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Gateway Megaproject Sues Feds for Withheld Funds Ahead of Looming Work Shutdown
Facing a looming Saturday shutdown of work on a new Hudson River rail tunnel, the Gateway Development Commission is suing the federal government for an alleged breach of contract that may result in the immediate loss of 1,000 jobs. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, accuses the U.S. Department of Transportation […]
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The Battle Over New York’s 11th Congressional District Lines Has Only Just Begun
An independent commission charged by a judge to redraw the boundaries of New York’s 11th Congressional District has paused its work due to a pending appeal of the issue, the group’s staff told THE CITY. That means it’s unlikely the bipartisan group, the Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC), will meet the deadline of this Friday previously […]
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Mamdani’s New Health Commissioner Is an Unexpected Pick
This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. The new health commissioner for New York City is a Harvard-educated emergency physician and former White House fellow who has spent the past several years in Boston combining medicine with advocacy work, burnishing a resume that leans more toward health care than […]
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Deep Freeze Tests City Sanitation Workers
City sanitation workers battling massive snow and ice piles left by last week’s storm have kept up with trash collection — but have fallen a day behind on recyclables. “Given that the same sanitation workers who pick up trash have been clearing the foot of snow and ice that fell last Sunday, we are about […]
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LISTEN: A New Mayor Navigates a Frigid City
Just a month into this new era, Zohran Mamdani is trying to get his feet under him as the ground remains icy and precarious. The FAQ NYC hosts discuss that and much more, including a deluge of fake news about the new mayor online and the last governor’s new talk show.
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