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NYPD Bypassed Facial Recognition Ban to ID Pro-Palestinian Student Protester
A city fire marshal used FDNY’s access to a facial recognition software to help NYPD detectives identify a pro-Palestinian protester at Columbia University, circumventing policies that tightly restrict the Police Department’s use of the technology. Details of the arrangement emerged in a recent decision by a Manhattan criminal court judge and in a lawsuit seeking […]
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Family Reunions for Mexican Immigrants Persist in the Shadow of Immigration Enforcement
This story was produced in collaboration with Documented, the newsroom dedicated to reporting with and for immigrant communities in New York City. On the Fourth of July, the 150 or so people packed into a small community center in Queens had much to celebrate — and fear. “It’s very emotional,” said one man, Antonio, holding […]
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Pool Closures Leave New Yorkers Heated as Summer Scorches
Sweltering Red Hook residents are urging the Parks Department to make fixes to their beloved outdoor pool, which remains closed weeks after the season kicked off — and will close again in a few years for a major renovation. The Olympic-sized pool never got the chance to open in late June because a decades-old pipe […]
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Will Business and Mamdani Have a Meeting of the Minds?
Shocked by the victory of democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary for mayor, finance billionaires like Bill Ackman rushed to raise millions to defeat him in the general election. Now, a month after the election, a charm offensive by the Democratic nominee and the efforts of key business leaders to open a line […]
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Late Push for Rockaway Railway Reboot Even as Park Proposal Takes Shape
Trains last ran across an abandoned stretch of Queens tracks in 1962, but a distant dream to have them reactivated as more railway than greenway is still chugging. The New York Public Interest Research Group’s Straphangers Campaign on Wednesday released a new report calling on the city to prioritize the long-hoped-for transit revival of what […]
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