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Tariffs Are Bitter Tea for Manhattan’s Chinatown
On a recent Tuesday, an employee at Heng Xing Grocery in Chinatown was busy crossing items off an invoice as two deliverymen wheeled in boxes of dried goji berries, red dates and bamboo leaves. Each box had three words in common: “Product of China”. Bags, bins and jars of medicinal plants and dried seafood lined […]
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Anxiety Is Side Effect of Staffing Cuts at Sept. 11 Health Program
Layoffs at the federal World Trade Center Health Program have caused “chaos,” leaving members and city agencies alike unsure who to contact when city employees face delays in lifesaving care, according to officials, insiders and advocates. The program, which began a decade after the 9/11 terrorist attack, provides medical services to impacted individuals and studies […]
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CUNY Approves $35 Million For Hunter College Building Upgrades
The CITY partners with Open Campus on coverage of the City University of New York. The City University of New York Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved $35 million towards heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) upgrades at Hunter College’s dilapidated Thomas Hunter Hall. The funding is part of a multi-phase plan to fix the dilapidation at […]
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Sanitation Pauses Fines for Failing to Compost
The Adams administration announced Friday it is relaxing its enforcement on violations of a new citywide composting mandate, just weeks after it began issuing fines. Since October, all city residents have been required to separate their food waste and yard trimmings from other trash, and owners of properties with at least four apartments have had […]
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Your Cheat Sheet on Big Money in Local Politics
This article is adapted from our April 17 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers, This week, we found out that five mayoral candidates will get millions of dollars in taxpayer-supported matching funds, according to the latest disclosure from the city’s Campaign Finance Board. Noticeably […]
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