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Meet the Most (and Least) Reliable Voters in NYC
This article is adapted from our March 27 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers, It’s not unfair to describe New York City’s voter turnout as abysmal. We rank second-to-last among other big cities for getting to the polls. So, among a sea of nonvoters, […]
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Truck-Parking Pilot Excludes City’s Most Impacted Areas, Including Southeast Queens
The city Department of Transportation has launched a pilot program to deter commercial trucks from parking illegally in residential areas — but those efforts will not reach many neighborhoods most affected by the issue, according to a data analysis by THE CITY. That irony was not lost on the residents and elected officials of Southeast Queens, […]
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Manhattan DA Forges Ahead With Corruption Case Against Former Top Advisor to Mayor Adams
Manhattan prosecutors are continuing to present evidence to a sitting grand jury in the corruption case against Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the former chief advisor to Mayor Eric Adams. A court hearing Thursday is confirmation that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is forging ahead with his prosecution of Lewis-Martin, one of Adams’ closest aides for years, even […]
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Who Votes the Most in New York? West Siders, Older People and College Grads
New York City is the greatest city in the world, but we are a not-so-great city for voting. The five boroughs rank 49th for turnout among big U.S. cities, according to a report published in December of last year from UC San Diego. So, among that sea of non-voters — who does come to the […]
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Trump Administration Slashes New York Public Health Funding
This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has rescinded hundreds of millions of dollars for public health work across New York City and New York state. The cuts are part of a larger decision by HHS to cancel more than […]
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