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City Comptroller Brad Lander speaks about migrant shelter limit report

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Report from Lander suggests NYC’s migrant shelter stay limit enforced in ‘haphazard’ fashion, ‘disregarded humanity’

NYPD and Sheriff's office members at illegal cannabis shop raid

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‘Padlock to Protect’: NYC boosts effort to shut down illegal cannabis shops with new state-granted authority

NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell

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City Council seeks probe into NYPD brass’ ‘intimidating and dangerous’ social media activity

Bernadette Ferrara speaking at a podium

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Ferrara resigns from CB11 following board vote to remove her as chair

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NYS Gov. Hochul at a desk with American flag behind her talking congestion pricing

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Hochul unpacks details of major effort to combat retail theft — including tougher penalties and tax credits

Rent Guidelines Board votes on preliminary rent-stabilized apartment increase

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NYC rent-stabilized tenants in danger of yet another increase after Rent Guidelines Board vote

Chinatown in New York

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Celebrating the power of NY’s Asian American and Pacific Islander community

Mayor Adams

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How NYC plans to bring hate crime prevention lessons into public school classrooms

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Week in Rewind: CB11 chairs stripped of leadership, mental health clinics come to Bronx schools, community boards weigh in on Metro-North megaproject and more

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Ground-breaking in Brooklyn as Black unemployment rate drops

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Black unemployment rate drops significantly in NYC, new economic report shows

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‘Community Board 11 requires intervention’: Board strips Ferrara, D’Angelo of leadership titles in meeting marked by disruptions and a resignation

By Camille Botello Conversation…

City Council Member Pierina Sanchez speaks during a news conference outside City Hall on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Sanchez is introducing a package of bills in response to structural collapses, most prominently a partial collapse in her district at 1915 Billingsley Terrace.

Bronx pol announces building safety legislation inspired by Billingsley Terrace collapse

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Mayor Eric Adams holds rally celebrating rollout of executive budget

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Mayor Adams’ $111 billion executive budget plan restores some critical cuts, but shuts out libraries

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BP Gibson touts strong economic recovery, plenty of Bronx pride in State of the Borough address

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

NYS Gov. Hochul at a desk with American flag behind her talking congestion pricing

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Albany lawmakers pass state budget that extends mayoral control, enacts modified ‘Good Cause’ protections

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Why several NYC House members voted against funding to help defend Israel or Ukraine

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The Stonewall Inn as it appears today.

Historic preservationists create virtual 3D model of the Stonewall Inn as it appeared in 1969