Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
Brooklyn Apartments Tap Into the Earth for Heating and Cooling
An apartment building just off the boardwalk in Coney Island boasts a heated outdoor pool, a cozy library and a sunny penthouse lounge with sweeping views of the ocean and the Verazzano Narrows Bridge. But the most remarkable element is hidden below the ground: 153 wells, dug deeper than the Statue of Liberty is tall. […]
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Ex-Giuliani Aide Randy Mastro Tapped as Adams’ First Deputy Mayor
Randy Mastro, who withdrew his bid to be the city’s corporation counsel in September after an uproar from the City Council, will now be the city’s first deputy mayor. Mayor Eric Adams announced the hiring to round out a new slate of aides following the departure of high-level staffers earlier this month. “Randy is a […]
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Growing Concern: Parks Dept. Gives Multi-Million Dollar Tree-Planting Job to Contractor Facing Federal Time
A Westchester landscaping company is close to receiving contracts worth tens of millions of dollars in tree-planting work despite its owner facing prison time for a bribery and illegal dumping scheme, records show. Griffin’s Landscaping, based in Peekskill, has two active tree planting contracts with the Parks Department totaling $14.7 million and three upcoming contracts […]
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NYC Law Allowing Noncitizens to Vote is Unconstitutional, State’s Highest Court Rules
New York’s highest court ruled that a 2021 local law that allowed some legal permanent residents to vote in New York City elections is unconstitutional, in a decision released Thursday. The 6-1 decision by the New York State Court of Appeals striking down the controversial law is a setback to efforts to expand immigrant rights […]
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How GOP Budget Cuts Could Affect NYC: Your Questions Answered
In February, House Republicans passed a budget resolution that President Donald Trump described as “ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL.” It lays out Trump’s plan for federal money: tax cuts for the wealthy and increased military spending paid for by cuts to social services. Both houses of Congress will now have to hammer out an agreement on […]
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