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Mamdani Pulls Out of ABC Town Hall After Kimmel Suspension
This story was produced as part of a partnership between THE CITY and NOTUS. New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani pulled out of a televised town hall on an ABC affiliate station Monday, citing the company’s decision to suspend “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” During a Monday morning news conference, the Democratic candidate said his decision […]
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Brooklyn Port Transformation Clears Task Force, Over Local Objections
After months of false starts, a task force of elected officials and civic leaders on Monday voted to approve a vision plan to redevelop the Brooklyn Marine Terminal, 122-acres of industrial waterfront property envisioned as a site for new housing development. The vote of 17 to 8 came after five previous postponements, as the city […]
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All Bets Are Off for Manhattan Casino With Rejection of East Side Project
Viva no Vegas! A key committee has voted down the third and final casino proposed in Manhattan. The project, named Freedom Plaza and backed by the Soloviev Group and Mohegan Sun, would have been built in Murray Hill on an enormous empty lot near the United Nations that previously housed a Con Edison power plant. […]
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Trump’s ICE Tries to Deport Man Caring for Terminally Ill Wife
After more than two decades together, Duwayne Baugh, 49, intended to help his wife Kaiisha, the mother of their 14-year-old daughter, live out her final days in as much comfort as possible. In 2021, Kaiisha was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer that eats through bone and latches onto nerves, causing debilitating pain and […]
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Curtis Sliwa Is Serious About Taking on Zohran Mamdani
The double-takes followed the mayoral candidate wherever he walked. People asked for selfies, shook his hand, patted his shoulder and discreetly recorded videos from feet away. “Curtis, what’s good!” one young man on the Union Square subway platform hollered, sauntering past the 71-year-old man who wore a suit and a red beret. A local New […]
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