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Weight, Wait: MTA Scrambles For Detour After DOT's Surprise Bridge Sign
After an inspection determined a Newtown Creek bridge needed urgent repairs, road officials put up a 13-ton limit sign.
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Hundreds Of Women File Rape Lawsuits Against City Jails
Former inmate Baez says a correction officer repeatedly lured her into a massive freezer and forced her to perform oral sex and raped her.
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Rezoning Vote Shattered Voters' Trust In Defeated Bronx Councilmember
“They really had 50, 100-person crews out here every weekend day” talking to voters on Velázquez’s behalf, he said.
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Republican Candidates Hope To Pick Up Seats in Low-Turnout Elections
Races in southern Brooklyn, eastern Queens and the northeast Bronx will hinge on who’s motivated to turn out.
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Two Competing City Council Campaigns in Brooklyn Paid the Same Lawyer
Democrat Amber Adler’s campaign is also being investigated for taking illegal straw donations from two people tied to Nort Shore Strategies.
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Village And Park Slope Housing Push Poses ‘City of Yes’ Test Vs. NIMBY
Two low-rise, high-income neighborhoods could soon host hundreds of affordable apartments.
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A Budtender At NYC’s First Legal Pot Shop Is In Rikers On Pot Charges
The Housing Works employee is being held to face charges in Pennsylvania, where marijuana remains illegal.
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Charges Dropped Against Guard Tussle with Adams Advisor Tim Pearson
After interviewing a dozen witnesses and reviewing video footage, prosecutors decided they couldn’t prove a case.
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Low-Income Co-Ops Do Without Gas for Years Due to Steep Cost of Fixes
Ramped up inspections on gas pipes since changes to local law have led to shutoffs — without providing funding for HDFCs to pay for repairs.
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Baffled Migrants Sent From Shelter To Shelter With No Rest
Officials were telling migrants they could find shelter at a new location where instead they’re only offered a ticket out of town.
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What We Know About Tim Pearson, the Eric Adams Operative
The retired NYPD inspector and friend of the mayor to leave following THE CITY's report that he instigated a fight at a migrant shelter.
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City Government Unions Are Shrinking After Supreme Court Decision
Payroll records show drops in membership following 2018’s Janus case, which allows workers to get union benefits without paying union dues.
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How To Snoop Through Property Records Like A Reporter
What’s being built down the block? How much did your neighbor pay for that place? Here's THE CITY’s document-digging guide.
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Shaken Yeshiva University Students Mourn And Question
Jewish undergraduates at the school’s Manhattan campuses mobilize aid efforts and wait warily for Israel’s next move.
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Witnesses: Adams Advisor Tim Pearson Grabbed and Shoved Shelter Guards
Security staff at a Midtown migrant facility got arrested after a melee that started when a confidant demanded entry but refused to show ID.
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Tongue Twisted: Adams Taps AI To Make City Robocalls In Languages He Doesn't Speak
The mayor’s computer-assisted pretending raises alarms for some ethics experts.
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Palestinian New Yorkers Feel Both Targeted And Ignored
At a rally on Friday and over the week, they shared fears about family members across the world and about life here.
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City Will Send Migrant Families To Flood-Prone, Far-Off Tents
City Hall will begin distributing notices to families with children telling them they had to leave and reapply for shelter after 60 days.
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Shock, Anger, Fear In New York As Israel Goes To War With Hamas
After the murders of Israeli civilians, Israel is pounding the Gaza Strip and New Yorkers with ties to both communities are feeling dread.
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City Moving Slow On Requirement For Sidewalk Ramps At Every Corner
A DOT spokesperson told THE CITY that, to date, 43,781 corners have had ramps upgraded or installed.
