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New York Has Few Winners in New Federal Tax Cuts, Comptroller Finds
With the cuts to Medicaid, food aid and other safety net programs in the Republicans’ massive tax and spending law widely unpopular, New York Republican hopes in the 2026 state elections may depend on convincing New Yorkers that they are big beneficiaries of the tax cuts in the One, Big, Beautiful Bill. It might be […]
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Indoor Ban Shuts Down Soup Kitchen at Downtown Manhattan Church
After more than 50 years in operation, the soup kitchen at The Parish of Calvary-St.George’s in Stuytown is shutting down due to a disagreement over allowing patrons to dine inside or use the restrooms in the church facility. St. George’s Common Table on East 16th Street and 3rd Avenue served hot meals to an average […]
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Council Proposes Due Process for Food Delivery Firings
José Valdez worked doing deliveries for Grubhub for more than four years, zipping on his e-bike across lower Manhattan — accruing, he said, stellar customer ratings. He’d never received a complaint in his time working for the app, his main source of income. But last week, he said, his account was locked out of his […]
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Eric Adams Advocate Fired from City Job After Posts Critical of Charlie Kirk
A longtime community advocate employed in the administration of Mayor Eric Adams was fired on Thursday after he posted critical remarks about right-wing activist Charlie Kirk a day following Kirk’s fatal shooting in Utah on Wednesday. On his Facebook account, Tony Herbert reposted a meme that said: “CHARLIE KIRK SPENT HIS ENTIRE LIFE DISPARAGING IMMIGRANTS, […]
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Police Oversight Agency Cites Excessive Force in Killing of Queens Teen
The city’s police watchdog group has recommended a slew of misconduct charges against two cops who shot a 19-year-old to death inside his Queens home last year, a case that sparked widespread outrage and scrutiny of the NYPD response to mental health calls. The Civilian Complaint Review Board on Wednesday concluded Officers Salvatore Alongi and […]
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