Jonathan Mahler joins LIT NYC hosts Harry Siegel and Amy Sohn to discuss his sweeping new book, The Gods of New York: Egotists, Idealists, Opportunists, and the Birth of the Modern City: 1986-1990: “The tabs were this incredibly paradoxical force in New York during these years. On the one hand, they were totally polarizing, turning […]

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If Mayor Eric Adams’ re-election bid is flopping, don’t blame the man in City Hall. The mayor instead faulted his campaign’s fundraising woes Thursday on repeated news reports that he may prematurely end his longshot bid for a second term. Adams has been denied public matching funds five times and is suing the Campaign Finance […]

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A Department of Correction officer shared real-time information with federal immigration officers about the release of a man detained at Rikers Island in violation of New York City sanctuary law, leading to the person’s arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, according to findings laid out by the Department of Investigation Thursday.  While the report […]

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While a 29-year-old detainee with severe mental illness was on the brink of death in his Rikers Island cell last month, a medical staffer stood outside his door spraying air freshener, according to an oversight report obtained by THE CITY. The striking detail appears in the Board of Correction’s initial review of Ardit Billa’s August […]

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Two New York City-area gambling palace proposals on Thursday became the first downstate contenders to advance in the race for new casino licenses. MGM Empire City in Yonkers and Resorts World in Queens were both approved unanimously by their respective community advisory committees and will now take their casino proposals to a state board that […]

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