Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
LISTEN: Cuomo Charges Ahead in Centrists’ Game of Chicken
As Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams keep playing centrist chicken, the FAQ NYC podcast digs into all the latest developments in an upside down mayoral race where polls show a generic centrist would be tough to beat but the candidates clogging the middle lane now are each way behind in an upside-down race. Plus, co-host […]
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NYC Immigration Arrests Just Shot Through the Roof, New Data Shows
Immigration arrests in and around New York City have rapidly accelerated in recent weeks, according to a new analysis by THE CITY of federal records provided by the Deportation Data Project. The data, obtained by the group of attorneys and academics through a Freedom of Information Act request, gives the clearest picture to date of […]
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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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