Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani plans to address affordability concerns in his Friday White House sitdown with President Donald Trump, his first meeting with the man who labeled him “my little communist mayor” and threatened to deport him and pull federal funding to New York City. Mamdani said his team asked for the meeting to discuss his […]

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Among New York cannabis growers, Eleni Polinski is known as “the Godmother.” Born and raised in Brooklyn, the 26-year old grows sticky and pungent cannabis strains as distinct as coral reefs. Soon after she launched Godmother’s Garden five years ago with her then boyfriend, the brand seemed poised to shine in New York’s legal market. […]

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Developers that had been slated to build affordable housing on a city-owned Manhattan lot long home to Elizabeth Street Garden sued the city Wednesday to challenge the city’s recent sudden designation of the property as parkland. The development, known as Haven Green, would comprise 123 affordable apartments for seniors with public green space on the […]

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Federal agents busted into an East Elmhurst apartment early last Thursday morning and pointed guns at a woman and her four children, according to video and an account from the family.  The agents were looking for a cousin who hadn’t lived in the apartment for years, Jennifer, the 33-year-old mother of four told THE CITY, […]

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NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Wednesday that she’s staying at the helm of the police department in the administration of incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani.  Tisch, who was appointed commissioner by Mayor Eric Adams in November 2024, is maintaining the role despite some positions on public safety that differ sharply from her boss-to-be — including critical […]

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