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NYC’s Growing Higher Ed Sector Contributes $35 Billion a Year to City Economy, Study Finds
This September, Vanderbilt University signed a 99-year lease for 13 buildings in Chelsea where it plans to create a third major center for the Nashville-based school, which ranks as one of the best universities in the country. Boston-based Northeastern University is absorbing Marymount College to establish an outpost in New York City, its 14th campus. […]
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NYC Abortion Providers Brace for New Florida Influx
On Election Night, Chelsea Williams-Diggs went to bed around 10 p.m. Even though it was too early to know the results of the presidential election, a race “critical” to her had already been called: Florida’s Amendment 4. “That’s what I was mostly biting my nails on,” she said. “It was so frustrating that it was […]
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LISTEN: Is ‘Urban Supremacy’ Killing New York City?
What is New York for, in an era when people can live, work, learn, shop, play and connect with virtually anyone, anywhere? Alyssa Katz, executive editor at The City, has been asking that question to thinkers, leaders and creators as a guest host of FAQ NYC Off Cycle episodes since the pandemic. She’s joined for […]
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City Hall Moves to Wind Down Separate Shelter System for Migrants
City Hall is moving to return control of all shelter operations to the Department of Homeless Services by June of 2026, THE CITY has learned, including those housing asylum-seeking immigrants. The plan comes after two years of operating an ad hoc “shadow system” of separate shelters for migrants often under the auspices of agencies other […]
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Adams’ ‘City of Yes’ Housing Agenda Ekes By Council Committees Mostly Intact
A sweeping zoning change pushed by the administration of Mayor Eric Adams and approved by key City Council committees Thursday is expected to accelerate housing construction and make a dent in the city’s housing crisis. Despite concessions that will likely result in spurring less new housing that originally envisioned in the boroughs’ more suburban-like neighborhoods, […]
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