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“I come in and it just looks like a desert,” Tinsley said. “This is child abuse.”

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“I come in and it just looks like a desert,” Tinsley said. “This is child abuse.”

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An investigation finds evidence of illegal practice at the center of law enforcement probes of the mayor’s political contributions.
The MTA said that it planned to award the first contract by the fall. But the deal with C.A.C. Industries was not announced until Monday.
“These companies have violated state law by not paying the cost of caring for these migrants,” Mayor Eric Adams said.
Housing agency puts 20-year-old program helping New Yorkers buy real estate on pause — leaving hopes and deeds up in the air.
The governor promised to restore 850 public and private inpatient spots for mental health care. So far New York has regained 629.
An Adams rep recently visited a Midtown community board looking for support for changes to state mental health laws.
Thousands of migrant families with school-aged children in city shelters will reach the end of their 60-day time limit starting Tuesday.
City Hall is rolling out still more tax relief, with little transparency.
Local leaders say the 2,873-unit plan's “tall monstrosities” are incompatible with the low-density neighborhood in eastern Queens.
NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban cleared two officers of misconduct charges sought by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
By a wide margin, eligible residents at the Nostrand Houses in Brooklyn supported a proposal to issue public bonds to pay for repairs.
A studio development boom is doubling New York City's capacity for production, as questions loom about how much to expect.
A court injunction on the processing of electric-vehicle rideshare plates surprised thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers.
Winnie Greco, Eric Adams’ longtime link to growing Asian communities, demanded donations for Gracie Mansion access.
Parents are calling for the ouster of controversial principal Erica Ureña-Thus, of P.S. 398 in Queens.
Numbered trains are faring far better than their alphabetical counterparts in a key metric the MTA uses to measure durability.
Hope House breaks ground Thursday in the Bronx, promising to be a first-of-its-kind residential alternative to incarceration.
A federal probe is reportedly looking into whether Adams intervened to open a new consulate building on time for Erdogan visit.