On a recent morning inside an ornate federal courtroom in downtown Brooklyn, Maria became a naturalized citizen.  She was one of 100 people from 40 different countries taking the oath of allegiance to uphold the U.S. Constitution. For the 49-year-old who immigrated from Indonesia in her early twenties, it was the culmination of more than […]

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Spending the day in the Rockaways or on Coney Island is a beloved New York City summer pastime. For wheelchair users, however, going to the beach can pose more challenges than just figuring out what sunscreen and beach hat to wear. “There’ve been times where I’ve been bored and I’m like, ‘Let’s go to Coney […]

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The Roosevelt Hotel, which became the first stop for 155,000 migrants as it was remade into the city’s welcome center for an influx that Mayor Eric Adams once said “will destroy New York City,” closed its doors to them last week. But people continue to arrive. “One guy came today and was asking me to […]

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In a record-breaking season for outside spending in a New York City election, the City Council saw the sharpest surge, driven by special interest groups and corporations pushing back on efforts to expand business regulations.  While total independent spending across all primary contests rose by 12.5% from 2021, spending in Council races more than doubled, […]

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The city agency that polices housing code violations has for years publicly posted inspection results for all privately-owned housing — but not inspection results in public housing apartments. That’s kept NYCHA tenants in the dark about sometimes dangerous living conditions and the Housing Authority’s failures to remedy them. That’s about to change. Under a settlement […]

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