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Over the last few months, THE CITY built a comprehensive database of ICE arrests from five months of emergency lawsuits filed by immigrant detainees in federal courts — offering a first-of-its-kind view into ICE’s tactics in the region since street arrests began to unfold in immigrant neighborhoods last year. These lawsuits, known as habeas corpus […]

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Subway upgrades that stalled for nearly a year and a half at five stops in The Bronx and Upper Manhattan are finally advancing after the federal government agreed to release more than $150 million that had been secured for the MTA in 2024. The 16-month delay in turning loose $156.5 million from the federal All […]

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As a candidate, Zohran Mamdani promised to fund the city’s three library systems with half of 1% of the city’s budget, vowing to end the usual budget dance and financial uncertainty that put libraries at the middle of tense negotiations with the City Council.  But as mayor, Mamdani’s executive budget proposal coughs up just .42% […]

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to lower the rent for some of the poorest New Yorkers. The mayor will announce on Tuesday that New Yorkers who are considered “extremely low-income” — no more than $50,880 for a family of four — will pay a quarter of their income on rent, down from 30%, on city-subsidized apartments. […]

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