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Hope for The Hole? Eric Adams Promises Sewers and Redevelopment as Parting Gift

Mayor Eric Adams speaks in “The Hole” about making infrastructure updates to the flood-prone neighborhood

New sewers. New drainage. New green space. And up to 5,000 new apartments.  Those elements could fill The Hole, a low-lying and long-neglected neighborhood on the border of Queens and Brooklyn that will be the target of a proposed rezoning, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday. Residents of The Hole — otherwise known as the Jewel […]

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Sliwa Fans Cheer Him On, Despite Calls Urging GOP Nominee to Drop Out

Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa greets voters outside the 2/3 West 72nd Street station,

Retired NYPD officer Phil McManus spent Monday night along the Belt Parkway service road, proudly holding up “Curtis Sliwa for Mayor” signs and waving an American flag. Under no circumstances would he vote for any other candidate on Nov. 4, he told THE CITY. “We don’t need creeps. We don’t need crooks. And we don’t […]

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How Will the Next NYC Mayor Face Public Health Challenges?

Mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo Curtis Sliwa and Zohran Mamdani participate in a mayoral debate,

This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. New York City’s next mayor will be forced to take on a range of public health challenges at a pivotal time for the city, from expected deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance to a need to strengthen an […]

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AG Tish James Secures Settlement for Hundreds Denied Workers Comp

Maria speaks alongside Attorney General Letitia James at her Manhattan office about being sexually harassed while working for construction company Alba Services,

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday announced a seven-figure settlement with a Manhattan demolition company, following a sprawling three-year investigation into allegations of workers compensation fraud going back nearly a decade. Alba Services agreed to pay $1.4 million to nearly 700 workers, many of whom were explicitly instructed by bosses not to file […]

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Watch the Final Debate for NYC Mayor Here

Mayoral candidates Curtis Sliwa, Zohran Mamdani andd Andrew Cuomo are seen in a collage

The top three mayoral candidates will have their chance to make a final pitch to voters on Wednesday during a debate hosted by THE CITY in partnership with Spectrum News NY1 and WNYC/Gothamist.  Facing off will be Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and Andrew Cuomo, the former governor who is […]

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