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Park Lovers Urge Mayor to Restore Funding as Staffing Falls

A Parks Department-run basketball summer league has a game in the Brownsville Playground.

Parks advocates are urging Mayor Eric Adams to lift a hiring freeze and restore hundreds of essential jobs in the city’s Parks Department, which has seen its budget slashes consistently over the last decade. On Monday, Play Fair for Parks — an advocacy coalition led by New Yorkers for Parks, the League of Conservation Voters […]

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NYPD Dragging Feet on Steps to Make Stations More Accessible

The NYPD’s 68th Precinct in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn offers a wheelchair accessible in the back of the building.

When Sheila Berman traveled to a Brooklyn police precinct last month to file a report, she encountered stairs just inside the front entrance — a dead end for a 62-year-old woman who walks with the help of a cane. So she stood outside the 68th Precinct in Bay Ridge and hollered for help. “I had […]

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Trumpists Flood Madison Square Garden as New Yorkers Rush to Polls

As hundreds of thousands of New York City voters headed to the polls early to cast their ballots this weekend, tens of thousands of Trump supporters descended on Midtown Manhattan for a presidential rally Sunday afternoon. Supporters in red MAGA hats waving Trump and American flags started lining up outside Madison Square Garden early morning, […]

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Races to Watch in New York City This November

The presidential race at the top of your November ballot may be getting the most attention this year. But don’t sleep on the rest of the contests that need your vote. A handful of state-level races look competitive in the five boroughs. And you’ll see congressional candidates on your ballot, too. Early voting begins on […]

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New York Has Only Four Competitive Judicial Races on the Ballot — And That’s More Than Usual

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story stated that New York City had only one competitive judge race in November, but there are four. On the back of your ballot you’ll have the opportunity to cast a vote for judicial candidates — but in all but four races, there are open positions available for […]

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