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LISTEN: Adrienne Adams Says ‘I’m the Change the City Needs’

Council Speaker Adrienne Adams posed for a portrait ahead of her interview on the FAQ NYC podcast.

“My vision for the city is to put the city back on track again. We are so tired of the trauma, we are so tired of the drama, we are tired of the scandal,” said City Council Speaker and mayoral candidate Adrienne Adams.  “As the first woman mayor of the City of New York I’m […]

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NYU, Fordham Student Visas Yanked in Widening Federal Dragnet

Workers hired by NYU place barriers around their campus a day after the NYPD arrested pro-Palestinian student protesters.

Students at Fordham University and New York University had their visas revoked in recent days under President Donald Trump’s widening crackdown on foreign students, according to messages from school administrators.  NYU President Linda Mills emailed students and faculty late Tuesday noting that “some members of our own community are among those affected” by recent government […]

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How Trump’s Tariff Brinksmanship Could Still Pummel NYC’s Economy

A tourist shop in Lower Manhattan sells MAGA gear.

Stock markets rebounded somewhat Wednesday afternoon as President Donald Trump paused his latest round of reciprocal tariffs for 90 days. Even so, New York City’s economy is expected to take a beating — and things could get even worse should Trump reignite an unprecedented global trade war. The implications are almost impossible to overstate, say […]

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Food Banks Tighten Their Belts as Federal Cuts Keep Coming. Patrons Don’t Know Where Else to Turn.

People eat dinner at the Food Bank for New York City’s Harlem kitchen.

On a recent Wednesday, the line began to form around the corner of 116th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard by 3 p.m., an hour before the Food Bank for New York City Pantry and Community Kitchen opened for a free dinner. “What time is it?” chef Sheri Jefferson, 60, asked just after 4. Calmly but […]

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Food Banks Tighten Their Belts as Federal Cuts Keep Coming. Patrons Don’t Know Where Else to Turn

People eat dinner at the Food Bank for New York City’s Harlem kitchen.

On a recent Wednesday, the line began to form around the corner of 116th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard by 3 p.m., an hour before the Food Bank for New York City Pantry and Community Kitchen opened for a free dinner. “What time is it?” chef Sheri Jefferson, 60, asked just after 4. Calmly but […]

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