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Delinquent Owners Shamed in Council for Snowy Obstacles for the Disabled

People clear snow in Crown Heights, Brooklyn during a blizzard,

Property owners who failed to clear snowy sidewalks after two major winter storms in a month faced a blizzard of criticism Friday from people with disabilities who were then marooned at home. At a City Council committee hearing, New Yorkers with limited mobility pointed to snow-clearing lapses from neighbors and the city in creating enough […]

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Snowy Park Complaints Pile Up After Blizzard

People made snowmen in Fort Greene Park during a blizzard,

Hundreds of complaints were filed to 311 during this week’s blizzard for unplowed snow in or near city parks, with Brooklyn parks leading the list. New Yorkers flocked to the city’s parks to sled and build snowmen – but resources were also stretched when it came to clearing everything up. Between Feb. 22, the day […]

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SNAP Work Requirements Take Effect March 1: What New Yorkers Need to Know

A market in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn advertises accepting food assistance,

Some New Yorkers receiving food stamps must prove they are working, studying or volunteering for at least 80 hours per month or risk losing the benefit under new federal rules beginning on Sunday, March 1. The changes immediately apply to approximately 123,000 able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD), according to the city’s Human Resources Administration (HRA). […]

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City Officials Warn That Immigration Enforcement May Be Impersonating Housing Inspectors

The Department of Housing and Preservation produced a video on how tenants can ensure people claiming to be housing inspectors are really with the city.

Housing officials are warning New Yorkers about how to tell a real city inspector from someone who may be impersonating one amid “increased immigration enforcement,” according to a recent PSA-style video from the agency. The video was posted just one day before federal agents claiming to be police investigating a missing child got past Columbia […]

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LISTEN: The Other Guy Was No Joke

A button from the Mailer-Breslin ’69 mayoral campaign reads "Free New York City"

Joe Flaherty was a dock worker and high school dropout on the wrong side of 30 when he found an unexpected writer’s life beginning as a columnist for the Village Voice. A couple years later, he was running the 51st State campaign of Norman Mailer and Jimmy Breslin as two of the city’s most famous […]

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