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Adrienne Adams Wins Mayoral Matching Dollars, Cuomo Again Docked For Alleged Coordination

Council Speaker Adrienne Adams holds a mayoral campaign event outside City Hall.

With the mayoral primary less than a month away, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams got some good news from the city Campaign Finance Board Friday while former Gov. Andrew Cuomo found himself once again penalized for allegedly colluding with a well-funded outside spending group. Two weeks ago the board denied Adams her request for public […]

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Trump Public Housing Time Limits Could Displace 300,000 NYC Residents, Internal Analysis Finds

A George Washington Houses resident in East Harlem displays an American flag out their window.

A Trump administration plan to set time limits on how long “able bodied” tenants can receive federal rental assistance would have a devastating effect on the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), an internal analysis by the authority has found. NYCHA officials have to date said little publicly about the potential ramifications of Trump’s proposed […]

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Uber and DoorDash Accelerate Spending in Local Council Races

An Uber billboard hovers over Second Avenue and 126th Street in East Harlem.

As some City Council members push to bring job protections and paid sick leave to food delivery workers, industry giants Uber and DoorDash are spending millions of dollars to influence next month’s Democratic primary — backing some incumbents, seeking to topple others and investing in open seats. The tech platforms’ spending blitz follows a first-in-the-nation […]

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NYPD Commissioner Stands by Work With Feds Amid Trump Immigration Crackdown

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch testifies at a City Council budget hearing.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Thursday that the department is not reconsidering its cooperation with federal law enforcement entities on criminal investigations as the Trump administration radically amps up immigration enforcement inside of New York City. Tisch made the comments at a City Council hearing on the NYPD’s budget for the fiscal year that […]

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ICE Agents Arrest at Least Seven Immigrants as Courthouse Blitz Continues

ICE agents continued arresting immigrants after routine immigration court proceedings in another Lower Manhattan courthouse Thursday. THE CITY witnessed seven arrests throughout the morning Thursday, which followed another seven arrests yesterday at an immigration courthouse across the street at 26 Federal Plaza.  The Trump administration has said the arrests are part of a new nationwide […]

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