In the aftermath of a high-profile Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid on Chinatown vendors Tuesday, the usual hustle and bustle at Canal and Broadway was absent on Wednesday afternoon.  Most West African sellers were gone, while Chinese aunties accustomed to flaunting laminated catalogs of designer knockoffs were keeping a low profile. Among the handful of […]

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A veteran subway train operator left for dead after being stabbed 11 times inside a Brooklyn station last year lost a chance to face off with his attacker Wednesday when the man refused to show up in person for his sentencing. Jonathan Davalos, who pleaded guilty in August to the attempted murder of Myran Pollack […]

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New York’s mass-transit system is banking on billions of dollars from the state’s bet to bring full-scale casinos to the city. With three gaming-palace proposals still on the table — two in Queens and one in The Bronx — the MTA is counting on close to $2 billion through 2029 just from casino-licensing fees earmarked […]

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Federal taxpayer dollars touch everything from food assistance to homeland security funds in New York City. If President Donald Trump rescinds or cancels funds to the city, as he repeatedly threatens to do if Zohran Mamdani win the mayoral race in November, it could upend city operations and services, especially for New York City’s most vulnerable residents, budget experts said. “Even if […]

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