This article is adapted from our June 17 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers, Early primary voting has started and election day is in a week! If you’ve already voted, fantastic! If you haven’t yet, we can help. Quick recap: A lot of things […]

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A handcuffed young man died after being punched, kicked and stomped on for more than five minutes by a group of state correction officers who purposely turned their body-worn cameras off or faced them away, a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges.  The 22-year-old, Messiah Nantwi, repeatedly pleaded with the officers to stop, saying, “I didn’t […]

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Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is giving property owners more time to comply with a citywide law to cut planet-warming carbon emissions from large buildings. Local Law 97, passed by the City Council in 2019, puts limits on the amount of carbon-based gases big buildings, including apartments and offices, can belch out. The first caps on […]

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Federal agents detained New York City Comptroller Brad Lander inside a Lower Manhattan immigration court building Tuesday morning as he attempted to escort a man from his court appearance there.  Lander, who is also running for mayor in next week’s Democratic primary, was held inside the building for over four hours before he was eventually […]

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The food delivery platform DoorDash is the sole reported contributor to a political committee promoting City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams for mayor — even as the ads tell voters only that they are funded by a major municipal workers union. Competent New York has spent nearly $300,000 so far on a pair of radio and […]

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