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State Approves Massive Electricity Transmission Lines To Power Climate Goals
Last November, New Yorkers approved a ballot proposal that added environmental rights to the state constitution.

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Last November, New Yorkers approved a ballot proposal that added environmental rights to the state constitution.

The board's four-person staff led to a recommendation of suggested rent increases between 2.7% and 4.5% for one-year leases and 4.3% to ...
“I couldn’t possibly sign this neatly,” Booker told THE CITY on a hot afternoon standing next to his table.
New York City added a modest 18,000 jobs in March and the first quarter didn't keep pace with the robust gains in the nation.
Mental health programs for children and adolescents will get a major infusion of funds in New York state's new $220 billion budget.
Manhole fires and explosions are mostly a winter phenomenon.
The rent debate will move into overdrive on Thursday, when the Board issues more research on the landscape of costs to landlords.
New York City’s former tech agency commissioner Jessica Tisch is the likely next head of the sanitation department, according to sources.
At last week’s MTA board meeting, Lieber again emphasized the looming financial hole the agency is facing.
Hochul said she plans on applying for a waiver from the federal government to expand coverage for other undocumented New Yorkers.
Wells Fargo did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The Trump Organization can now continue to operate the links at the foot of the Whitestone Bridge in The Bronx.
THE CITY attempted to contact Tolozano early Friday but no one answered a number listed under his name.
Nearly a month later, that's still the case as she desperately searches for housing and a way to pay for food and basic necessities.
Previously each member was given a flat amount of $521,000 to pay for everything including rent, utilities, supplies and workers.
The health department will have spots for fewer than 300 contract tracers — leaving nearly 400 still without a job at the end of the month.
Since the start of the pandemic, 1,700 inmates released from city jails and state prisons have stayed in hotel rooms at taxpayers’ expense.
With swampy flooding, septic seepage and illegal dumping, the atmosphere in The Hole is lackluster.
The measure was intended to advance pay equity.
Sandy Nurse (D-Brooklyn) told THE CITY, “It is not only a sanitation issue but also a public safety and civil rights issue.”