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NYC House Democrats Say They Want Their Party to Boost AOC
This story was produced as part of a partnership between THE CITY and NOTUS, a publication from the nonprofit, nonpartisan Allbritton Journalism Institute. New York City Democrats in the House are boosting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s role at the forefront of the Democratic Party after she declined a second run to be the ranking member on […]
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NYC Arts Groups Reel as Trump NEA Cuts Hit Home
Kirstin Kapustik was on her way home after a Friday night performance of Trisha Brown Dance Company at The Joyce Theater when her evening took a turn for the worse. Kapustik, the company’s executive director, got an email from the National Endowment for the Arts informing her that its offer of a $40,000 grant would […]
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Campaign Board Chair Nixes Eric Adams’ Re-upped Request for $4 million in Matching Funds
The chair of the city Campaign Finance Board last week quietly shot down Mayor Eric Adams’ request for a do-over on the board’s decision to deny his campaign millions of dollars in public matching funds for his re-election, records obtained by THE CITY reveal. Chair Frederick Schaffer denied Adams’ appeal of the board’s decision last […]
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Criminal-Probe Pretext for NYPD ICE Cooperation Alarms Immigrant Advocates
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch is defending the NYPD’s cooperation with federal immigration authorities currently detaining a Palestinian woman who participated in protests at Columbia University, arguing New York’s strict sanctuary laws don’t apply. But advocates for immigrants say that Tisch is dangerously wrong in the case of the woman, 32-year-old Leqaa Kordia, and in effect […]
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Judges Reject Ballot Attack From Big-Money PAC in Bronx Council Race
Clarisa Alayeto, who is running to replace term-limited Councilmember Diana Ayala in Mott Haven, East Harlem and Randall’s Island, won her appeal to remain on the Democratic primary ballot next month. It’s a big win for the first-time candidate against a big-money special interest group that brought the legal challenge to try to kick her […]
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