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Ex-Prosecutor Picked As NYC's Public Housing Overseer: Reports
Bart M. Schwartz, a former prosecutor with ties to Rudy Giuliani and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, will reportedly be NYCHA's federal monitor.
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Noah Manskar covers all things New York City for Patch, writing citywide stories about crime, politics, the subways and much else. He came to Patch from Blank Slate Media, where he covered community news and local politics in Nassau County, Long Island. He has won six awards from the New York Press Association and the Press Club of Long Island, including a first-place honor for a story about allegations of sexual abuse against the former president of a prestigious Catholic high school.
Noah grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2015. He lives in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, with his partner, Claire, and their cat, Martha Washington.
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NYC Public Advocate Debate: 5 Big Takeaways
Wednesday's face-off featured some rhetorical jabs and granular disagreements, but also plenty of common ground.
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Woman Gets $500K In Rikers Island Rape Lawsuit
New York City has settled a lawsuit brought by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by two guards at a Rikers jail.
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Lawmakers Want To Stop The Next Amazon Deal Before It's Made
State legislators want New York to enter a pact to stop governments' "economic cage wars" over big companies.
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SEE: Subway Cat Tries To Make Friends On 1 Train
The outgoing black kitty caught some straphangers off guard as it ambled across the floor.
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NYPD Can Release Body Camera Footage, Court Rules
The city's largest police union argued videos from cops' body cameras should be kept under wraps. A state appeals court disagreed.
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Tiny Portion Of NYC Streets Sees Nearly Half Of Pedestrian Deaths
The city unveiled a new set of plans on Tuesday to make the most dangerous roadways safer.
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NYC Demands Details About 20K Airbnb Apartments
The city subpoenaed Airbnb for information about thousands of apartments amid a lawsuit over tough home-sharing regulations.
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Banning Dreadlocks Is Racist And Illegal, NYC Tells Employers
The city's Human Rights Commission has taken a strong stance against racial discrimination based on hairstyle.
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7 Public Advocate Hopefuls To Battle In 2nd Debate: How To Watch
The race's "leading contenders" will square off Wednesday, just six days before the Feb. 26 special election.
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Interactive Map Shows How Crowds Move Through NYC During Workday
Where do all those out-of-towners go when they flood Manhattan? An interactive website offers some answers.
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Uber Sues Over NYC's Ride-Hailing Cap
The city put the landmark freeze in place before studying whether it was a good idea, the company argues.
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Payments For 9/11 Victims To See Massive Cuts
The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund is drying up and has to cut some payments by at least 50 percent, officials say.
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De Blasio Tears Into Amazon In Angry Breakup
The mayor slammed Amazon for walking away "in the dead of night" after he spent months stumping for its massive project.
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Flu Has Wreaked Far Less Havoc On NYC This Year
The city has seen fewer than half as many cases of the virus as last year's dreadful flu season, state figures show.
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What's Open, Closed On President's Day In NYC
You might have to change your routine for the holiday marking George Washington's birthday.
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Amazon Reversal Proves Gays Control NYC Council, Diaz Says
Ruben Diaz Sr. argued Amazon scrapping plans for an NYC headquarters proves his inflammatory claim.
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Trump Official Sees 'S---hole' Apartments On NYCHA Tour, She Says
Housing administrator Lynne Patton used blunt terms to describe the conditions she has encountered in the city's public housing.
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Spike In Hate Crimes Continues To Plague NYC
Hate crimes are up more than 80 percent so far this year, officials said, continuing a recent trend.
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Amazon Cancels Plan For NYC Headquarters
The online retail behemoth has abandoned plans for a sprawling Long Island City campus.
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