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Housing Voucher Impasse Stalls Mamdani Budget Deal
Negotiations on the final city budget will go through the weekend as Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the City Council are at an impasse over funding for a housing voucher program. “Right now we are stuck on FHEPS, so that is where we are,” Council Speaker Julie Menin told reporters Friday at City Hall, after rallying […]
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NYC’s Haitian Community Reels in Wake of Supreme Court TPS Ruling
As the U.S. Supreme Court ruling came down ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants Thursday morning, Doudgy Charmant was painting a mural honoring Haitian heritage at the corner of Newkirk and Nostrand avenues in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The 27-year-old told The City Reporter he had immigrated to the United States as a child […]
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Fulfilling His Promise, Mamdani’s Rent Board Votes Through Stabilized Rent Freeze
Popsicles, paletas and now rents: all frozen. The Rent Guidelines Board on Thursday approved 0% rent increases for about 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, delivering on one of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s signature campaign promises. The vote took place in front of rows of tenants and advocates chanting in four different languages at the auditorium at El […]
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Public Pools Are Opening! Your Guide to Swimming in NYC for Summer 2026
This story is part of of Summer & The City, our weekly newsletter made to help you enjoy — and survive — the hottest time in the five boroughs. Sign up here. Swimmers, rejoice: The city’s dozens of free outdoor pools will open for the summer season on Saturday, with some of the most popular […]
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Landlord Rent Board Rep Resigns, Protesting Mandate to ‘Deliver a Rent Freeze’
A pro-landlord member of the Rent Guidelines Board resigned from her post Thursday morning, just hours before the body was scheduled to vote on how much to raise rent on rent-stabilized apartments. Christina Smyth, a lawyer, emailed a three-page resignation statement to reporters that criticized the process of determining a rent increase — possibly a […]
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