Way back in 2025, new mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani promised voters sweeping reform at the NYPD. The long-shot state lawmaker pledged to kill a controversial gang database and terminate a SWAT-like police unit that had been criticized for over-aggressive tactics. He would get rid of NYPD teams focused on so-called “quality of life” infractions that […]

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A coalition of groups sued the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday, alleging that ICE and other federal agencies are unlawfully arresting immigrants in New York solely over their race or ethnicity.  The coalition, which includes the New York American Civil Liberties Union, Make the Road New York and the Legal Aid Society, filed the […]

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A change in policy proposed by the Mamdani administration this week could make it easier for New Yorkers to cancel subscriptions, automatic renewals and continuous service offers, as part of the new mayor’s wider crackdown on what he’s described as “subscription tricks and traps.” The so-called “click to cancel” proposal introduced by the Department of […]

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani won City Hall on a pledge to make New York City more livable and affordable.  His promises of a rent freeze for stabilized tenants, no-cost universal childcare, and fast and free buses resonated with more than a million voters — and created giant expectations in a city hungry for change.  It’ll take […]

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While seated behind the wheel of his green cab at East 125th Street and Park Avenue, Bakary Kane recalled how optimistic he felt more than seven years ago when he became the owner of a so-called Boro Taxi. But with the number of green cab drivers sinking to its lowest level ever, Kane said he […]

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