A Guide to the 5 Proposals on the Back of NYC Ballots
The five questions this year range from what to do with small, publicly-owned properties to how the city should plan for its financial future via…
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NY unemployment recipients brace for delays during system upgrade
Magaly Irizarry The shutdown is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on Monday and last for nine to 12 days. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βOpinion: When it Comes to Closing Rikers, Justice Delayed is Justice Denied
"If construction stalls, Chinatown would have a large construction site for a few more years. In the meantime, more families would endure the demeaning trip…
Read full article βThe High School Hunt: A Guide to NYCβs Complex Admissions Process
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Applying to high school in New York City is daunting: Eighth…
Read full article βEn Harlem, residentes de vivienda pΓΊblica van de puerta en puerta con la candidata al Congreso Avila Chevalier
βHay mucho por hacer en nuestra comunidadβ, afirmΓ³ Barbara Williams, una activista de 78 aΓ±os y residente de las torres Polo Grounds de NYCHA. La…
Read full article βInfluential Brooklyn developer illegally raised rents despite tax break, lawsuit claims
300 Ashland Place in Fort Greene, Brooklyn The lawsuit targets the leasing practices of the company Two Trees, which recently received a special carveout in…
Read full article βDemocrats’ early voting lead in NJ keeps growing ahead of Election Day
Democrat Rebecca Bennett campaigning in New Jersey's 7th Congressional district. In key districts and across the state, Democrats are building on their early voting success…
Read full article βLos neoyorquinos tienen derecho a votar en su propio idioma. Esto es lo que debes saber.
"La ciudad de Nueva York, en particular, cuenta con numerosas leyes que regulan el acceso en diferentes idiomas", afirmΓ³ Olivia NΓΊΓ±ez, de la Junta de…
Read full article βEarly Addition: Is Harry running?
Because Harry Styles' Madison Square Garden residency is over in time for the marathon, here are your early links: Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont going for…
Read full article βWhy LCD Soundsystem’s ‘New York, I Love You’ is still the city’s most honest anthem
James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem performs in Baltimore in 2007, the year "New York, but You're Bringing Me Down" was released The song continues to…
Read full article β“Ungrounding”: Eyal Weizman on Gaza Genocide & Israel’s “Permanent Architecture of Control”
We speak with Forensic Architectureβs Eyal Weizman about his new book, Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide, a meticulous investigation into Israelβs genocide in Gaza, the…
Read full article βNYC Council takes key step toward Mamdani’s promised Department of Community Safety
Mayor Zohran Mamdani talking to NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch. The mayor's Department of Community Safety may soon become real. Lawmakers on Friday debate a bill…
Read full article βNY progressives have found a way to vote for Hochul, with an asterisk
Progressives are following Mayor Mamdaniβs lead and voting for Gov. Hochul, a moderate Democrat, on the Working Families Party ballot line. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βCan you eat the mushrooms growing out of your bathroom ceiling?
Coprinellus domesticus is a common home mushroom that moves into leaky city apartments. [ more βΊ ]
Read full article βE-Bike Battery Fires On The Rise at NYCHA, Leaving Death in Their Wake
In 2023, after several e-bike battery fires erupted inside New York City Housing Authority apartments, including a blaze that killed a 5-year-old girl and a…
Read full article βBronx community hosts vigil for boy killed in e-bike fire
Prayer candles outside the Patterson Houses in Mott Haven for a vigil for Zion Maine. Zion Maine died Wednesday after a lithium-ion battery ignited, killing…
Read full article β8 people charged in $7M SNAP benefit fraud scheme
A store displays a sign accepting Electronic Benefits Transfer cards for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchases for groceries. The scam impacted thousands of people,…
Read full article βCalifornia man was shot by a NJ detective in Moonachie, officials say
Roberto Castro-Quinonez of Bakersfield, California was shot by police in Bergen County on Wednesday, according to the New Jersey attorney general's office. [ more βΊ…
Read full article βThe NYPD is confiscating e-bikes along a clogged East Village street
E-bikes parked along East 11th Street and 1st Avenue have been causing a stir in the East Village. The action follows complaints from merchants and…
Read full article βOpinion: Laying the Foundation for NYCβs Small Business Renaissance
βIf we want a small business renaissance, we have to stop treating empty storefronts as acceptable collateral damage of financial regulatory happenstance and start seeing…
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