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Columbia Student Hunted by Homeland Security Asks If She’s Hidden Name in Marco Rubio Memo
Attorneys for a 21-year-old Columbia University student fighting deportation asked a federal judge late Thursday to order the Trump administration to produce a letter from Sec. of State Marco Rubio that targets two activists for removal under a rarely-invoked federal act. The attorneys want to uncover if the name of the student — Yunseo Chung, […]
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The Mayor’s Make-Your-Own Party Name: ‘Safe Streets, Affordable City’
This article is adapted from our April 10 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers, As I see it, one of the fun perks of running as an independent candidate, as Mayor Eric Adams is now, is getting to pick your own ballot name. The […]
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Big Tax Breaks Get Bigger as Mega-Developers Challenge Assessments
With a 40% break on what they’d normally owe the city in property tax, the owners of a luxury emporium at 20 Hudson Yards seem to have a good deal. But that hasn’t stopped them from filing appeals against the city claiming that they’re hugely overtaxed. Over the eight years running through February of the […]
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City Council Gears Up for Sanctuary City Fight
The New York City Council is gearing up for a legal battle over the city’s sanctuary laws barring local authorities from assisting in federal immigration enforcement. Lawmakers passed a resolution Thursday allowing Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to sue Mayor Eric Adams and possibly President Donald Trump over the issue. The resolution — a required step […]
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City’s Youth Lockups Are Failing Vulnerable Detainees, State Audit Finds
The city’s two juvenile detention centers are plagued with chronic absenteeism, a massive spike in contraband, and a failure to properly report thousands of serious incidents of violence and abuse, according to a new state audit. The 46-page review also found that only 53% of the young people surveyed got an initial interview and assessment […]
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