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Unions Join Council Leadership in Opposition to Mayoral Ballot Measures
Politically influential labor unions with a stake in real estate development joined City Council leaders on Monday on the Lower East Side to rally public opposition to city charter changes soon to go before voters — arguing that proposals to bypass the Council on some approvals would weaken public influence. The Hotel and Gaming Trades […]
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NYPD’s Controversial Top Chief to Retire
The highest-ranking uniformed officer in the NYPD, Chief of Department John Chell, has told members of his office that he’s retiring with under three months to go in Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, according to current and former NYPD sources. The move marks the end of the 31-year career of a sometimes polarizing figure who as […]
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LISTEN: An $18 Billion Transit Cut Is No Way to Cut Through Gridlock
The Trump administration is using the federal shutdown to snatch away money it’s already committed to huge New York projects that are already ongoing. All that and much more gets discussed on the latest episode of City Hall Free for All, along with a conversation with “Gridlock Sam” Schwartz about the past, present and future […]
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How Queensbridge’s “Baby Park” Became an Orphan and a Battleground for LIC Rezoning
When the Department of City Planning presented its massive Long Island City housing development plan to neighborhood residents last year, it put forward an ambitious vision for the waterfront: To extend an existing mile-long esplanade by roughly another half mile to connect the neighborhood from Hunter’s Point to the south up to Queensbridge Park to […]
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Curtis Sliwa Hires Armed Security, Citing ‘Serious’ Threats
Curtis Sliwa says he will now travel with armed security after receiving “deranged” threats that have left the Republican mayoral nominee and Guardian Angels founder rattled during what his campaign described as an increasingly toxic run for office. “For the first time in seven decades, the man who patrolled our subways, streets and parks now […]
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