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Council Speaker Tries New ‘Buffer Bill’ After Mamdani Rebuff
City Council Speaker Julie Menin is preparing to re-introduce a limited version of a controversial bill that would establish anti-protest “buffer zones” around schools, opting not to try an override of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s veto of an earlier bill. Menin’s new bill would direct the NYPD to plan protest buffer zones for public and private […]
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NYC Preschool Offers Flat Despite Mamdani Enrollment Push
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. The number of New York City families receiving offers to public preschool programs remained flat this year, despite a major push from Mayor Zohran Mamdani to increase outreach and expand the program. A total of 99,921 students received an offer for […]
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Will Bird Sale Ban Take Flight in New York?
The City Council will reintroduce a bill banning the sale of birds at pet stores across New York after a fledgling attempt last year didn’t get off the ground. Councilmember Harvey Epstein, a Democrat from Manhattan, will introduce the bill that would prohibit the sale of some birds in pet shops. These include non-poultry birds […]
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Summer Is Here, New York. We’ve Got a Weekly Guide to Help You Get Through It.
And we’re back! Our weekly seasonal newsletter, Summer & THE CITY, is returning for another year of splashing in the surf, soaking up the sun, seeing something new and surviving the dog days. Our newsroom’s resident Summer Enjoyers, Katie Honan and Haidee Chu, will tell you the stories of the New Yorkers who make summer […]
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Immigrant Detained in Court a Day After Judge Barred Most ICE Arrests
A Honduran man was arrested after a hearing inside 26 Federal Plaza a day after a judge barred most arrests inside New York City immigration courts. Court observers and advocates were shocked Tuesday morning after a 21-year-old Honduran man was taken by masked ICE agents after he left a routine hearing Tuesday morning on the […]
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