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- Horseshoe crab counting with New York’s citizen scientists https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/05/29/horseshoe-crab-jamaica-bay-festival/ 0 comments
- NYC AI Chatbot Touted by Adams Tells Businesses to Break the Law https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/03/29/ai-chat-false-information-small-business/ 16 comments
- City council passes bill enabling tenants to report vacant apartments https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/12/06/warehousing-vacant-apartments-report-council/ 172 comments
- New York rolling out noise law, listening tech for souped-up speedsters https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/2/24/22949795/new-york-rolling-out-noise-law-listening-tech-for-souped-up-speedsters 527 comments
- NY Landlords Suing Hundreds of Pandemic-Slammed Small Businesses for Missed Rent https://www.thecity.nyc/economy/2020/11/30/21752375/nyc-landlords-suing-rent-pandemic-small-businesses 14 comments
- At least 26,310 rent-stabilized apartments remain vacant and off the market during record housing shortage in New York City https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/02/14/rent-stabilized-apartments-vacant/ 537 comments economics
- Billions in tax breaks for empty office space, with more to come — “Developers in New York were accustomed to receiving tax breaks and felt entitled to them.” https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/12/19/tax-breaks-pilot-office-space-nyc/ 54 comments economics
- NYC now pays $11 Billion to care for migrants – and cuts all other city services massively. https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/11/16/budget-cuts-hit-city-hall-blames-migrant-crisis/ 170 comments economy
- A Budtender at NYC’s First Legal Pot Shop Is in Rikers on Pot Charges https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/10/24/cannabis-budtender-jumal-george-housing-works-felony-pot/ 36 comments nottheonion
- Prosecutors Allege Bushwick Developers Cashed In on Tax Breaks While Overcharging Tenants | New York City https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/10/19/23412952/bushwick-developers-indicted-421a-tax-breaks-overcharging-tenants 3 comments law
- Prosecutors Allege Bushwick Developers Cashed In on Tax Breaks While Overcharging Tenants | New York City https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/10/19/23412952/bushwick-developers-indicted-421a-tax-breaks-overcharging-tenants 2 comments economics
- More than 60,000 Rent-Stabilized Apartments Are Now Vacant — and Tenant Advocates Say Landlords Are Holding Them for ‘Ransom’ | New York City https://www.thecity.nyc/housing/2022/10/19/23411956/60000-rent-stabilized-apartments-vacant-warehousing-nyc-landlords-housing 353 comments economics
- Manhattan Garage Owners Worry There Won’t Be Enough Cars to Go Around After Congestion Pricing https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/9/15/23351941/nyc-garage-owners-cars-congestion-pricing 12 comments economics
- Holding Court: How Brooklyn’s Democratic Party Execs Select the Judges on Your Ballot https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/8/8/23297560/brooklyn-democratic-party-execs-pick-convention-judges 4 comments politics
- Brooklyn Democratic Party Filed Forged Signatures to Knock Rivals Off Ballots, Fellow Dems Allege https://www.thecity.nyc/politics/2022/4/14/23026153/brooklyn-democratic-party-ballot-petition-challenges 9 comments politics
- MLB Lockout Batters Yankee Stadium-Area Businesses Still Reeling From the Pandemic https://www.thecity.nyc/bronx/2022/3/2/22959112/mlb-lockout-batters-yankee-stadium-businesses 22 comments baseball
- Half of Bail Reform Release Program Participants Rearrested, State Stats Show https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/1/9/22875181/half-bail-reform-release-program-participants-rearrested 11 comments politics
- Eric Adams’ Top Criminal Justice Advisor Left NYPD Under a Cloud https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/12/14/22836898/eric-adams-criminal-justice-advisor-left-nypd-under-cloud 16 comments politics
- Bipartisan Redistricting Commission Sends Dueling Maps to Albany Lawmakers https://www.thecity.nyc/politics/2022/1/3/22866064/bipartisan-redistricting-commission-sends-dueling-maps-to-albany-lawmakers 2 comments politics
- COVID Schools Crisis Tests Eric Adams in First Days as Mayor https://www.thecity.nyc/education/2022/1/3/22866024/covid-schools-crisis-mayor-eric-adams 3 comments politics
- The Toll of NYCHA’s Lead Lies: A Brooklyn Girl Poisoned as Officials Covered Up Danger https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/11/28/22806530/nycha-lead-paint-lies-brooklyn-girl-poisoned-public-housing 4 comments politics
- Bill to Require All-Electric Buildings in New York State Gets a Jump-Start https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/11/1/22758348/all-electric-buildings-for-new-york-state-under-landmark-bill 11 comments politics
- Attorney General Letitia James Poised to Announce Run for Governor, Sources Say https://www.thecity.nyc/politics/2021/10/27/22749599/letitia-james-announce-governor 8 comments politics
- Hochul Pulls Plug On Queens Gas-Fueled Electrical Power Plant Overhaul https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/10/27/22749252/hochul-kills-queens-fracked-gas-electrical-power-plant 2 comments politics
- NYC Set to Pass Food Delivery App Laws Securing Workers Minimum Pay, Bathrooms and More https://www.thecity.nyc/work/2021/9/22/22687983/nyc-landmark-food-delivery-worker-pay-bathrooms 77 comments moderatepolitics
- NYC Set to Pass Food Delivery App Laws Securing Workers Minimum Pay, Bathrooms and More https://www.thecity.nyc/work/2021/9/22/22687983/nyc-landmark-food-delivery-worker-pay-bathrooms 630 comments technology
- NYC Set to Pass Food Delivery App Laws Securing Workers Minimum Pay, Bathrooms and More https://www.thecity.nyc/work/2021/9/22/22687983/nyc-landmark-food-delivery-worker-pay-bathrooms 8 comments politics
- New Death Rocks Rikers Island as De Blasio Targets Correction Officers’ Union With Huge Fines https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/9/20/22685237/rikers-island-death-de-blasio-targets-correction-union-fines 3 comments politics
- Ida-Deluged NYC Drainage System All But Forgotten in Climate Battle https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/9/3/22656414/ida-deluged-nyc-drainage-system-neglected-climate 11 comments politics
- New York Extends Eviction Moratorium to Early 2022, Offering New Chance for Landlords to Push Back https://www.thecity.nyc/housing/2021/9/1/22653368/new-york-extends-eviction-moratorium 12 comments politics
- New York Eviction Moratorium Poised for Months-Long Extension https://www.thecity.nyc/housing/2021/8/30/22649435/new-york-eviction-moratorium-poised-for-months-long-extension 7 comments politics
- De Blasio Pledges to Speed Up Discipline Against Accused Cops After Years of Logjams https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/8/24/22640485/de-blasio-pledges-to-speed-up-discipline-against-accused-cops-after-years-of-logjams 10 comments politics
- Vaccination Mandate Battle Awaits Kathy Hochul as She Ascends to Governor https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/8/23/22638689/governor-hochul-vaccination-mandate-battle 12 comments politics
- New York’s New Governor Kathy Hochul Takes Charge in Crisis Mode https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/8/22/22637012/new-york-governor-kathy-hochul-takes-charge-in-crisis-mode 15 comments politics
- What You Need to Know About New York’s Next Big Political Battle: Redistricting https://www.thecity.nyc/politics/2021/8/11/22620898/new-york-redistricting-explained 3 comments politics
- Cuomo Trying to Cut a Deal to Avoid Impeachment, Source Says https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/8/9/22616581/cuomo-impeachment-seeking-deal 86 comments politics
- Cuomo’s Lawyers Portray Him as the Victim While Accuser Says He Committed a ‘Crime’ https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/8/6/22613867/cuomo-lawyers-portray-him-victim-amid-sexual-harassment-case 16 comments politics
- Extreme Heat Sends New Yorkers to Emergency Rooms as Climate Toll Grows https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/7/27/22596829/extreme-heat-sends-new-yorkers-to-emergency-rooms 15 comments climate
- Homestead feel unwelcome at new train station, stick to old bus station https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/1/10/22223920/homeless-feel-unwelcome-at-gleaming-new-moynihan-train-hall 3 comments nottheonion
- New York City Anarchists Too Busy Readying for Book Fair to Make Trouble https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/9/24/21455382/new-york-city-anarchists-readying-for-book-fair 26 comments nottheonion