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State Takes $166 Million Step Toward Making Interborough Express a Reality
New York is kicking off design and engineering work on a “game changer” mass-transit tie between Brooklyn and Queens along 14 miles of an existing but little-used freight railway. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday touted a nearly $166 million commitment in state money for the initial work as a down payment on the $5.5 billion […]
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Heavy Rain Again Scrambles Commute for NYC, But City Escapes Forecast’s Worst
Subway stations flooded. Cars got stuck on a Queens parkway. Park staircases became waterwalls in Brooklyn. But, overall, New York City mostly avoided the worst possible outcome from Thursday evening’s torrential rain storm. New York City was under a flood watch Thursday afternoon, bracing for potentially dangerous and disruptive flooding in streets, basement apartments and […]
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Your Government at Play: On the Field With NYC’s Municipal Softball League
This story is part of Summer & THE CITY, our weekly newsletter made to help you enjoy — and survive — the hottest time in the five boroughs. Sign up here. By day, Brad Reid is an attorney in the legislative division of the City Council, reviewing bill drafts and talking about policy with lawmakers. […]
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Adams Vetoes Bill to Decriminalize Street Vending
Mayor Eric Adams on late Wednesday night vetoed a City Council bill that would have eliminated all criminal enforcement for licensed street vendors as well as misdemeanor penalties for unlicensed sellers — just hours before his deadline to do so. “Since day one, our administration has been committed not just to making New Yorkers safe, but […]
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Security Guard Slain in Midtown Shooting Remembered as ‘Hero’ by Union, Family
The security guard who was slain in the mass shooting in a Midtown office building on Monday was remembered by his brother as a hard-working man, hero, devoted father and aspiring filmmaker who was proud to play his part “in making the city of New York a little safer every day.” Aland Etienne, 46, is […]
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