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This Rustic Ferry Is Getting Dismantled in Queens to Become an Artificial Reef
Behind the gate of a waterfront restaurant, a rusted ferry wobbles on the waves of the East River. It’s become a familiar eyesore for residents of Long Island City, Queens since it was first moored to the Anable Basin in 2012 and has floated there since, a forgotten lump of metal — until now. The […]
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Mamdani Allies Want Veto for Protest ‘Buffer Zone’ Bill
Labor and other allies of Mayor Zohran Mamdani are urging him to veto one of two City Council bills aimed at restricting protests around educational facilities, saying the “radical overreach” of the bill limits free speech and endangers New Yorkers. The two “buffer zone” bills passed March 26 with the goal of targeting hate crimes […]
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Doorman Strike Is Off as Union Cuts Deal With Luxury Landlords
The union representing more than 34,000 luxury residential building doormen and porters said it reached a tentative agreement with a prominent landlord group, averting a strike ahead of a Monday deadline. The union, 32BJ SEIU, and the Realty Advisory Board, the consortium representing landlords at some of the city’s toniest condos and co-ops, had been […]
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Columbia University Will Pay for Elevator at 125th Street Subway Stop
After more than five years of prodding from local residents, elected officials and the MTA, Columbia University will partially pay for accessibility upgrades to the No. 1 line’s towering 125th Street station, THE CITY has learned. The Ivy League school will contribute $33 million for an elevator linking the street with the stop’s mezzanine level […]
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Home Care Workers Launch Hunger Strike as 24-Hour Work Shifts Persist
Fifteen home health aides started what they called an indefinite hunger strike on Thursday after the City Council failed to advance a bill banning 24-hour shifts, an issue that has roiled the mostly immigrant women working in the home care industry and the vulnerable patients who rely on their round-the-clock care. For more than a […]
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