Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams are approaching their budget agendas as if the 2024 election didn’t happen.  But the victory of Donald Trump in the presidential race and looming Republican control of Congress seem likely to give them migraines, with enormous risks for New Yorkers who depend on government resources to educate their […]

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This story was published in partnership with The Guardian. Federal and city law enforcers executed a search warrant earlier this month at the Queens home of a pastor who led a political action committee for Mayor Eric Adams — on the same day authorities raided a hotel owned by a developer and Adams fundraiser the pastor […]

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A Manhattan federal judge in a long-running lawsuit against the city’s beleaguered  Department of Correction said Wednesday that a third-party receiver should be appointed to oversee use-of-force and safety issues in the city’s jails.  Laura Taylor Swain, chief district judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, cited nine years […]

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In June, Roland Conner sat down to compose a letter to the creditors who had financed the construction of his licensed cannabis dispensary in downtown Manhattan. A year and a half after opening, he was under immense strain as monthly loan payments, tax bills and obligations to his vendors mounted.  “Despite our diligent efforts, we […]

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The MTA is looking to potentially deploy drones as eyes in the sky that would provide additional insights on its fleet of close to 6,000 buses. A document posted to the transit agency’s website last week says New York City Transit’s Department of Buses is reaching out to qualified vendors for ways to “manage and […]

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