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Construction to Start on Chinatown Jail Despite Fierce Community Opposition
During a heated Zoom meeting Thursday evening, city officials told Chinatown residents that construction on a new jail in their neighborhood would begin soon and take an estimated six years to complete. Required by law to close Rikers Island by 2027, the city plans to replace its jail facilities with smaller, modern buildings closer to […]
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Mamdani Nixes Monday Snow Day
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Sorry kids, New York City students will still not have a traditional snow day, no matter how many inches fall. School will be in session on Monday, whether in-person or remote, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Friday as he provided an update on the […]
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Congress Defies Trump By Boosting Money for Housing
When President Donald Trump made his budget proposal last May, disaster loomed for housing in New York. He wanted to combine housing vouchers, public housing aid and assistance to the elderly and disabled into a single grant for each state — and sharply cut the $13 billion New York State receives for those programs. Trump […]
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Mamdani Says City Is Prepared as Snowstorm Bears Down
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday assured New Yorkers the city is ready for its first major snowstorm in years, promising plowed streets and, if needed, a remote school day for public school students on Monday. The snowfall expected to hit the city Sunday is the first big logistics test of his new administration as thousands […]
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‘Code Blue’ Nights: How Homeless Outreach Works When It’s Freezing
The sun has gone down and the temperature’s below freezing. There’s no sign of warmth outside, other than the steam pluming up from underground. You’re speed-walking to get inside, but you notice someone around the corner who’s unsheltered. You want to help, but what actually happens if you call 311, the city’s service hotline? And […]
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