Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
Open Newsroom: On the Hunt for Housing Crisis Solutions in The Bronx
In the midst of one of the city’s most rent-burdened neighborhoods, experts on housing and its development gathered to discuss the state of New York’s affordability crisis — and what, if anything, is being done to ease the strain. Renters, property managers, housing professionals, tenant advocates and more came together at the Chase Bank on […]
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An NYPD Traffic Stop, an Unregistered Moped and 8 Months in an ICE Lockup
On the afternoon of January 2, a 26-year-old Guatemalan construction worker on a moped was pulled over by NYPD officers in South Brooklyn in a traffic stop that could shape the rest of his life. The NYPD stop set off a chain of events that has left J.I.T, who had been living in the United […]
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As New Speed Limit Looms for E-Bikes, How Will It be Enforced?
The speed limit for e-bikes and pedal-assist bicycles will dip to 15 mph later this month — but questions remain on just how, or if, the city actually plans to enforce it. The speed restriction will take effect Oct. 24, months after Mayor Eric Adams cited New Yorkers’ safety concerns while announcing a plan to […]
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Mamdani on Fox News Apologizes to NYPD, Offers to Work With Trump
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, spoke directly to President Donald Trump Wednesday during an at-times contentious interview on Fox News, offering to collaborate with the president on issues of affordability and public safety. “I just want to speak directly to the president,” Mamdani said, turning toward the camera. “I will […]
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Cuomo Details How He’d Ditch $16 Billion Borough Jail Project and Rebuild Rikers Instead
Standing near the Chinatown site of a proposed 16-story new detention center, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday detailed his proposal to scrap a planned shutdown of the Rikers Island jail complex if he is elected mayor. “My plan is to rebuild Rikers,” said Cuomo at the New York Chinese Community Center on Mott Street. […]
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