike by state correction officers appeared to be over Friday after Gov. Kathy Hochul agreed to a series of concessions — inclu...

By thecity
0.0 Ratings
Feb 28, 2025 06:50PM
Feb 28, 2025 06:50PM

An Early Look at Endorsements, and Another Adams Eyes a Run

This article is adapted from our Feb. 27 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers, On Wed...

By thecity
0.0 Ratings
Feb 28, 2025 10:00AM
Feb 28, 2025 10:00AM

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Adams vs. Adams: City Council Speaker Takes Steps to Join Mayoral Race

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams says she created a fundraising committee to run for mayor late Wednesday, the first step toward formally joining the rac...

By thecity
0.0 Ratings
Feb 27, 2025 07:50PM
Feb 27, 2025 07:50PM

How Much Do Endorsements Matter in NYC’s Local Races?

Four months out from the June primary, candidates are already touting their endorsements — which is when a prominent group or individual publicly supports...

By thecity
0.0 Ratings
Feb 27, 2025 05:01PM
Feb 27, 2025 05:01PM