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NYC Is Testing Guaranteed Income for Homeless Youths. Here’s How It’s Going.
What can a $1,200 monthly allowance do for young adults experiencing homelessness? In The Bronx, a 22-year-old said she is finally able to save up for a rent security deposit for the first time since entering the shelter system a year and a half ago. In Harlem, a 19-year-old Lehman College student said her dream […]
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With Multiple Train Megaprojects Ahead, Hochul Builds Her ‘Transit Legacy’
New York City’s mass-transit system is potentially on track for what could be its most ambitious expansion in close to a century thanks, in part, to a booster from the state’s western edge. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal last week to advance the possibility of someday extending the Second Avenue Subway west to three new stations […]
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Mamdani Appoints New Parks Commissioner as First Budget Looms
Mayor Zohran Mamdani will on Saturday appoint Tricia Shimamura, currently a borough commissioner in the Parks Department, to lead the agency, according to officials. She will replace Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, who was appointed commissioner last year after nearly 40 years in the Parks Department. Mayor Mamdani praised Shimamura’s ability to listen to New Yorkers to find […]
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City Facing a Bigger Budget Deficit, Says Comptroller
Just two weeks into his new office, city Comptroller Mark Levine is warning that Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces a cumulative $12 billion budget gap that the new mayor must say how he intends to close in an early February budget plan. The estimate, shared in an interview in advance of a report to be published […]
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Beyond the Headlines: How to Read NYC Crime Stats Like a Pro
Murders. Shootings. Robberies. The number of those major crimes in the city all fell sharply last year — with some plunging to their lowest levels in modern recorded history. How much attention should New Yorkers pay to figures like these? And what numbers do criminologists and police officials believe matter most? Those questions are taking […]
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