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Pinched for Pet Food: Hunger Pains Extend to New Yorkers’ Furry Friends

Food bank volunteers hand out pet and human food in the South Bronx.

Hundreds of people flocked to a South Bronx park Tuesday to pick up food for their families — pets included. Jonathan Vicente hauled a large sack of kibble for his 3-year-old bully mix, Maria, who walked alongside him at Bill Rainey Park to one of the dozens of mobile food pantries across the city where […]

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Parks Fast-Tracks Wollman Rink to Developer As Adams Exits

People ice skate at Wollman Rink in Central Park.

The Adams administration is moving to fast-track a deal with real estate developer Related Companies to continue running Wollman Rink, sealing it before the mayor finishes his term — and freezing out rival proposals. On Wednesday the Parks Department announced it had picked Wollman Park Partners II, an affiliate of Related, to run the rink […]

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Trump’s Freeze on Billions for NYC Transit Is Retaliatory, Say State Dems

The Trump administration announced Wednesday it would withhold $18 billion in federal funding from two major New York City transportation projects. Democrats say it’s meant as punishment. “It’s horrible. He’s selectively thinking he’s using it to target New York or Democrats, but this is something that’s important not just to the city and state of […]

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How the Federal Shutdown Will Impact New Yorkers

Food Bank for New York City volunteers plate dinner meals at their Harlem kitchen and pantry.

The federal government shut down on Wednesday with no clear end date in sight as Congress feuds over funding. The shuttering will have a near-term impact on federal workers’ paychecks and food benefits — and affect even more people and services should the fight extend. Nicole Hunt, director of public policy and advocacy at Food Bank […]

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Partial Collapse at Bronx NYCHA Building Marks Start of Heat Season

The side of a Mitchel Houses building was torn off after an explosion.

A 20-story chimney running along the side of a NYCHA building in The Bronx collapsed Wednesday morning, and the FDNY is investigating whether an explosion in the boiler room on the first day of heat season triggered the collapse. The partial collapse at the Mitchel Houses in Mott Haven ripped open the corner of 205 […]

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