FAQ NYC teamed up with Max Politics for a live podcast event on Thursday, with special guest Kathryn Garcia reflecting on her 2021 mayoral race where she came just 7,000 votes short of upsetting Eric Adams, what’s different this time around and the difference between politics and policy: “I hope that despite what’s happening at […]

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This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. The campaign pushing for the release of a Bronx high school student arrested by immigration authorities last week continued to escalate with a new legal petition challenging the validity of his detention. Attorneys for Dylan, 20, a native of Venezuela, made several moves Thursday they […]

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With the mayoral primary less than a month away, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams got some good news from the city Campaign Finance Board Friday while former Gov. Andrew Cuomo found himself once again penalized for allegedly colluding with a well-funded outside spending group. Two weeks ago the board denied Adams her request for public […]

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A Trump administration plan to set time limits on how long “able bodied” tenants can receive federal rental assistance would have a devastating effect on the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), an internal analysis by the authority has found. NYCHA officials have to date said little publicly about the potential ramifications of Trump’s proposed […]

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As some City Council members push to bring job protections and paid sick leave to food delivery workers, industry giants Uber and DoorDash are spending millions of dollars to influence next month’s Democratic primary — backing some incumbents, seeking to topple others and investing in open seats. The tech platforms’ spending blitz follows a first-in-the-nation […]

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