THE CITY

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Record Amount of Outside Money Flooded NYC Elections Last Year #NYC #Politics #Journalism
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Sep 1, 2026
NYC To Open Access to 13,000 Metered Spots for Cabbies Looking for Relief #NYC #Taxi #Transportation
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Sep 1, 2026
LISTEN: The Brooklyn Dems Bring 'Veep' to Real Life #Journalism #NYC #Politics
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Aug 31, 2026
Mamdani Rushes To Patch Up NYC Childcare Payments After Providers Report Delays #NYC #Childcare #Government
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Aug 31, 2026
Data Shows NYC Major Crime Is Declining Overall, but Felony Assaults Remain High #NYC #Crime #Journalism
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Aug 31, 2026
Pastor Calls for Remains of Freed Slaves to Be Reinterred, Urges City to Landmark Site #NYC #History #Community
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Aug 31, 2026
Taxi Drivers Hold Harlem Memorial for West African Cabbie Who Died in Heat Wave #NYC #Journalism #Labor
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Aug 31, 2026
ICE Arrests in NYC Peaked This July, But Many Immigrants Were Released the Same Day #Immigration #NYC #Journalism
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Aug 28, 2026
NYC Wants 2,100 Public Restrooms, but City Hall's Bathroom Strategy Is Backed Up #NYC #CityGovernment #Infrastructure
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Aug 28, 2026
He Died in His NYC Taxi in a Heat Wave. Cabbies Are Returning His Body to Ivory Coast. #NYC #Journalism #Immigration
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Aug 28, 2026
Mamdani Ends $200M Adams-Era Deal for T-Mobile Internet Service on Student Laptops #NYC #Education #Tech
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Aug 27, 2026
Nashville to New York: Some NYC Colleges Thrive Amid Headwinds #NYC #Education #Jobs
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Aug 27, 2026
Rikers Misses Deadline to Give Detainees Digital Access to Case Evidence #CriminalJustice #NYC #Government
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Aug 27, 2026
Schools Left in Lurch After Mamdani Administration Halted Education Software Purchases #Education #NYC #Government
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Aug 26, 2026
Who Owns Wall Street's 'Charging Bull'? Nobody Seems to Know. #NYC #Finance #Journalism
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Aug 26, 2026
Brooklyn Dem Chief Narrowly Prevails in Divisive Vote to Change Party Rules #Politics #News #LocalNews
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Aug 26, 2026
NYC Families Struggle With Late-Summer Childcare Due to Later School Year Start #NYC #Childcare #Education
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Aug 25, 2026
Paved-Over Historic Black Cemetery Is Now Up For Sale, Lawyer Says #Journalism #NYC #History
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Aug 25, 2026
How Trump's Canada Trade War Will Hit New York #Economy #Politics #NewYork
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Aug 25, 2026
Beloved AMC Movie Theater in Kips Bay Will Close by Year's End #NYC #LocalNews #Community
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Aug 24, 2026
Pressure Mounts on Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair to Abandon Rule Changes #Politics #NYC #Democracy
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Aug 24, 2026
LISTEN: Potholes, Promenades and Power in Mamdani's New York #NYC #Journalism #Podcast
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Aug 24, 2026
They Paved a Historic Black Burial Ground. Now It's a Lot for Abandoned Cars. #NYC #History #Journalism
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Aug 24, 2026
East New York Residents Try Buying Back Their Neighborhood, One Lot At a Time #Housing #Community #Activism
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Aug 24, 2026
Mamdani Touts Speedy Parks Repair Crews #NYC #Journalism #Parks
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Aug 24, 2026
LISTEN: 'Thou Shall Not Push Your Neighbor Around' #NYC #Journalism #Podcast
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Aug 22, 2026
Reformers Blast 'Audacious Power Grab' by Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair #Politics #Elections #NewYork
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Aug 21, 2026
ICE Agents Target Out-of-State License Plates in Apparent Escalation of Car Stops in NYC #Immigration #NYC #Journalism
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Aug 21, 2026
Far Rockaway Residents Rally Against Dust-Blowing Concrete Recycling Plant #NYC #Environment #Community
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Aug 20, 2026
How To Enjoy NYC's Jamaica Bay, on Water or Land #NYC #Environment #Outdoors
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Aug 20, 2026
These NYC Communities Will Be Hit The Hardest by New Medicaid Work Rules #NYC #HealthPolicy #CommunityImpact
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Aug 20, 2026
Mamdani Sues NYC Council To Block $10K Payments for Teacher Aides #NYC #Education #Politics
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Aug 19, 2026
Mamdani Administration Says NYC Needs to Build 700,000 New Housing Units in the Next Decade #NYC #Housing #UrbanPlanning
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Aug 19, 2026
MTA's 2040 Goal for Zero-Emissions Bus Fleet Is 'In Jeopardy,' NY Comptroller Says #NYC #Transit #MTA
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Aug 19, 2026
$10K Bonuses for NYC Paraprofessionals Become Law Without Mamdani's Signature #NYC #Education #Government
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Aug 19, 2026
Brooklyn Cyclones Admit They Dropped the Ball on Worker Tips #NYC #Journalism #SportsBusiness
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Aug 19, 2026
Team Mamdani's Pied-à-Terre No-Show Has Lawmakers Fuming #NYC #Politics #Journalism
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Aug 19, 2026
Teamsters Hit Amazon Over Delivery Worker Layoffs, With Millions at Stake #Labor #Journalism #Economy
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Aug 18, 2026
Mamdani Wants To Speed up NYC Government. He Could Tackle Cumbersome Agency Reports. #CityGovernment #Journalism #NYC
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Aug 18, 2026
LISTEN: Here's What It Takes to Keep NYC Moving #NYC #Journalism #Podcasts
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