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Unions, NYCLU Slam Bills That Would Grant Police More Power Over Protests
College faculty unions and the New York Civil Liberties Union are turning up the heat in their opposition to a bill they say would greatly restrict the ability to protest or rally at schools and college campuses. Council Speaker Julie Menin says the bill is necessary to help combat hate and antisemitism. The bill, introduced […]
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Confusion and Doubt Greet Mamdani’s Property Tax Ploy
In a game of chicken, two opponents hurtle towards a mutually disastrous outcome. The loser swerves at the last minute to avoid calamity, while the victor wins because they hold their nerve. That’s the scenario Mayor Zohran Mamdani created for himself and Gov. Kathy Hochul last week when he threatened to raise property taxes by […]
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How NYC’s Tangled Property Tax System Works, and Why You Should Care
New York City’s complex property tax system affects everyone in the city, not just people who own property. The cost of those taxes affects retail space, how much you pay for rent and how (and where) things get built. In the five boroughs, there’s been longstanding and widespread agreement that the system is convoluted and […]
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Pets Are Expensive and Shelters Are Packed. Advocates Say Mamdani Should Help.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s broad affordability agenda should extend to four-legged New Yorkers, with funding for low-cost veterinarian services that could help overloaded shelters, a new proposal from animal welfare advocates says. Voters for Animal Rights and Flatbush Cats, a non-profit that also provides low-cost vet care, last month released a policy proposal for the new […]
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Bellevue Hospital a De Facto Homeless Shelter, as Winter Storms Test City Outreach
As an historic blizzard pummeled New York City Monday, about four dozen people dozed off in chairs in a lobby of Bellevue Hospital, slumped over suitcases or swaddled in blankets. Some were dressed in ripped sweaters or sandals with no socks. Nurses and doctors zipped by, barely glancing at them. Bellevue’s south lobby is one […]
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