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Trump Budget Proposal Could Devastate New York’s Housing Landscape

A/C units sat in the windows of a Washington Heights tenement building.

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget released last week would shred New York’s housing safety net by cutting billions of dollars in federal aid, putting limits on vouchers used by some 500,000 people statewide. Landlords, especially owners of smaller rent-stabilized buildings, would suddenly find that many of their tenants could no longer pay rent, leading to […]

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Tech is Driving the NYC Economy, New Report Finds

People work remotely at a cafe in Long Island City.

When Kevin Ryan moved his internet startup from Atlanta to New York in 1996, it was hard for him to find a lawyer to represent the company, and landlords and banks didn’t know what to make of this new tech enterprise. But Ryan’s company, soon to be named DoubleClick, had invented a technology that allowed […]

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Parks Commissioner to Resign, Sources Say

Commissioner Sue Donoghue, who has led the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation since the start of Mayor Eric Adams’ term, will leave her post at the end of the month, multiple sources confirmed to THE CITY. Donoghue was an early appointee for Adams, coming aboard in February 2022 after years as the president of […]

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States Sue Trump to Lift Offshore Wind Power Blockade

New York Attorney General Letitia James along with her counterparts in 17 other states sued the Trump administration on Monday seeking to permanently block Trump’s complete halt on all offshore wind energy development. The Democratic attorneys general argued in a 101-page complaint that the president’s attacks on the industry violated a litany of federal laws […]

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LISTEN: Mamdani Momentum Hits Cuomo Cliff

Supporters are seen in a diptych image watching mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo deliver speeches.

Mamdani momentum is monumental, but Cuomo remains a steep cliff to climb with time running short. Co-hosts Christina Greer, Katie Honan and Harry Siegel discuss that and much more, including Kathy Hochul’s premature “budget deal” proclamation, Eric Adams’ “best budget ever” proposal, and Donald Trump’s brutal federal spending plan that neither New York leader seems […]

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