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Trump endorses Blakeman for NY governor, saying Hochul is soft on crime
Trump tied sanctuary laws to high-profile crimes.
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Jimmy Vielkind
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Giulia Heyward
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Momentum builds to ban Madison Square Garden's 'surveillance empire'
A bill to bar private businesses from scanning customers' faces has won the backing of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration and a majority of the City Council, sponsors said Friday.
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Charles Lane
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Audit says Jersey City financial records are a mess, as city stares down huge tax hike
The audit looks at the last year of Steven Fulop's three-term mayoralty.
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Michael Sol Warren
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Advocates say Mayor Mamdani's NYPD isn't curbing broken-windows policing
The mayor has backed off calls to defund the police. Advocates say the NYPD under Mamdani and Commissioner Jessica Tisch is still focusing too much on low-level crimes.
By
Ben Feuerherd
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NYC pedicab bill looks to pump the brakes on rides that can cost tourists $1K
The City Council legislation would move regulation to the Taxi and Limousine Commission and require meters after 172 complaints last year.
By
Charles Lane
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AOC freezes her eggs, mixing her personal life with politics
The 36-year-old congressmember’s decision to freeze her eggs — and share it publicly — marks another milestone in her personal and political evolution.
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Brigid Bergin
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Manhattan residents who tasted NYC's trash revolution want their street bins back
A Council bill would force the sanitation department to let small buildings band together to swap parking spots for the type of on-street trash containers the sanitation department is putting in front of large developments.
By
Liam Quigley
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City Council looks to revive New York City outdoor dining
Only 1,600 restaurants participate in the program, down from a peak of 12,500.
By
Walter Wuthmann
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Cyclists to Mamdani: Electric Citi Bikes are way too expensive
Street safety advocates say lowering the cost of riding zippy two-wheelers would align with the mayor's affordability agenda.
By
Stephen Nessen
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Is 'woke' a joke? AOC sparks debate among NYC progressives about liberal excess.
Prominent progressives have a new humorous shorthand as they distance themselves from unpopular left-wing policies.
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Elizabeth Kim
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