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City Hall Moves to Wind Down Separate Shelter System for Migrants

City Hall is moving to return control of all shelter operations to the Department of Homeless Services by June of 2026, THE CITY has learned, including thos...

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Plan for City’s First Public Celestial Observatory Comes Crashing Down

A city known for producing stars just lost a project to let New Yorkers see them.  The Amateur Astronomy Association, a nonprofit volunteer group, will...

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Nov 18, 2024 11:18PM
Nov 18, 2024 11:18PM

LISTEN: The Mayor Meets the Donald at the Fights

Eric Adams and Kathy Hochul have been tight to this point but the two centrist Democratic executives seem to be taking different approaches to dealing publi...

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Nov 18, 2024 11:12PM
Nov 18, 2024 11:12PM
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City Hall Moves to Wind Down Separate Shelter System for Migrants

City Hall is moving to return control of all shelter operations to the Department of Homeless Services by June of 2026, THE CITY has learned, including thos...

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Nov 22, 2024 10:00AM
Nov 22, 2024 10:00AM
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Adams’ ‘City of Yes’ Housing Agenda Ekes By Council Committees Mostly Intact

A sweeping zoning change pushed by the administration of Mayor Eric Adams and approved by  key City Council committees Thursday is expected to accelera...

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Nov 21, 2024 11:17PM
Nov 21, 2024 11:17PM

Suspension of Disbelief: Verrazzano Bridge Turns 60

What once was the longest suspension bridge in the world has now spanned six decades of New York City history. Thursday marks 60 years since drivers first p...

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Nov 21, 2024 10:00AM
Nov 21, 2024 10:00AM

NYC Escalates to Drought Warning as Upstate Reservoirs Fall to 60% Capacity

As historically dry conditions persisted, Mayor Eric Adams on Monday declared a drought warning and paused a years-long project to repair a leak in the Dela...

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Nov 18, 2024 11:05PM
Nov 18, 2024 11:05PM

Federal Authorities Raid Queens Hotel Owned by Adams Fundraiser

Federal authorities raided a Queens hotel last week, owned by a significant donor to Mayor Eric Adams who also sought special favors for development project...

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Nov 18, 2024 08:37PM
Nov 18, 2024 08:37PM

Federal Authorities Raid LIC Hotel Owned by Adams Fundraiser

Federal authorities raided a Long Island City hotel last week, owned by a significant fundraiser to Mayor Eric Adams who also sought special favors for deve...

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Nov 18, 2024 08:37PM
Nov 18, 2024 08:37PM

Brooklyn Diocese Demotes Monsignor Who Sent Millions to Adams Advisor

A top monsignor in Brooklyn has been relieved of administrative duties at a Williamsburg parish after a diocesan investigation revealed he transferred nearly $2 million of church money to a law firm and other accounts affiliated with a former chief of staff to Mayor Eric Adams. Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello will remain the head of Our […] The post Brooklyn Diocese Demotes Monsignor Who Sent ...

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Nov 18, 2024 04:37PM
Nov 18, 2024 04:37PM

Rampant Lack of Oversight Led to NYCHA Contract Corruption, Comptroller Audit Finds

The New York City Housing Authority did little to follow up on apartment repairs by hired vendors and in dozens of cases could not provide evidence that the...

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Nov 20, 2024 11:03PM
Nov 20, 2024 11:03PM

CUNY Chancellor Boasts Enrollment Growth in ‘State of the University’ Address

CUNY chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez on Wednesday laid out a roadmap for expanding the university in the year ahead while reflecting on the enrollment gr...

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Nov 20, 2024 10:12PM
Nov 20, 2024 10:12PM

Mayor Adams Announces Budget Adds — and New Head of NYPD

Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday unveiled a modified budget that includes funding for 1,600 new police officers and money for rental vouchers — and then intr...

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Nov 20, 2024 07:50PM
Nov 20, 2024 07:50PM

How Parking Will Drive the Coming Adams-Council Housing Development Deal

Parking has emerged as a central focus of negotiations on Mayor Eric Adams’ sweeping package of proposed development reforms ahead of a crucial City Counc...

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Nov 20, 2024 01:37AM
Nov 20, 2024 01:37AM

One in Six Children in Migrant Shelters With Time Limits Have Left the City School System

About 1,000 children — or nearly 15% of the 7,600 kids living in migrant shelters whose families got notices to leave city shelters since the end of June ...

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Nov 19, 2024 10:13PM
Nov 19, 2024 10:13PM

City Investigators Probe Eric Adams Protege Jesse Hamilton and His Real Estate Deals

The city Department of Investigation (DOI) is looking into the actions of a longtime associate of Mayor Eric Adams whom the mayor put in charge of city leas...

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Nov 19, 2024 08:38PM
Nov 19, 2024 08:38PM

They Escaped Chinese Government Repression. Now They’re Imploring Trump to Let Them Stay in America

When Yuxiu Zhou crossed the U.S. and Mexico border with his teenage son last October after a month-long zigzagging trip from China, he believed all his nigh...

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Nov 19, 2024 04:30PM
Nov 19, 2024 04:30PM

Rikers Island Shutdown Plan Progresses With Construction Firms for New Manhattan Jail

The city’s ambitious plan to close Rikers Island took a major step forward after the Adams administration this month tapped two construction firms to buil...

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Nov 19, 2024 10:00AM
Nov 19, 2024 10:00AM
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Awarded for: Other Regions are giving property tax dollars back from schools....

Silver Medal

Awarded for: Other Regions are giving property tax dollars back from schools....

Staten Island, NY News

City Hall Moves to Wind Down Separate Shelter System for Migrants

City Hall is moving to return control of all shelter operations to the Department of Homeless Services by June of 2026, THE CITY has learned, including thos...

By thecity
0.0 Ratings
Nov 22, 2024 10:00AM
Nov 22, 2024 10:00AM