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Drive-by Detention: 800 New Yorkers Swept Up in ‘Collateral’ ICE Arrests
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested 811 immigrants in New York City since August who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Of these “collateral” arrests — as the agency calls them — 85% involved people with no criminal history, according to newly obtained ICE data. THE CITY had reported on several […]
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Feds Indict Another Eric Adams Pal, This One for Insurance Fraud
A longtime pal of ex-Mayor Eric Adams who ran one of the nightlife mayor’s favorite haunts was indicted Wednesday in an alleged scheme to submit tens of millions of dollars of bogus no-fault car insurance claims. Zhan “Johnny” Petrosyants, 44, was taken into custody late Tuesday and was set to be presented in court Wednesday. […]
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Congestion Tolls Fund Fridges to Replace Diesel-Spewing Units in South Bronx
Diesel-powered refrigeration units that have long spewed toxins into neighborhoods with some of the country’s highest rates of respiratory ailments are being phased out at the Hunts Point Produce Market. Officials on Wednesday unveiled the first 20 electric-hybrid transport refrigeration units that will eventually replace up to 1,000 diesel-powered pieces of equipment used for cold […]
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Mayor Rips ‘Unrealistic’ City Council Plan to Balance Budget Without Hiking Property Taxes
The City Council released its own plan for filling the city’s $5.4 billion budget deficit over the next two fiscal years, mostly through reestimating the city’s revenues and spending – a proposal Mayor Zohran Mamdani said would require cutting city services instead of bringing in new revenue. The savings plan cobbles together $6 billion as […]
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What the Warnings About NYC’s Bond Rating Do and Don’t Mean
The big four rating agencies aren’t happy with Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, Fitch and Kroll, which each assign a letter grade to the bonds New York City sells to finance its debt, have warned they may reduce their rating because Mamdani intends to dip into the city’s reserves at a time when […]
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