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Mamdani’s Sanitation Pick Is a Kathryn Garcia Protége

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to appoint a state-level operations official as the city’s next sanitation boss, officials confirmed with THE CITY. Gregory Anderson, who is currently the deputy director of state operations in Albany, will be formally announced for the job later this week. Before his state gig — where he worked under former […]
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High Schooler Detained by ICE Released After 10 Months

Dylan Lopez Contreras, the first New York City public school student detained by federal immigration officials during President Donald Trump’s second term, was released Tuesday night after spending 10 months in federal custody, according to his mother and his legal team. Dylan, now 21, was a student at ELLIS Preparatory Academy, a Bronx school geared […]
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Mamdani Reopens Financing for ‘Granny Flats’ in NYC After Two-Year Pause

A tiny house in a backyard. An apartment over a garage. A home in an attic. These are just some types of ancillary dwelling units, or ADUs, New York City is making a concerted push to help legally build across the boroughs. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development on Wednesday launched new resources to […]
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Citing New Evidence, Top City Lawyer Seeks to Drop Adams Defense in Sexual Assault Lawsuit

New York City’s law department asked the State Supreme Court to let the city stop representing former Mayor Eric Adams in a 2024 civil lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault. “Based on my review of new evidence since the original decision to represent him was made, I have determined that he is not entitled to […]
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Public Housing Tenants Poised to Reject Private Management or Investment

Residents at a public housing complex in Yorkville are poised to reject two options to switch to a different financial model that NYCHA said would fund millions in repairs, opting instead to keep their existing funding set-up, according to a preliminary vote total. A mandatory 30-day election period at the Stanley Isaacs Houses concluded Monday, […]
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