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Major Jewish Community Endorsements Still Up for Grabs in Mayor’s Race
When Andrew Yang won endorsements from an array of Brooklyn-based Hasidic Jewish sects before the 2021 Democratic mayoral primary, his campaign, and multiple political insiders, touted that support as a possible game changer that could put him over the top in a tight election. It was not enough. Yang was trounced in the primary that […]
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The Money Race, and Finding Your Sample Ballot
This article is adapted from our May 27 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers, Money isn’t everything. But it pays for a lot of important things, especially in the last few weeks of a campaign. Let’s check in on where the mayoral candidates stand […]
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LISTEN: ‘How Do I Get a Squirrel?’
“It’s hard to be a human in New York but it’s downright dangerous to be a baby squirrel,” says Kyra Tippens-Richan, who spends her work days performing autopsies on animals and her off-hours caring for squirrels. “I was in high school and I had a boyfriend at the time. I convinced him to come over […]
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Citi Field Casino Push Wins Permission to Build in Stadium’s Backyard
The plan from Mets owner Steve Cohen to build a casino on the parking lot next to Citi Field cleared another hurdle Tuesday as the State Senate approved so-called parkland alienation, which allows for development on the site if it is selected for a gaming license. The Queens project, dubbed Metropolitan Park, would turn the […]
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Federal Judge Says Trump Can’t Retaliate Against Congestion Pricing
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily barred the Trump administration from cutting funding from the MTA and New York state over their repeated refusals to shut down congestion pricing. The ruling from the U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Liman in Manhattan federal court came one day before Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy had warned that the […]
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