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Not All Elevators at Yankee Stadium Subway Stop Ready for Opening Day
When baseball returns to Yankee Stadium on Friday, two elevators at the neighboring subway station will remain on the disabled list — with their return to action still weeks away, according to the MTA. Contractors for the transportation authority have been replacing five elevators at 161st Street-Yankee Stadium since late 2024, but the MTA said […]
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Mamdani Pushes to Delay Class Size Law as Deadline Looms
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. On the campaign trail, Mayor Zohran Mamdani vowed to take a state mandate to slash class sizes seriously, saying it “will transform our students’ ability to learn.” “The question of compliance has too often been a negotiation,” Mamdani said on the first day of school […]
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Drive-by Detention: 800 New Yorkers Swept Up in ‘Collateral’ ICE Arrests
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested 811 immigrants in New York City since August who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Of these “collateral” arrests — as the agency calls them — 85% involved people with no criminal history, according to newly obtained ICE data. THE CITY had reported on several […]
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Feds Indict Another Eric Adams Pal, This One for Insurance Fraud
A longtime pal of ex-Mayor Eric Adams who ran one of the nightlife mayor’s favorite haunts was indicted Wednesday in an alleged scheme to submit tens of millions of dollars of bogus no-fault car insurance claims. Zhan “Johnny” Petrosyants, 44, was taken into custody late Tuesday and was set to be presented in court Wednesday. […]
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Congestion Tolls Fund Fridges to Replace Diesel-Spewing Units in South Bronx
Diesel-powered refrigeration units that have long spewed toxins into neighborhoods with some of the country’s highest rates of respiratory ailments are being phased out at the Hunts Point Produce Market. Officials on Wednesday unveiled the first 20 electric-hybrid transport refrigeration units that will eventually replace up to 1,000 diesel-powered pieces of equipment used for cold […]
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