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Mamdani Hews to Left Message at Mayoral Debate While Cuomo and Sliwa Battle
The three mayoral candidates on Thursday spoke over each other, traded barbs and made their pitches for why they deserve to lead New York City in the first general election debate. Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, who leads the polls, fought back attacks from his opponents. Meanwhile, GOP nominee Curtis Sliwa and independent former Gov. Andrew […]
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Secret Tapes: Mob Associates Say Adams Aides Tried to Get Suspended Tow Truck License Reinstated
Secretly recorded conversations indicate Frank Carone — a former top aide to Mayor Eric Adams who’s now boosting ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral bid — intervened on behalf of an alleged mob associate who was trying to get his suspended tow truck firm’s license reinstated. Transcripts of the recordings surfaced Thursday in a court filing by […]
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Open Newsroom: On the Hunt for Housing Crisis Solutions in The Bronx
In the midst of one of the city’s most rent-burdened neighborhoods, experts on housing and its development gathered to discuss the state of New York’s affordability crisis — and what, if anything, is being done to ease the strain. Renters, property managers, housing professionals, tenant advocates and more came together at the Chase Bank on […]
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An NYPD Traffic Stop, an Unregistered Moped and 8 Months in an ICE Lockup
On the afternoon of January 2, a 26-year-old Guatemalan construction worker on a moped was pulled over by NYPD officers in South Brooklyn in a traffic stop that could shape the rest of his life. The NYPD stop set off a chain of events that has left J.I.T, who had been living in the United […]
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As New Speed Limit Looms for E-Bikes, How Will It be Enforced?
The speed limit for e-bikes and pedal-assist bicycles will dip to 15 mph later this month — but questions remain on just how, or if, the city actually plans to enforce it. The speed restriction will take effect Oct. 24, months after Mayor Eric Adams cited New Yorkers’ safety concerns while announcing a plan to […]
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