The highest-ranking uniformed officer in the NYPD, Chief of Department John Chell, has told members of his office that he’s retiring with under three months to go in Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, according to current and former NYPD sources. The move marks the end of the 31-year career of a sometimes polarizing figure who as […]

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The Trump administration is using the federal shutdown to snatch away money it’s already committed to huge New York projects that are already ongoing. All that and much more gets discussed on the latest episode of City Hall Free for All, along with a conversation with “Gridlock Sam” Schwartz about the past, present and future […]

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When the Department of City Planning presented its massive Long Island City housing development plan to neighborhood residents last year, it put forward an ambitious vision for the  waterfront: To extend an existing mile-long esplanade by roughly another half mile to connect the neighborhood from Hunter’s Point to the south up to Queensbridge Park to […]

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Curtis Sliwa says he will now travel with armed security after receiving “deranged” threats that have left the Republican mayoral nominee and Guardian Angels founder rattled during what his campaign described as an increasingly toxic run for office. “For the first time in seven decades, the man who patrolled our subways, streets and parks now […]

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Election Day is approaching and New Yorkers won’t simply have a say on who represents them.  On the back of each ballot, you will find six questions that could ultimately amend the state’s constitution and revise the city charter, the document that outlines the powers and duties of the municipal government.  Four questions aim to […]

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