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The city has given the greenlight for weekend events to move forward as smoky conditions that have shrouded the city in recent days begin to dissipate, officials said during a briefing Friday. Read More ..read more
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NYC has initiated a subway shuttle service transporting asylum seekers at JFK Airport to the A train at Aqueduct Raceway stop. The bus picks up those interested or who need to get to Brooklyn or Manhattan for either work or to get support services. This is an express bus taking about 7 minutes to make...
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The City Council wasted no time Thursday in overwhelmingly passing legislation that, if enacted, would mandate New Yorkers citywide separate food scraps and other organic refuse from the rest of their trash. Read More ..read more
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Some members of the New York City Council are proposing legislation to establish protections for sex workers and steer resources to organizations serving them. The bill, which was officially introduced on June 8 following the release of the LGBTQIA+ Caucus’ new comprehensive policy platform, would create a program to award grants to community groups working … Read More ..read more
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The three candidates seeking to become the new voice of Manhattan City Council District 9 squared off in the first of Schneps Media’s debates for the 2023 primary season on Monday, June 5. Assembly Members Inez Dickens and Al Taylor, along with Exonerated Five member Yusef Salaam, took part in the debate as they seek … Read More ..read more
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There may be no better position in local politics than that of an incumbent officeholder. In the Bronx, just three of the borough’s 12 city councilmembers are facing a primary challenge, however, all primary challenges are not created equally. Such is the case in City Council District 12 in the East Bronx — a legislative...
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Kings County Politics
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Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House. Read More ..read more
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Any hope of substantive housing policy coming out of Albany this year is all but dead, after Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins announced that they had reached a deal themselves but couldn't get Governor Kathy Hochul on board. Read More ..read more
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Mayor Eric Adams endorsed the re-election campaign of Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz on Thursday, just eight days before early voting gets underway for the June 27 Democratic primary. Read More ..read more