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Parks Fast-Tracks Wollman Rink to Developer As Adams Exits
The Adams administration is moving to fast-track a deal with real estate developer Related Companies to continue running Wollman Rink, sealing it before the mayor finishes his term — and freezing out rival proposals. On Wednesday the Parks Department announced it had picked Wollman Park Partners II, an affiliate of Related, to run the rink […]
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Trump’s Freeze on Billions for NYC Transit Is Retaliatory, Say State Dems
The Trump administration announced Wednesday it would withhold $18 billion in federal funding from two major New York City transportation projects. Democrats say it’s meant as punishment. “It’s horrible. He’s selectively thinking he’s using it to target New York or Democrats, but this is something that’s important not just to the city and state of […]
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How the Federal Shutdown Will Impact New Yorkers
The federal government shut down on Wednesday with no clear end date in sight as Congress feuds over funding. The shuttering will have a near-term impact on federal workers’ paychecks and food benefits — and affect even more people and services should the fight extend. Nicole Hunt, director of public policy and advocacy at Food Bank […]
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Partial Collapse at Bronx NYCHA Building Marks Start of Heat Season
A 20-story chimney running along the side of a NYCHA building in The Bronx collapsed Wednesday morning, and the FDNY is investigating whether an explosion in the boiler room on the first day of heat season triggered the collapse. The partial collapse at the Mitchel Houses in Mott Haven ripped open the corner of 205 […]
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City Unions OK Cost-Saving Health Plan Switch Despite Foggy Details
Leaders of the city’s public sector unions on Tuesday voted to approve a new cost-saving health plan for active city workers and some retirees managed by EmblemHealth and UnitedHealthcare, even as some member unions protested that they did not have key details of the plan before the vote. The Municipal Labor Committee, a consortium of […]
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