Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is giving property owners more time to comply with a citywide law to cut planet-warming carbon emissions from large buildings. Local Law 97, passed by the City Council in 2019, puts limits on the amount of carbon-based gases big buildings, including apartments and offices, can belch out. The first caps on […]

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Federal agents detained New York City Comptroller Brad Lander inside a Lower Manhattan immigration court building Tuesday morning as he attempted to escort a man from his court appearance there.  Lander, who is also running for mayor in next week’s Democratic primary, was held inside the building for over four hours before he was eventually […]

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The food delivery platform DoorDash is the sole reported contributor to a political committee promoting City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams for mayor — even as the ads tell voters only that they are funded by a major municipal workers union. Competent New York has spent nearly $300,000 so far on a pair of radio and […]

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The “Big Beautiful Bill” passed by House Republicans and President Trump’s proposed budget for the next federal fiscal year together result in pretty ugly consequences for New York, according to new assessments on the impact of the proposed aid cuts. Start with the loss of $13.5 billion a year for the state’s Medicaid program. Then […]

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In a few days, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers will make their way out to their nearest polling location — or post office — to cast their ballots for the dozens of primary elections taking place this June.  The ever-important mayoralty is up for grabs this year, with 11 candidates vying for the position […]

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