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Mamdani’s redevelopment plan for NYCHA complex in Chelsea spills into DSA
Tenants fighting the city’s plan to demolish and rebuild a public housing complex in Chelsea say it violates the mayor’s socialist principles.
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Elizabeth Kim
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Mamdani’s redevelopment plan for NYCHA complex in Chelsea spills into DSA
Tenants fighting the city’s plan to demolish and rebuild a public housing complex in Chelsea say it violates the mayor’s socialist principles.
By
Elizabeth Kim
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Teen arrested for fatal shooting of 15-year-old Bronx boy walking to school, NYPD says
Javits Frimpong was shot in the stomach on Oct. 29 near Crotona Park as he walked to DreamYard Preparatory School.
By
Hannah Frishberg
Published Nov 11, 2026 at 11:26 a.m. ET
Modified Nov 11, 2026 at 12:01 p.m. ET
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Long-lost Georgia O’Keeffe painting found in East Village closet
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Hannah Frishberg
Wind, rain, maybe snowflakes: It's about to get chilly around NYC
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Giulia Heyward
NYC sanitation supervisors keep speeding on the job, data shows
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Liam Quigley
NYC bars and restaurants say they're struggling and may raise prices
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Catalina Gonella
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Rent-stabilized buildings hit auction block, despite Mamdani’s efforts to intervene
City officials tried to steer the sale to an affordable housing developer, but the attempt failed.
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David Brand
Published Nov 10, 2026
Manhattan's Canal Street is getting a face-lift, but it'll take a while
'We would have loved to do more,' transportation official says.
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Willow Higgins
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Manhattan's Canal Street is getting a face-lift, but it'll take a while
'We would have loved to do more,' transportation official says.
By
Willow Higgins
What's happening behind the gates at Fort Hamilton?
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James Ramsay
Mamdani calls for investigation on how a man charged for jogger's murder was hired by DOE
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Carol Chen
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Catalina Gonella
NYPD curbs spitting and idling tickets amid complaints about quality-of-life crackdown
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Ben Feuerherd
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Manhattan's Canal Street is getting a face-lift, but it'll take a while
'We would have loved to do more,' transportation official says.
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Willow Higgins
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