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Waymo’s Robot Car Testing Ends in NYC After Permits Expire
Robot cars are no longer being put to the test — for now — on New York City streets. A pair of permits issued last year that allowed Waymo to test its autonomous vehicle technology in parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan expired March 31, a Department of Transportation spokesperson confirmed to THE CITY Friday. But […]
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Why Thousands of City Workers Could Lose NewYork-Presbyterian Coverage
Approximately 40,000 New York City civil servants, retirees and their dependents may lose in-network coverage at NewYork-Presbyterian’s hospital network as early as next week, as the embattled hospital system continues a drawn-out dispute with insurer EmblemHealth over rates. The United Federation of Teachers, the city’s second-largest public sector union, accused the hospital of engaging in […]
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Job Losses and Wall Street Woes Cloud NYC’s Economic Outlook
New York City is losing jobs, making life more difficult for Mayor Zohran Mamdani as he seeks to close a big budget deficit while emphasizing economic justice rather than growth. The city lost 20,000 jobs in 2025 to end the year with employment of 4.823 million, according to revised job numbers released Thursday by the […]
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Not All Elevators at Yankee Stadium Subway Stop Ready for Opening Day
When baseball returns to Yankee Stadium on Friday, two elevators at the neighboring subway station will remain on the disabled list — with their return to action still weeks away, according to the MTA. Contractors for the transportation authority have been replacing five elevators at 161st Street-Yankee Stadium since late 2024, but the MTA said […]
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Mamdani Pushes to Delay Class Size Law as Deadline Looms
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. On the campaign trail, Mayor Zohran Mamdani vowed to take a state mandate to slash class sizes seriously, saying it “will transform our students’ ability to learn.” “The question of compliance has too often been a negotiation,” Mamdani said on the first day of school […]
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