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New Yorkers Flock to Polls on Last Day of Early Voting
Neither rain nor an extreme heat warning could keep New Yorkers in the five boroughs away from polling stations Sunday, the final day of early voting ahead of the city’s June 24 primary. As of Saturday, the eighth day of early voting, 305,896 New Yorkers had cast their ballots, more than double the number of […]
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Mahmoud Khalil Returns to NYC After 104 Days in ICE Detention
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia graduate and student activist targeted by the Trump administration for his pro-Palestinian views, was released from ICE custody in Louisiana Friday evening and arrived in Newark Airport Saturday afternoon to be greeted by a small crowd of cheering supporters. “The fact that they put me in that place, that didn’t mean […]
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Secretive Spending Group Boosting Adrienne Adams Reveals Donors
The outside spending group backing Council Speaker Adrienne Adams for mayor sent the city Campaign Finance Board its roster of funders after THE CITY revealed DoorDash had funneled $150,000 into ads while lobbying the Council against regulations on the delivery app industry. Meanwhile questions remain about how Competent New York, established by the municipal union […]
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What to Do When Your Apartment Is Too Hot
There is no legal right to be cool in New York City as there is with heat in the winter. Still, you can push your landlord to fix your AC — or find a public cooling center.
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Mayor Adams Abandons Medicare Advantage, Despite Court Ruling Permitting Switch
Mayor Eric Adams announced on Friday that his administration will not move forward with a long-in-the-works switch of health care for the city’s quarter-million retirees to Medicare Advantage, after the state’s highest court issued a unanimous ruling clearing the way for the plan. His decision comes after years of fierce opposition and organizing from retirees […]
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