They’ve popped up all across the city, scores of new building plans by different companies in very different neighborhoods, with one thing in common: They all have exactly 99 apartments. In the past two years, developers have filed permits for more than 150 residential buildings with that precise number of units, per city data. Why? […]

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The primary election is quickly approaching on June 23, when New Yorkers will decide who will be their voice in Congress. Candidates are running in eight competitive congressional districts across a city historically dominated by the Democratic Party — at least outside of Staten Island. When a candidate wins a party primary in New York […]

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When the Independent Budget Office and the city comptroller released their annual economic and budget review late last year, they projected that New York City would add about 40,000 jobs in 2025, mostly home health care jobs. But when the final numbers came out in the spring, the state labor department said the city had […]

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City lawyers have agreed to pay nearly $5.2 million to settle lawsuits brought by the families of two men who died from methadone overdoses while jail staff ignored them on Rikers Island. The settlements come amid a sharp rise in claims and a dramatic spike in taxpayer-funded payouts by the Department of Correction.  In fiscal […]

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Disabled New Yorkers and disability advocates spoke out against a City Council bill that would ban 24-hour home care shifts, saying their own care will suffer.  The bill, which was stalled in the Council, would replace the 24-hour shifts with 12-hour shifts performed by two separate workers. But those who rely on the support of […]

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