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‘Code Blue’ Nights: How Homeless Outreach Works When It’s Freezing
The sun has gone down and the temperature’s below freezing. There’s no sign of warmth outside, other than the steam pluming up from underground. You’re speed-walking to get inside, but you notice someone around the corner who’s unsheltered. You want to help, but what actually happens if you call 311, the city’s service hotline? And […]
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Adams Hired Her. She Probed Him. Mamdani Let Her Leave.
In the autumn of 2023, as the warm summer breezes began to fade, Jocelyn Strauber, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation, detected a distinct chill emanating from the office of Mayor Eric Adams. Strauber had been nominated for the job by Adams. But as the head of the agency charged with investigating […]
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City Adds a Meager 27K Jobs in 2025
Mayor Zohran Mamdani not only has to close a big budget deficit, he faces an economy that is losing jobs in every major part of the workforce except health care. New York City added a mere 27,100 jobs last year, according to seasonally adjusted data released Thursday by the state Labor Department. The city lost […]
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Nurses Scramble to Make Ends Meet as Strike Drags On
This week, after more than 10 days on the picket line, nurse Zara Roy took to the internet for help, setting up a GoFundMe while she looks for a temporary job. While her husband, also a nurse, continues to work, they can’t pay the bills solely on his income, she said. “I’m just trying to […]
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State Approves Con Ed Rate Hike: 9% for Electric and 6% for Gas
New year, higher Con Ed bills. The state Public Service Commission on Thursday approved increases for Con Ed customers in New York, amounting to increases of about 9% for electric and about 6% for gas over three years. That amounts to about $4 per month more on the average New York City resident’s electric bill. […]
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