Reading List
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How the Federal Shutdown Will Impact New Yorkers
The federal government shut down on Wednesday with no clear end date in sight as Congress feuds over funding. The shuttering will have a near-term impact on federal workers’ paychecks and food benefits — and affect even more people and services should the fight extend. Nicole Hunt, director of public policy and advocacy at Food Bank […]
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Partial Collapse at Bronx NYCHA Building Marks Start of Heat Season
A 20-story chimney running along the side of a NYCHA building in The Bronx collapsed Wednesday morning, and the FDNY is investigating whether an explosion in the boiler room on the first day of heat season triggered the collapse. The partial collapse at the Mitchel Houses in Mott Haven ripped open the corner of 205 […]
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City Unions OK Cost-Saving Health Plan Switch Despite Foggy Details
Leaders of the city’s public sector unions on Tuesday voted to approve a new cost-saving health plan for active city workers and some retirees managed by EmblemHealth and UnitedHealthcare, even as some member unions protested that they did not have key details of the plan before the vote. The Municipal Labor Committee, a consortium of […]
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MTA Locks in $3 Subway Fare to Start in January
The cost of a single subway, bus or paratransit ride will hit $3 for the first time come January, after the MTA board on Tuesday approved the latest in a series of every-other-year increases. The MTA had avoided hitting the 3-buck milestone in recent years, despite previous proposals to reach the mark that stretched back […]
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Steve Cohen’s Citi Field Casino Plan Passes to Final Step
Metropolitan Park, the casino slated to be built on Citi Field’s parking lot and backed by Mets owner Steve Cohen, got a critical approval that will bring it to a final round with the state as it decides on new gambling licenses. The proposal was approved unanimously in a vote Tuesday. “While the Mets may […]
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