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Sentencing for Man Who Stabbed Transit Worker Derailed by Outburst
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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Who’s Banking on Big Bucks from Casinos? New York’s Transit System
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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What Would It Mean for New York City If Trump Cuts Its Federal Funds?
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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Military-Style Immigration Sweep Hits NYC as Masked Federal Agents Arrest Canal Street Vendors
Chaos erupted in Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon, as dozens of masked federal agents targeting street vendors on Canal Street were met with droves of New Yorkers who joined in a spontaneous protest of the arrests. It’s unclear how many street vendors the federal agents ultimately detained, though video and eyewitness accounts suggested as many as […]
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Hope for The Hole? Eric Adams Promises Sewers and Redevelopment as Parting Gift
New sewers. New drainage. New green space. And up to 5,000 new apartments. Those elements could fill The Hole, a low-lying and long-neglected neighborhood on the border of Queens and Brooklyn that will be the target of a proposed rezoning, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday. Residents of The Hole — otherwise known as the Jewel […]
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