Reading List
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Hochul: We Won’t Be ‘Steamrolled’ by Trump on Congestion Pricing
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s road show in support of congestion pricing made a stop in Midtown Wednesday at an MTA board meeting — after her in-person pitch last week to President Donald Trump. Vowing that New York “will not be steamrolled” by the federal government’s bid to shut down the vehicle-tolling plan by a newly revealed […]
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At Rikers Commissary, Prices Exceed Those at Local Stores Despite Pledge to Bring Costs Down
A revised commissary contract the Adams administration said would protect Rikers Island detainees and their families from excessive charges has instead locked in many prices that are substantially higher than those at local stores, a survey by THE CITY shows. Under a provision of the revised contract carried over from the original signed during the […]
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Who at City Hall Is Taking Away Agency Money?
The City Council’s finance chair wants to solve the mystery of how many of Mayor Eric Adams’ hires are funded by agency budget lines — fearing it may “exacerbate” hiring issues at pivotal city agencies. The letter, sent Feb. 18 by Councilmember Justin Brannan (D-Brooklyn) and shared with THE CITY, asks budget director Jacques Jiha […]
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LISTEN: Whitney Tilson Says NYC ‘Needs To Make Crime Illegal Again’
Looking at the “different flavors of career politicians” running in the Democratic mayoral primary, “I didn’t see anyone who could be independent of the machine that runs this city,” said former hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson. So he entered the race himself “to try and bring my party back to the center.” In a wide-ranging […]
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Bronx Youth Clubhouse Avoids Shutdown With New Ownership
Commonpoint, a growing Queens nonprofit that runs community centers, has taken over operations at the former Madison Boys and Girls Club Joel E. Smilow clubhouse in Crotona, The Bronx, after purchasing the building for $7.9 million late last year — saving a storied youth facility from closing. Beginning this Thursday, the Bronx Center will be […]
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