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Cold Welcome for Russian Activists Seeking Safety in New York

A couple from Russia sit in City Hall Park.

Living in President Vladimir Putin’s regime as journalists and activists, the Russian couple had every reason to believe that seeking political asylum in the United States would lead them to safety, a reprieve from long prison sentences or being sent to fight in Ukraine. Their journey since has delivered them to months locked in jail, […]

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Eric Adams’ Longshot Reelection Bid Is Still Scoring Support From These Megadonors

Mayor Eric Adams speaks at Grand Army Plaza about policing the West Indian Day Parade.

The odds of Mayor Eric Adams remaining at City Hall for another four years appear, at the moment, to be low. Far closer to certain is that he’ll still be in power for the next four months. Enter Empower NYC, an independent spending group that has raised nearly $1.5 million to back Adams’ longshot run […]

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Drivers Beg for Relief Bill to Allow More Parking for Bathroom Breaks and Rest

App-based drivers rally at City Hall ahead of a hearing on legislation that would allow them to use commercial spaces when they need a break.

Drivers of for-hire vehicles pushed the City Council for relief Monday through a proposed law that would allow them to park in commercial spaces when nature calls. More than 82,000 drivers go behind the wheel daily on city streets for app-based ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft, according to Taxi and Limousine Commission data, but […]

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School Bus Union Election Should Be Invalidated, Challengers Say in Suit

A school bus waits for students to get out of school in Brooklyn.

A lawsuit filed Monday alleges officials of the union representing New York City school bus drivers rigged a June leadership election in favor of their preferred candidates — among them the president’s romantic partner, whom the suit alleges was not eligible for the post. In the complaint filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, lead plaintiff Thomas […]

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LISTEN: While the Rumor Mill Is In Overdrive, Zohran Mamdani Is Running Away with the Race

While Eric Adams says Andrew Cuomo is spreading fake rumors that he’s out, even Donald Trump seems resigned to the idea that Zorhan Mamdani will be New York City’s next mayor — and is threatening to punish the city and the state now that Gov. Kathy Hochul has endorsed the Democratic nominee.  The FAQ NYC […]

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