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Audit Finds NYPD’s ShotSpotter Gunshot-Detection System is Faulty

Audit Finds NYPD’s ShotSpotter Gunshot-Detection System is Faulty

The Comptroller’s audit found that the NYPD spent thousands of hours responding to unconfirmed ShotSpotter alerts.
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Mayor Adams Launches City’s First Community Hiring Effort

Mayor Adams Launches City’s First Community Hiring Effort

The effort aims to create job opportunities for underserved New Yorkers.
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Sammy's Law to Reduce Speed Limits Near Select Schools, Open Streets

Sammy's Law to Reduce Speed Limits Near Select Schools, Open Streets

Many streets in Brooklyn will see speed limits reduced to 20 mph, and in some areas to 10 mph.
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$16B Worth of MTA Upgrades Now on Hold, Report

$16B Worth of MTA Upgrades Now on Hold, Report

MTA officials said planned work will be stopped because the governor paused congestion pricing, according to the Gothamist.
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Deadline to Apply for NYC Service AmeriCorps Program is June 30

Deadline to Apply for NYC Service AmeriCorps Program is June 30

The initiative gives residents the opportunity to gain work experience in the public sector.
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Adams Says City Is Safe Following Several Violent Incidents

Adams Says City Is Safe Following Several Violent Incidents

“This city is the safest big city in America,” Mayor Adams said at his Tuesday press conference, despite a recent deadly stabbing in the East Village and an assault in Central Park.
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Brooklyn Primary Results: Zinerman Wins Close Race in Bed-Stuy

Brooklyn Primary Results: Zinerman Wins Close Race in Bed-Stuy

Kings County voters favored the incumbents during the primaries.
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Brooklyn Parents Question City's Plan For Smaller Classes

Brooklyn Parents Question City's Plan For Smaller Classes

A big contention among education advocates is the adoption of virtual classes in order to reduce the size of a class.
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City Council, Advocates Ask Mayor Not to Cut Library Funding

City Council, Advocates Ask Mayor Not to Cut Library Funding

The city's libraries many be closed on the weekends if more funding is not found, advocates say.
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Brooklyn! Today is Primary Day

Brooklyn! Today is Primary Day

Get out and vote!
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