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Sophia Chang
Sophia Chang is a former WNYC and Gothamist reporter.
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Mayor Adams' sanitation cuts soil major progress in cleaning up NYC streets
The mayor has made sanitation reforms a cornerstone of his first two years in office, but cuts to key initiatives threaten to throw a wrench in that progress.
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Sophia Chang
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Anonymous donor saves compost collection at NYC greenmarkets, staving off mayor's cuts
It's the season of giving, and one anonymous benefactor bought New Yorkers six more months of compost collection at farmers markets.
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Sophia Chang
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Unlicensed vendors at Grand Army Plaza lament holiday crackdown
Vendors say the repeated visits by Parks Enforcement Patrol officers is harming their business at the worst time.
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Sophia Chang
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Compost collection to disappear from NYC greenmarkets due to budget cuts, staffers say
GrowNYC's orange composting tents, which are a familiar sight at markets citywide, will make their last appearances over the next 11 days, staffers from the group said Wednesday.
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Sophia Chang
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Crackdown on unlicensed vendors reaches Grand Army Plaza farmers market
The sweep at the farmers market resulted in the arrest of a vendor with mushroom statues, a bong and other paraphernalia on a table. The vendor's cat was also seized.
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Sophia Chang
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Residents say notorious Manhattan park still neglected despite murders, drug use
Conditions in Sara D. Roosevelt Park drew increased scrutiny in 2022, after the murder of Christina Yuna Lee in her nearby apartment.
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Sophia Chang
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Compost service in Bronx and on Staten Island delayed due to budget cuts
The Adams administration detailed cuts across all agencies on Thursday afternoon.
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Elizabeth Kim
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Sophia Chang
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Hart Island, burial site for 1 million New Yorkers, opens to the public
The island is the final resting place for more than 1 million New Yorkers, many of whom were never identified or claimed by their families.
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Sophia Chang
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Project to convert NYC compost to heating fuel goes offline weeks after launching
The highly anticipated project already faced years of delays before it was unveiled in June. But it's already gone offline for repairs.
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Sophia Chang
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FBI seized electronic devices from New York City Mayor Eric Adams
Adams' campaign said the FBI had seized the devices after the mayor attended an event on Monday night. Adams did not disclose the seizures in a press briefing earlier this week.
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Sophia Chang
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Elizabeth Kim
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Grandmother struck and killed by school bus in Queens
The NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was investigating the accident, police said.
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Sophia Chang
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NYPD searching for suspect in 1 train screwdriver attack at Columbus Circle
Police say they're looking for a man who attacked a passenger Thursday night.
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Sophia Chang
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