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Queens Company Gets the Boot for Gouging Locked-In Drivers

A car was booted on West 69th Street

A Queens company that illegally clamped down on vehicles while gouging scofflaw motorists with excessive fees to remove boots from tires has been hit with more than $180,000 in penalties — and will likely be stripped of its license.  B&M Electronic Diagnostic Repair Service Inc. crews slapped boots on vehicles across the city without a […]

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Council Clears Queens for New Housing and Gives Bronx Armory Another Go

A rendering shows redevelopment plans for the Kingsbridge Armory.

Queens is slated for a housing boom, with tens of thousands of new apartments on deck in two growing neighborhoods. The City Council on Wednesday approved a rezoning for Jamaica and a key Council committee greenlit a modified plan for Long Island City. Plus, the full Council gave the thumbs-up to a redevelopment plan for […]

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Vendors Press Council for New Licenses After ICE Canal Street Raid

Street vendors and Deliveristas march around City Hall in favor of Council bills that would increase the amount of permits in the wake of federal agents arresting sellers along Canal Street,

In the wake of the military-style federal raid targeting vendors on Canal Street last week, street vendors and their advocates are again mounting a push for the City Council to lift the cap on vendor permits once and for all.  Dozens of sellers with the Street Vendor Project rallied outside City Hall Wednesday calling for […]

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Reducida Pero Aún Crucial la Comunidad Boricua Para Ganar la Alcaldía de Nueva York

Two pedestrians walk near La Marqueta, between 111th and 116th Streets on Park Avenue in East Harlem

Este artículo fue publicado originalmente por el Centro de Periodismo Investigativo. Para leer en inglés, haga clic aquí. El día de la Parada Puertorriqueña, el 8 de junio, Zohran Kwame Mamdani desfiló por la quinta avenida de Manhattan montado en una carroza halada por una Jeep Cherokee negra. Al frente de la carroza, una pancarta […]

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Slavic Sliwa Feels Right at Home Among Polish New Yorkers

Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa arrives at LaGuardia College for the final debate,

In a zone straddling Brooklyn and Queens that turned out overwhelmingly for Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary, Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa has cultivated a dedicated following. From Greenpoint to Ridgewood, he appeals to many locals’ interests as property owners, their Catholic values and, above all, their shared identity as Polish Americans. “Most people […]

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