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New York Charities Worry They Won’t Be Able to Make Up for Steep Medicaid and SNAP Cuts
This story was produced as part of a partnership between THE CITY and NOTUS, a publication from the nonprofit, nonpartisan Allbritton Journalism Institute. Community and charity organizations in New York are gearing up to shoulder the fallout from potential cuts to Medicaid and federal food assistance. Many in the state are wondering: Can they actually fill […]
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Council OKs Apartments for Industrial Stretch in Brooklyn
A 13-block stretch of Atlantic Avenue in Central Brooklyn dominated by gas stations, storage facilities and auto services can now be home to thousands of new homes in apartment buildings, thanks to a rezoning the City Council approved Wednesday. The rezoning, part of the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan, has the potential to yield about 4,600 […]
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Remembering Tom Robbins, Journalist Who Crusaded for New Yorkers in Need
Tom Robbins died at home in Brooklyn Heights Tuesday night. He was 76 and left behind a powerful legacy as a journalist and activist — including through his work for THE CITY. When Robbins walked into this newsroom two years ago to join our new investigative unit, he brought a lot with him: a storied […]
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MTA Approves Millions More for OMNY Chatbot in Buggy System
The MTA is set to pay millions more to the company that developed the new OMNY fare payment system — which has been plagued by a spotty rollout and complaints over customer service. The transit authority’s board on Wednesday approved a nearly $3 million modification to its existing contract with Cubic Transportation Systems for an […]
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Migrants, Protesters and a Pastor Arrested Inside and Outside Manhattan Immigration Courthouses
Federal agents inside of a Manhattan immigration court building on Wednesday made numerous arrests of migrants and observers, including a pastor from Queens. A reporter for THE CITY witnessed about two dozen masked officers, dressed in plainclothes, staking out the lobby of 26 Federal Plaza, where immigrants go for check-ins with Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
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