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Stringer’s High-Wire Act: A Real Estate Agenda for Developers and Leftists Alike

Scarlett Johansson blasted an email in December seeking donations for mayoral candidate Scott Stringer, citing his commitment to small businesses, education and survivors of domestic violence.

Paperboy Prince’s Platform: Cancel Rent, Abolish the Police, Legalize Psychedelics

On an icy Saturday afternoon, on Myrtle Avenue in Bushwick, a homeless man missing an eye walked up to the campaign office of the mayoral candidate Paperboy Love Prince.

“We’re Just Dog People’: NYPD Cop and Team of Volunteers Used Motion Sensors, Drones — and Hot Dogs — to Track Canine Through Blizzard Who Went

An animal-loving NYPD cop and a devoted group of volunteers used everything from high-tech motion sensors and drones to old-fashioned hot dogs during their desperate week-long search for a dog who went missing in the car crash that killed his owner.

Fiefdoms or Gatherings – What Are The Precinct Community Councils The Mayor Is Giving A Say in NYPD Leadership Decisions?

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With Declining Enrollment, Some Schools May Wind Up in Debt to the Education Department

With Declining Enrollment, Some Schools May Wind Up in Debt to the Education Department

Click here to view original web page at www.ny1.com Parents at P.S. 9 in Prospect Heights had an inkling the school lost students last fall. Tanya Messado saw her daughter's class drop to 23 children, from 30. "We're all very close.

Brooklyn’s Nostrand Avenue Station Reopens After Over 30 Years

Transit authorities unveiled a shiny new entrance and mezzanine inside the Nostrand Avenue subway stop on the A/C line, following a months-long, $2 million project to restore the long-shuttered Bedford-Stuyvesant entryway.
NYC Councilman Calls for Expedited Vaccine for Animal Shelter Workers After Manhattan Facility Shut Down by COVID

NYC Councilman Calls for Expedited Vaccine for Animal Shelter Workers After Manhattan Facility Shut Down by COVID

Animal shelter workers should be next in line to get the COVID vaccine, after a Manhattan shelter was forced to shut down because of too many infected employees, says a New York City councilman.
Tax Lien Sale Bill Asks for Reform Taskforce

Tax Lien Sale Bill Asks for Reform Taskforce

City council has moved to pass legislation that may end the city's tax lien sale. Neighborhood groups in East New York led the collective petition against it, citing that the sale disproportionately affected Black and Brown homeowners.
Pop-Up Vaccine Sites Open At Brooklyn Churches, Senior Centers

Pop-Up Vaccine Sites Open At Brooklyn Churches, Senior Centers

Three pop-up coronavirus vaccination sites will open this week in Brooklyn, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday.
NYC Animal Shelter Forced to Temporarily Close Due to COVID Hopes to Find Foster Homes

NYC Animal Shelter Forced to Temporarily Close Due to COVID Hopes to Find Foster Homes

Animals at a Manhattan shelter are becoming victims of the virus — without ever contracting COVID-19.