Two members of Congress were refused entry to Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention areas inside 26 Federal Plaza Wednesday morning, despite rules laid out by Congress allowing members to conduct unannounced visits for oversight purposes. ICE’s explanation: Those staying at the facility, some for nights at a time, are “in transit” and not actually in […]

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The state’s highest court has overruled a state Supreme Court judge’s decision that had barred the administration of Mayor Eric Adams from switching the city’s quarter-million retirees to a privatized Medicare Advantage plan, in a blow to retirees aiming to preserve their traditional Medicare coverage. In a unanimous decision authored by Associate Judge Shirley Troutman […]

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This article is adapted from our June 17 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers, Early primary voting has started and election day is in a week! If you’ve already voted, fantastic! If you haven’t yet, we can help. Quick recap: A lot of things […]

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A handcuffed young man died after being punched, kicked and stomped on for more than five minutes by a group of state correction officers who purposely turned their body-worn cameras off or faced them away, a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges.  The 22-year-old, Messiah Nantwi, repeatedly pleaded with the officers to stop, saying, “I didn’t […]

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Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is giving property owners more time to comply with a citywide law to cut planet-warming carbon emissions from large buildings. Local Law 97, passed by the City Council in 2019, puts limits on the amount of carbon-based gases big buildings, including apartments and offices, can belch out. The first caps on […]

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