Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
LISTEN: The AG Is Indicted, and Alexa Avilés Unpacks the Rhetoric of Resistance
In episode five of City Hall Free for All, the hosts discuss the dubious criminal case against Letitia James, Andrew Cuomo’s ambivalent reaction that move by Donald Trump’s Justice Department, and much more. Then, City Council Immigration Chair and longtime Democratic Socialists of American member Alexa Avilés joins for a conversation about Trump’s immigration crackdown, […]
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Queens Council Candidate Splurges on Meals and Gas, on Public Dime
A Queens City Council candidate participating in the city’s public matching funds program has spent $12,000 in campaign funds at restaurants and more than $2,500 on gas in his second bid to unseat an incumbent. Bernard Chow says the expenses are necessary because he does not have a campaign office in his effort to oust […]
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Taxi Drivers Hail Chelsea Rest Station
Inside the Taxi Clubhouse in Chelsea, cabbies and drivers for the ride-hailing apps can lounge on a row of massage chairs, kneel in ritual prayer, pound a punching bag in a basement gym or hit the gas on a “Ridge Racer” video game. But for many Taxi & Limousine Commission-licensed motorists, a visit to the […]
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Tish James Indictment Reverberates in Cuomo-Mamdani Fray
Less than a day after an indictment against Attorney General Letitia James ordered by the president, her case has widened a fault line through the race for mayor — with Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo both claiming the other is not equipped to stand up to President Donald Trump as he sets aim at New York. […]
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Check’s in the Mail: A New Yorker’s Guide to Inflation Refunds
Across New York City, 3.53 million residents are set to receive inflation refund checks of up to $400. Have you gotten yours yet? If not, keep reading. The checks are part of a statewide initiative spearheaded by Gov. Kathy Hochul to give mostly middle-class New Yorkers a boost against what she called a pandemic-driven increase […]
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