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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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Heated Staten Island Amazon Warehouse Workers Rally for Better Conditions

The Amazon Labor Union held a rally outside the JFK8 Fulfilmment Center in Staten Island Wednesday evening — in the midst of the retail giant’s “Prime Day” promotion — to protest what they say are unsafe working conditions that have persisted for years. Workers from other Amazon sites in the Hudson Valley, the International Brotherhood […]
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Meet the Brit Mapping NYC, One Story, Block and Bike Ride at a Time

This story is part of Summer & THE CITY, our weekly newsletter made to help you enjoy — and survive — the hottest time in the five boroughs. Sign up here. Dan Ryder knows he can’t visit all 470 square miles and meet all 8 million-plus people of New York City during his 17-day trip […]
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From Convicted Killer to Magazine Writer: One Prisoner’s Bid for Mercy

John J. Lennon is trying to write his way to freedom. Lennon, who is serving a 28 years-to-life sentence for the 2001 murder of his former friend Alex Lawson, has evolved from a hard-charging drug addict and dealer into a prolific writer, chronicling prison life and the shortcomings of our criminal justice system with bylines […]
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