Reading List
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LISTEN: A New Test of Mamdani’s Winning Streak
It’s been a huge week for the new mayor, who saw the political capital he wagered on this year’s elections pay off big-time and who fulfilled a key campaign promise with the city’s first-ever two-year freeze on two-year rent-stabilized leases. But a sudden City Council push to hold up the budget due Tuesday if City […]
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Five Things to Know From Our Big Story on NY’s Broken Benefits Card System
It happens all the time: a New Yorker who relies on federal benefits to feed their family swipes their Electronic Benefits Transfer card at the grocery store, only to find that their money for the month has disappeared. In a deep look at the problem, we discovered: Here’s what more to know from our investigation, […]
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The Price of Prison Abuse: $25.7 Million in New York Settlements
Antoine Galloway still remembers the moment he was surrounded by seven corrections officers upset over a sexual assault grievance he’d filed against a guard at Clinton Correctional Facility in February 2016. First came a punch to the face. The Harlem native then felt large fists hitting his body, steel-toed boots kicking his legs, and a […]
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How the Rent Freeze Will Work for Your Next Lease: A Guide for Tenants
In a raucous auditorium flooded with bright red “Freeze the Rent!” posters and tenants chanting, the Rent Guidelines Board approved a signature campaign promise of Mayor Zohran Mamdani: 0% rent increases on one- and two-year rent-stabilized leases. The 7-1 vote on Thursday night was met with deafening cheering as the mayor’s six appointees to the […]
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How the Knicks Broke the Bookies: Gambling Sites Took a Bath on NBA Champs
The New York Knicks weren’t the only people who won big when the team defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The week they clinched their first championship in 53 years, sports betting companies lost more than $48 million — the first time the house lost since data has been […]
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