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Hundreds of Squatters Took Over Vacant NYCHA Apartments, City Watchdog Finds
More than 600 vacant NYCHA apartments were taken over by squatters over the last few years as the number of empty public housing units spiked, a frustrating trend for the 165,000 applicants stalled on the authority’s waiting list. The city Department of Investigation (DOI) released a report Tuesday revealing that in between January 2022 and […]
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Here Are the Neighborhoods Getting Free Child Care for 2-Year-Olds This Fall
Neighborhoods in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens will be the first to get free seats for 2-year-olds this fall, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. Hochul committed $73 million to fund about 2,000 seats for the program’s first year. The following year, the state is planning to contribute $425 million to […]
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Mamdani Pitches New Public Toilets While 50 Park Bathrooms Sit Closed
Just days after taking office, Mayor Zohran Mamdani moved to tackle one of New York City’s most chronic quality-of-life complaints: the lack of public bathrooms. Standing at 12th Avenue and St. Clair Place in West Harlem, he announced a new $4 million commitment to expand restroom access, directing the New York City Economic Development Corporation […]
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Hochul Raises Alarm on Costs of Climate Law as Skeptics Call Foul
New York has been falling behind on its legally-mandated climate goals. And now Gov. Kathy Hochul is indicating she’s again moving to revise the law. The governor is now pointing to the costs that could be in store for New Yorkers, if the law — which requires the state to drive down planet-warming emissions and […]
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LISTEN: The Local Politics of America’s War in Iran
The FAQ NYC hosts discuss the messaging from Zohran Mamdani about America’s new war, the mayor’s meeting with the president days earlier and much more. Plus, New York Working Families Party Director Jasmine Gripper joins the pod to talk about its agenda, “how the left ecosystem in New York is evolving in a beautiful way” […]
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