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Their Families Fled Soviet Socialism. Now They’re Knocking Doors for Mamdani.
In their bright T-shirts, the volunteers for Zohran Mamdani’s campaign on a recent Saturday afternoon at McGolrick Park in Greenpoint fit right in, part of a citywide cohort of canvassers 50,000 strong and growing. But within their own families and communities of origin, the three are outliers. Their families all fled socialism or fought against […]
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City Leaders Rip Trump DOT for Pausing Billions for Second Avenue Subway
New York officials pledged Thursday to fight to keep the Second Avenue Subway’s path to East Harlem on track — even as the nearly $7 billion expansion project faces a funding threat from the Trump administration. Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-Manhattan/The Bronx) and other elected officials ripped the U.S. Department of Transportation’s move to withhold billions […]
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Pinched for Pet Food: Hunger Pains Extend to New Yorkers’ Furry Friends
Hundreds of people flocked to a South Bronx park Tuesday to pick up food for their families — pets included. Jonathan Vicente hauled a large sack of kibble for his 3-year-old bully mix, Maria, who walked alongside him at Bill Rainey Park to one of the dozens of mobile food pantries across the city where […]
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Parks Fast-Tracks Wollman Rink to Developer As Adams Exits
The Adams administration is moving to fast-track a deal with real estate developer Related Companies to continue running Wollman Rink, sealing it before the mayor finishes his term — and freezing out rival proposals. On Wednesday the Parks Department announced it had picked Wollman Park Partners II, an affiliate of Related, to run the rink […]
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Trump’s Freeze on Billions for NYC Transit Is Retaliatory, Say State Dems
The Trump administration announced Wednesday it would withhold $18 billion in federal funding from two major New York City transportation projects. Democrats say it’s meant as punishment. “It’s horrible. He’s selectively thinking he’s using it to target New York or Democrats, but this is something that’s important not just to the city and state of […]
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