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Trump Policies Slam Brakes on NYC Economy
For the first time since the pandemic struck five years ago, New York City has lost jobs in the first five months of the year in a sign that tariffs and other Trump economic policies have sent a chill through the local economy. If the trend continues, officials will face difficult decisions later this year […]
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Adams Nixes Senior Apartments at Elizabeth Street Garden, Stunning Housing Advocates
Amid a housing crisis, Mayor Eric Adams made a signature push for more apartments, spearheading zoning changes as part of a goal to build half a million new homes, even over the objections of some local community leaders. But the Adams administration on Monday nixed the long-planned development of 123 affordable apartments for seniors on […]
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MTA to Bring Back Booze Ads in Subway, Pending Board Vote
The MTA is looking to loosen its prohibition on alcohol advertising, citing the importance of millions of dollars in revenue that such ads could create for the transit system. The proposed change to the agency’s advertising policy, which the MTA board will vote on at its monthly meeting on Wednesday, would undo some of the […]
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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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