A long-dreamed-about line that would link Brooklyn and Queens via light rail can begin the environmental-review process, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. It’s a key step for the $5.5 billion Interborough Express, which the state anticipates will eventually move 160,000 riders daily along 14 miles of a little-used freight railway. The proposed megaproject would run […]

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Of the 51 seats in New York City Council, 29 have challengers to incumbents on the ballot. But three of those races stand out: each has a Democrat on the ballot seeking to best a Republican in a district that swings both ways. Currently, six Republicans hold seats in the 51-member Council, each representing districts […]

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In a rare appearance alongside mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani Tuesday, in the Queens Assembly district he represents, Gov. Kathy Hochul backed the Democratic nominee’s campaign pledge of rolling out universal child care. “That is still a fight that my children are facing today, young families are facing today,” Hochul said. “I’ve had conversations with Assemblymember […]

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In episode five of City Hall Free for All, the hosts discuss the dubious criminal case against Letitia James, Andrew Cuomo’s ambivalent reaction that move by Donald Trump’s Justice Department, and much more. Then, City Council Immigration Chair and longtime Democratic Socialists of American member Alexa Avilés joins for a conversation about Trump’s immigration crackdown, […]

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Inside the Taxi Clubhouse in Chelsea, cabbies and drivers for the ride-hailing apps can lounge on a row of massage chairs, kneel in ritual prayer, pound a punching bag in a basement gym or hit the gas on a “Ridge Racer” video game. But for many Taxi & Limousine Commission-licensed motorists, a visit to the […]

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