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NYC Migrants Dread Election Day as Trump Doubles Down on Mass Deportation
As former president Donald Trump rails against a supposed “migrant invasion” and vows the “largest deportation effort in American history” if he returns to the White House, the message is shaking migrants who have already made it to New York City. That includes residents at the sprawling complex in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, that serves as […]
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Judge Reins in City Sheriff Following Wave of Cannabis Raids that Shut Down Shops
Scores of shuttered cannabis shops across New York City may have a new opportunity to challenge closure orders issued by Sheriff Anthony Miranda and potentially reopen, after a judge ruled on Tuesday that a recently enacted local padlock law didn’t provide sufficient due process. City and state officials vowed shut-downs will continue and, in interviews, […]
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Bronx Boricuas Trash Trump Rally ‘Island of Garbage’ Insult
Basura is top of mind in The Bronx this week. Puerto Ricans who call the borough home ripped former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump after his rally at Madison Square Garden Sunday where a speaker called the American commonwealth “a floating island of garbage.” While Trump has sought to distance himself from comedian […]
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Two-Year Wait for Manhattan Access-A-Ride Assessment Center Ends
New Yorkers with disabilities who live in Manhattan no longer have to travel as far as the South Shore of Staten Island for Access-A-Ride eligibility screenings. The MTA on Wednesday opened the first assessment center in the borough since January 2022, when a center on West 13th Street stopped performing evaluations for new and existing […]
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There’s a Postcard Stamp Shortage in NYC — and Kamala Harris Is the Reason Why
When Becca Shapiro was waiting in line at the post office in Brooklyn last week, the man in front of her made an unusual request: he wanted to buy 1,000 postcard stamps. At first, Shapiro was confused. “I was like, ‘Why is this guy sending so many postcards?’” she told THE CITY. But other people […]
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