A New York State Supreme Court has extended a temporary restraining order blocking Mayor Eric Adams from allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from operating an office on Rikers Island.  Following a brief hearing in court in Lower Manhattan Friday afternoon, Judge Mary Rosado decided to postpone any decision until after a formal hearing on […]

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Michael Jenkins, a founder of the Wall Street trading firm Jane Street, contributed $650,000 earlier this month to the political action committee Ending Homelessness & Building a Better NYC, which has been backing City Council candidate Wilfredo López in The Bronx. The donation, filed on April 16, follows $950,000 Jenkins gave in November that was […]

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Citing attacks from the Trump administration and overcrowding on Rikers Island, advocates for transgender people behind bars are pushing local lawmakers to codify how transgender detainees are identified and housed in gender-aligned units.  In recent months, the White House has tried to force the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to move transgender women back into […]

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This article is adapted from our April 24 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers, Earlier in the election season, we wrote about the role endorsements play in local races and whether they can really make or break a candidate. Now, we’re seeing those themes […]

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Waleed Salama spent two years studying vending regulations before setting up his own Halal cart along Eighth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in 2002, where he travels from his home in Coney Island six days a week to work. But the 59-year-old said his preparations have rarely helped him fend off tickets, especially in the last […]

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