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Former NYC Taxi Boss Backs Out of Job with Empower, the Controversial Ride-Hail App
That trip didn’t last long. Just over a week after the most recent head of the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission accepted a job with Empower — the ride-hailing app that’s been branded as “illegal” by TLC — former Commissioner David Do has opted against joining the company. Do’s abrupt U-turn came as […]
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Hochul Reveals How She Wants to Weaken State’s Climate Law
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday came out with specific measures she’ll propose to state lawmakers in a bid to weaken the state’s climate law as part of the budget process. New York is behind on implementing the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act of 2019, which requires the state to drive down planet-warming greenhouse gas […]
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Mayor Mamdani Celebrates a Ramadan ‘For All of Us’
Eight-year-old Ahil Reehum woke up extra early on Friday to make sure he was in the front row for Eid al-Fitr prayers in Prospect Park. His goal on the day marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan was to meet Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who was joining that morning for prayers. “I’m actually so […]
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NYPD Still Slapping Street Vendors With Criminal Charges Despite Council Law Requiring Civil Charges
NYPD officers have hit street vendors in Manhattan and Brooklyn with at least seven criminal summonses for vending since a new law went into effect 10 days ago that’s supposed to eliminate such charges. The seven summonses reported to the Street Vendor Project appear to be an early indication that the NYPD hasn’t trained officers […]
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With Power-Guzzling Data Centers on the Way, New York Moves to Control Costs
Data centers demand power. They guzzle water. They may hike energy bills. In Memphis, for example, a gas-powered data center for artificial intelligence increased local air pollution, gulped about 150 homes’ worth of water in a month and could consume as much electricity as 200,000 homes in a year. In the mid-Atlantic region, data center […]
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