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The Health Department Promised 1,000 Fresh Produce Permits Nearly Two Decades Ago. Just 149 Vendors Had Them This Year.
Nearly 1,500 sellers on a waitlist are standing by for a chance to apply.

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Nearly 1,500 sellers on a waitlist are standing by for a chance to apply.

If you’re in New York City, you’ll have five more ballot questions to answer in November. Here is our guide on all the proposals.
Harris projects her plan would lead to the construction of 3 million homes, a 50% increase over the current rate of new construction.
Policies are harder to find and costlier when they are available for homeowners who are struggling to stay above water.
In a two-part series, THE CITY examines the candidates’ proposals and how they would affect New York City.
In New York City, high-wage workers did the best in the nation while low-wage workers’ pay increased at a much lower rate.
For the 16th time this year, Caban threw out a plea deal agreed to by a cop, letting the sergeant walk away without discipline.
Two visual artists from South America are displaying their work at the Clinton Hill shelter they’re living in.
Vendors and artists have a new space to sell their goods and display their work — under a highway.
“The TLC is trying to use an iron fist to force drivers to convert,” Bhairavi Desai of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, told THE CITY.
DCAS relies on brokers who are paid a commission by the landlords for each successful transaction.
The sellers say they have been afraid to return or leave early to avoid fines and confiscation of their goods.
Both Jesse Hamilton and Ingrid Lewis-Martin had their phones seized by law enforcement upon their return to New York City.
Under the new system, kids get up to four free trips a day on cards that can be used 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
When Hostos did offer cafeteria service, student Sulenny Dominguez, 24, recalled paying about $7 for a plate of rice, beans and chicken.
Banks along with his brother David and sister-in-law Wright had their electronic devices seized by investigators in early morning visits.
Brian Cordasco will accept a plea offer, say prosecutors, in scheme involving payments to expedite fire safety inspections.
The head of Brooklyn Patrol North said the FATS system formerly used to train cops would help civilians walk in their shoes.
Pressure by Turkey led to the mayor cutting ties with dissidents and going silent on the Armenian genocide, the indictment alleges.
Judge Dale Ho did not set a trial date, but noted his “belief here that the public has a strong interest in a speedy trial.”