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Unemployed New Yorkers Get Benefit Boost
A majority of out-of-work New Yorkers will see their unemployment insurance benefit checks get bigger beginning Oct. 13, thanks to a planned boost that goes into effect this month. The maximum amount will increase from $504 to $869 per week, the state’s first rise in payouts since 2019. Among those who could benefit will be […]
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Unions Join Council Leadership in Opposition to Mayoral Ballot Measures
Politically influential labor unions with a stake in real estate development joined City Council leaders on Monday on the Lower East Side to rally public opposition to city charter changes soon to go before voters — arguing that proposals to bypass the Council on some approvals would weaken public influence. The Hotel and Gaming Trades […]
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NYPD’s Controversial Top Chief to Retire
The highest-ranking uniformed officer in the NYPD, Chief of Department John Chell, has told members of his office that he’s retiring with under three months to go in Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, according to current and former NYPD sources. The move marks the end of the 31-year career of a sometimes polarizing figure who as […]
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LISTEN: An $18 Billion Transit Cut Is No Way to Cut Through Gridlock
The Trump administration is using the federal shutdown to snatch away money it’s already committed to huge New York projects that are already ongoing. All that and much more gets discussed on the latest episode of City Hall Free for All, along with a conversation with “Gridlock Sam” Schwartz about the past, present and future […]
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How Queensbridge’s “Baby Park” Became an Orphan and a Battleground for LIC Rezoning
When the Department of City Planning presented its massive Long Island City housing development plan to neighborhood residents last year, it put forward an ambitious vision for the waterfront: To extend an existing mile-long esplanade by roughly another half mile to connect the neighborhood from Hunter’s Point to the south up to Queensbridge Park to […]
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