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Make-Or-Break Vote Looms For Brooklyn Botanic Garden Shadow-Casting Towers
Continuum Company is asking for approval to build residential development up to 34 stories within about 150 feet from the botanical garden.
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Pregnant New Yorkers Could Get Helping Hand From Proposed City Council Bills
“The goal is that they’re able to make an educated and informed decision about their care, regardless of what the outcome is.”
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Lincoln Hospital Doctor Trainees Say Harsh Culture Took Toll Before Three Died
Ex-residents at Lincoln said they often chose not to report conflicts or confront higher-ups because they feared losing their work permits.
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NYC Delta COVID Wave Sends Relatively Few To Hospitals So Far
Of NYPD’s 54,000 uniformed and civilian workforce, only 43% are vaccinated, according to the New York Post.
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Subway Watchers Say MTA Could Plug Staff Holes By Losing Training Wheels Faster
MTA officials blame the staffing shortfalls on a hiring freeze put in place at the start of the pandemic when ridership sunk.
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PHOTOS: Ecstatic Couples Tie The Knot As The Manhattan Marriage Bureau Reopens
“A virtual marriage didn’t feel as official or ceremonious so we were glad that we were able to do it.”
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Renewing Your NYC Rental-Stabilized Apartment Lease? It's Complicated This Time
If you live in one of New York City's nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments, we want to make sure you know your rights when rene ...
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Inside Bernie Madoff's Life Behind Bars: From Billions To 24 Cents An Hour
Advocates say Madoff’s case, despite the seriousness of his crime, is another example of what they describe as “slave labor” behind bars.
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New York Judges Lock The Accused Out Of Their Homes, Skirting Review Required By Landmark Ruling, Critics Charge
Crawford was left homeless for three months when a judge issued an order of protection after her boyfriend accused her of assault.
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De Blasio Promises Repairs To Decrepit And Dangerous Playgrounds
“It’s like when your window is broken and you buy new curtains. It’s not the solution,” she said.
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Some NYC Healthcare Workers Face Vaccine Requirements Or Weekly Tests. Teachers Could Be Next
Increasing the number of educators who are vaccinated may be a key component of successfully reopening schools this fall.
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World Trade Center's First Residential Tower Sparks Affordable-Housing Fight
A proposal for a 900-foot residential skyscraper on “Site 5”, formerly home to the Deutsche Bank Building, is in the works.
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Adams' Top Aide Doubled Her Salary While Moonlighting On His Campaign
Ingrid Lewis-Martin earns $172,900 annually as Adams' deputy borough president — about $6,000 less than her boss.
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Cops Still Handling Most 911 Mental Health Calls Despite Efforts To Keep Them Away
The program, part of Mayor de Blasio's much-criticized $1 billion ThriveNYC program, started June 6 in three Harlem precincts.
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Months After Massive Fire, Jackson Heights Tenants Struggle To Resettle In Queens
Some are returning to their longtime neighborhood only to pick up possessions spared destruction.
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Washington Square Park Neighbors Pleaded For Help, Records Show
“We must have parks, not like Washington Square, where people are injecting themselves with drugs while babies are trying to play.”
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Did Ranked Choice Voting Work In NYC? It Depends Whom You Ask
When it came to whether the new system worked, supporters and critics Monday were offering what amounted to straight yes-or-no verdicts.
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Homeless Youth Finally Get Rent Help, But Aid Could Be Fleeting
On July 8, the city began a pilot program that made 50 housing vouchers available to anyone receiving services at a city youth shelter.
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De Blasio Keeps Mask Rules For New York City Schools Despite CDC Changes
The city’s coronavirus positivity rate has been on a slight rise since at least the end of June, when it was about 0.6%.
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Tablets For Inmates: New NYC Jails Chief Presents Reform Plan Ahead Of Next Mayor
Car service rides home and back for officers working triple shifts. Fixing hundreds of broken cell doors in the jail housing young adults.
