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How to Donate Clothes and Textiles in NYC — and Where It All Goes

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Brooklyn collected and distributed free clothing for families,

Spring is finally here — a time for letting the light in, especially on the dark corners of your (overstuffed) closet.  The average New York City household throws out 92 pounds of textiles per year, so before you toss those old sheets or out-of-style pants in the trash, take a pause. There are many ways […]

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LISTEN: A Full Plate for a Young New Mayor

Mayor Zohran Mamdani poses for a portrait at City Hall,

Zohran Mamdani has been Hizzoner for just 88 days, and he’s already navigating the “poisoned chalice” of a big budget deficit he inherited while the credit agencies that could make it much more expensive for the city to borrow money are taking an increasingly dim view of its finances on his watch. Hosts Christina Greer […]

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A Gale Brewer Imposter Scammed NYC’s Pension Fund Out of $32,980

Councilmember Gale Brewer (D-Manhattan) is seen in a composite image

Gale Brewer has long been one of the city’s best-known elected officials.  In the summer of 2022, she was starting her second stint as a City Council member for the Upper West Side, after eight years as Manhattan borough president. Practically everybody involved in civic matters had known her for decades. At times, she attended […]

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LISTEN: The Readymade Art Bomb Who Exploded NYC

An epic art show at the Lexington Avenue Armory made a young Marcel Duchamp, who was back in France, one of America’s first modern celebrities even before he first arrived in New York City for what became decades of painting, conceiving, chess-playing and love-making — though not always in that order. John Strausbaugh, the author […]

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TLC Goes To Court to Shut Down Empower Ride-Sharing App

New York City is going to court in a bid to shut down a controversial ride-hailing service that offers cheaper trips than Uber and Lyft — but which is accused of operating outside of Taxi & Limousine Commission regulations. City lawyers filed a lawsuit Friday in Manhattan state court against Yazam Inc., charging that the […]

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