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Homeowners Who Hope to Legalize Basement Apartments Can’t Even Apply
Vanita Maloney knows there’s more than enough room in her home in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, to house other New Yorkers. She’s eager to rent out her basement. But she can’t. A city pilot program to legalize and regulate basement apartments and other so-called accessory dwelling units that could have been up and running by mid-June […]
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No Public Matching Funds for Mayor Adams, Rules Federal Judge
A federal judge late Friday shot down Mayor Eric Adams’ last ditch attempt to secure $4 million in public matching funds. The city’s Campaign Finance Board has repeatedly denied the request for funds due to Adams’ serial failure to answer questions about his fundraising tactics in 2021 and 2025. The court’s decision by Brooklyn federal […]
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Council Set to Pass Bill Mandating Disclosure of Rikers Deaths
In May 2023, after a spike in deaths on Rikers Island, city jail officials suddenly stopped notifying the media shortly after an incarcerated person passed away. Frank Dwyer, a spokesperson for then Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina, told THE CITY at the time that notifying the public after each death was a “practice, not […]
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Casinos for NYC Will Be Chosen By Year’s End. Here’s How.
Eight players are in, the cards are down — and now we wait. The final-round game to secure a highly lucrative license to open a casino in the New York City area begins now. By the end of this year, a specially-created state board will give the go-ahead to three proposals for commercial casinos in […]
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How to Weigh in on Election Changes on Your Ballot (Maybe) This Fall
New York City voters will likely have a say in more than just who they’re electing to City Hall this November. A group of officials charged with changing the city’s charter, or governing document, recently put their suggestions to the public. The NYC Charter Revision Commission’s interim report outlined five possible ballot proposals that aim […]
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