Springtime in New York City is always magical — but perhaps more now than ever after the coldest, sludgiest winter in years. April showers are rejuvenating eager buds while the warmer weather invites them to open up. Blooming cherry blossoms and magnolias inspire awe and wonder as passersby stop to take in the ephemeral moment.  “They’re […]

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Manhattan City Councilmember Gale Brewer is drafting legislation to force public tracking of complaints from Rikers Island made through the city’s 311 system, aiming to bring transparency and accountability to a largely opaque process. The proposal follows reporting by THE CITY that found tens of thousands of jail-related calls to 311 each year are not […]

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The idea came to Sergio Gustavo Ajche in the darkest days of the pandemic, when food delivery was in high demand and rest stops for delivery workers were scarce. Ajche, who lives in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, was working in Lower Manhattan when he spotted an abandoned newsstand just outside City Hall.  “I saw this one and […]

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Rebecca Jones Gaston is the new commissioner for the Administration for Children’s Services, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday.  Jones Gaston served as commissioner of the Administration for Children, Youth and Families in President Joe Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services and before that as the child welfare director for Oregon’s Department of Human Services. […]

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Nearly half a million people in New York State are poised to lose health insurance coverage as funding cuts from the Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” begin to take effect. On April 1, the state’s Department of Health began sending out notices to New Yorkers who receive coverage on the low-cost Essential Plan about […]

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