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He Fled Death Threats for Being Gay, Applied for Asylum and Married a U.S. Citizen. ICE Arrested Him Anyway.
When Fitz Smith, 43, first met Mamadou on the dating app Grindr in December 2023, he immediately saw a younger version of himself. Mamadou, then 27, had fled Guinea just after his father, a conservative imam, learned he was in a relationship with a man. Sex between people of the same gender is punishable with […]
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Early-Morning Lap Swims Back for First Time in Five Years
With New York City’s outdoor pools officially open as of Friday, early-morning adult lap swimming is about to return for the first time since the pandemic. The downsized adult lap swim program is coming to one pool in each borough: Van Cortlandt Park pool in The Bronx, Kosciuszko pool in Brooklyn, Hamilton Fish pool in […]
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Rein in Cuomo’s Aggressive, Taxpayer-Funded Legal Tactics, Advocates Demand
Spurred by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resounding defeat in the mayoral primary Tuesday, advocates called on state lawmakers to pass tougher protections for people who come forward with reports of sexual harassment — and to curb taxpayer spending on Cuomo’s legal defense. Charlotte Bennett, one of the first women to make harassment allegations against the former […]
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Harlem’s One45 Development Gets Key Council Clearance After Years of Setbacks
The City Council Land Use Committee and Zoning Subcommittee on Thursday approved the long-delayed One45 housing complex plan on West 145th Street at Lenox Avenue in Harlem, setting the stage for expected approval by the full Council on Monday. The development would comprise 1,000 units of housing, including 338 that would be income-restricted, among three […]
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Eric Adams Officially Launches His Independent Mayoral Run
A defiant Mayor Eric Adams officially launched his independent re-election bid Thursday, joined by more than a hundred supporters in front of City Hall — including some of the people previously embroiled in many investigations into his administration and inner circle. At the campaign launch during office hours, the incumbent recounted his oft-told story of […]
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