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5 days ago · City Officials Open Three Probes Into Secret, Multi-Million-Dollar Leases Overseen by Adams Protege. Following reporting by THE CITY, the comptroller and City Council are examining Jesse Hamilton’s role in lucrative deals, including with a billionaire real estate magnate and mayoral backer.
New NYC Garbage Bins — and New Rules — Roll Out This …
Jul 8, 2024 · Those who don’t will face escalating fines, starting at $50 for the first offense, $100 for the second and $200 for every offense after that. The official NYC Bins – which cost $53.01 exactly for the largest, 45-gallon size, shipping included – went on sale this week in anticipation of the new rules. The bins come with a 10-year warranty ...
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Oct 27, 2024 · Bronx and Manhattan Get $27M in State Water Grants After THE CITY Exposed Bond Act Funding Drought. by Samantha Maldonado Oct. 16, 2024, 5:39 p.m. Projects to unearth a buried stream in Van Cortlandt Park, manage Central Park stormwater and floodproof a public housing project benefit as Albany steps up, after just 2% of state environmental ...
What Exactly Is a Sanctuary City and What Does That Mean for NYC?
Feb 13, 2024 · The January brawl between NYPD officers and migrants in Times Square that went viral has sparked a national firestorm over long-standing sanctuary city policies that restrict cooperation between federal authorities and local law enforcement. Republicans seized on the attack to argue that sanctuary laws should be changed.
Your Guide to Legal Cannabis in New York City: Where to Buy and …
Jul 18, 2023 · Weed has been legal in New York since 2021, but the state is still working out regulating and licensing the new industry. The roll out of recreational cannabis has been rocky through the years. As THE CITY has reported, the licensing of retail dispensaries has been slow. In that vacuum, illegal pot shops have proliferated across the five ...
PHOTOS: Inside Brooklyn’s Infamous House of Detention Jail
Nov 14, 2021 · PHOTOS: Inside Brooklyn’s Infamous House of Detention Jail. As plans to close chaotic Rikers Island slowly turn, the Atlantic Avenue lockup is already empty and awaiting demolition. THE CITY toured the old jail and found eerie signs of the building’s 65-year history of holding countless detainees. by Reuven Blau, Yoav Gonen and Ben ...
Sheena Wright, Adams Deputy Mayor Targeted by Feds, Expected …
Oct 4, 2024 · As first deputy mayor, Wright oversaw the city’s budget office and Department of Finance, the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and the Office of Minority and-or-Women-Owned Business Enterprise.. In September THE CITY reported that a company formerly owned by Wright’s now-brother-in-law, Philip Banks II, received the green light to qualify for no-bid security contracts at the ...
How to Join a Community Board, and What to Know Before You …
Jan 24, 2024 · Staten Island — Applications are accepted year-round. The Bronx — Deadline is March 1. There are 59 boards total, each corresponding with a community district, groupings of neighborhoods that can include up to 250,000 people. Each board has up to 50 members, all volunteers, and have no minimum number of members.
What the Five Ballot Proposal Questions Mean for New Yorkers …
Oct 5, 2021 · Proposal 5 — Civil Court’s Claim Limit. The fifth ballot proposal seeks to change the monetary limit on claims in the city’s civil court, which is regulated by the state constitution. Currently, in New York City’s Civil Court, only cases involving claims worth $25,000 or less may be heard. Proposal 5 would lift that limit to $50,000.
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