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LISTEN: Is ‘Urban Supremacy’ Killing New York City?
What is New York for, in an era when people can live, work, learn, shop, play and connect with virtually anyone, anywhere? Alyssa Katz, executive editor at The City, has been asking that question to thinkers, leaders and creators as a guest host of FAQ NYC Off Cycle episodes since the pandemic. She’s joined for […]
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City Hall Moves to Wind Down Separate Shelter System for Migrants
City Hall is moving to return control of all shelter operations to the Department of Homeless Services by June of 2026, THE CITY has learned, including those housing asylum-seeking immigrants. The plan comes after two years of operating an ad hoc “shadow system” of separate shelters for migrants often under the auspices of agencies other […]
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Adams’ ‘City of Yes’ Housing Agenda Ekes By Council Committees Mostly Intact
A sweeping zoning change pushed by the administration of Mayor Eric Adams and approved by key City Council committees Thursday is expected to accelerate housing construction and make a dent in the city’s housing crisis. Despite concessions that will likely result in spurring less new housing that originally envisioned in the boroughs’ more suburban-like neighborhoods, […]
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Suspension of Disbelief: Verrazzano Bridge Turns 60
What once was the longest suspension bridge in the world has now spanned six decades of New York City history. Thursday marks 60 years since drivers first paid a 50-cent toll to drive over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, the towering 13,200-foot link that connects Staten Island to Brooklyn. “Before the Verrazzano, think of Staten Island — […]
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Rampant Lack of Oversight Led to NYCHA Contract Corruption, Comptroller Audit Finds
The New York City Housing Authority did little to follow up on apartment repairs by hired vendors and in dozens of cases could not provide evidence that the work they paid for had actually been done, the city comptroller alleged Wednesday. The findings by Comptroller Brad Lander’s audit team came in response to February’s federal […]
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