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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. 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 […]
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Congestion Pricing on Track to Fill Transit Funding Gap, MTA Says
Since the Jan. 5 launch of congestion pricing, the vehicle-tolling program is on track to raise big bucks for much-needed transit upgrades, MTA officials said Monday — even as President Donald Trump targets it for termination. At the transit agency’s monthly committee meetings Monday, officials detailed how the first 27 days of tolls on motorists […]
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How to Apply for Summer Food Benefits for NYC Kids
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. New York City families: You may be eligible for $120 per child in summer food benefits this year. The Summer EBT program, which rolled out for the first time last year, is intended to help low-income families cover costs for meals […]
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NYC Closing Roosevelt Hotel Migrant Welcome Center
Manhattan’s Roosevelt Hotel, the first stop for tens of thousands of migrants arriving in New York City, will close by the end of June, Mayor Eric Adams pledged Monday. The 1,022-room hotel, a block from Grand Central Terminal, is the latest large-scale migrant shelter that city officials have lined up for closure, following announcements about […]
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Making Sense of NYC and Our Mayor in the Trump Era
It’s a challenge to make sense of everything happening between Mayor Eric Adams and President Donald Trump right now. But we’re up to the task. It’s our job, after all. On Wednesday night, four journalists from THE CITY’s newsroom sorted through the chaos around City Hall and answered reader questions in a virtual talk open […]
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