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Information Sector Jobs Vanish as Publishing, Film and TV, Telecoms Take Hits
After a long career as a journalist, most recently in top editor jobs, long-time New Yorker Tom Lowry suddenly found himself out of work at the end of January, along with 300 of his colleagues when the news startup The Messenger shuttered suddenly. “All of us knew the risks of a startup, of course,” said […] The post Information Sector Jobs Vanish as Publishing, Film and TV, Telecoms Take Hits appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Who Will Challenge Eric Adams for Mayor in 2025?
With Mayor Eric Adams’ 2021 campaign facing federal investigation and dismal polling numbers with high disapproval from New Yorkers, it’s no surprise that candidates have already raised their hand to try and make him a one-term mayor. Adams has spoken out for months about a “coordinated effort” to kick him out of City Hall in […] The post Who Will Challenge Eric Adams for Mayor in 2025? appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Real Life Funnies and Sidewalk Epiphanies
For two decades, Stan Mack published a weekly cartoon strip in the Village Voice in which he listened to New Yorkers and documented their sayings and subcultures, assuring readers: “all dialogue guaranteed verbatim.” Now Mack and Fantagraphics have compiled hundreds of highlights from his archives into a book called Stan Mack’s Real Life Funnies: The […] The post Real Life Funnies and Sidewalk Epiphanies appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Want Another Chance at Shelter? Apply for Asylum, Migrants Learn the Hard Way
City officials trumpeted a court settlement with homeless rights advocates in March that allowed them to curtail some of the city’s long-standing right-to- shelter protections, allowing them to turn most adult migrants away after 30 days unless there was an “extenuating circumstance.” But a month after the new rules went into effect, thousands of adult […] The post Want Another Chance at Shelter? Apply for Asylum, Migrants Learn the Hard Way appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Undercover ‘Secret Shopper’ Program Shows City Agencies Breaking Language Access Laws
Every summer, the mayor’s office hires a small team of multilingual interns to go undercover into city service centers and pretend they do not speak English. The interns, “secret shoppers” who are assigned a character and a backstory, walk in with a simple question for the staff, often about a form or program eligibility. They […] The post Undercover ‘Secret Shopper’ Program Shows City Agencies Breaking Language Access Laws appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
How Dyckman Basketball Became the ‘Red Carpet of Streetball’
The Dyckman Basketball Summer Tournament launched in 1990 with a few guys, two hoops, a court, a basketball and some paint. Today, it’s known as “The Red Carpet of Streetball” and hosts games every night through the summer, packed with hundreds of attendees, including the occasional celebrity. On opening night of Dyckman Basketball on June […] The post How Dyckman Basketball Became the ‘Red Carpet of Streetball’ appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
The Hands Behind New York City’s Hoop Dreams
This story is part of Summer & THE CITY, our weekly newsletter made to help you enjoy — and survive — the hottest time in the five boroughs. Sign up here. It’s orange, round, and 18 inches across. It’s in every New York City public basketball court, yet most aren’t exactly the same. At dozens […] The post The Hands Behind New York City’s Hoop Dreams appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Cannabis Licensees Blast Hochul for Disastrous Rollout Even as Gov Touts ‘New Era’ for Industry
Gov. Kathy Hochul came to Manhattan Tuesday morning to declare a reboot for New York’s rocky retail cannabis industry — even as frustrated applicants for retail licenses protested in front of her office over the state’s broken promises to let them launch their businesses. At John Jay College on Midtown’s west side, Hochul told the crowd: […] The post Cannabis Licensees Blast Hochul for Disastrous Rollout Even as Gov Touts ‘New Era’ for Industry appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Council and Mayor Move to Revive Stalled Property Tax Debt Collections
The City Council is resurrecting a system to collect unpaid property taxes after a nearly three-year hiatus, adding new safeguards for vulnerable owners. For many years, the city Department of Finance issued liens for unpaid property tax and water bills and then sold them at a discount to private investors, who attempt to collect the […] The post Council and Mayor Move to Revive Stalled Property Tax Debt Collections appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Meter Mix-Ups Shock Con Ed Customers
Mix-ups of electric meters have some Con Ed customers paying the bills for their neighbors’ power usage — and waiting for months to get their situations resolved. Nicole, a writer in Astoria, Queens, is in such a pickle herself. Anticipating higher bills because her apartment is powered fully by electricity, Nicole (who asked that only […] The post Meter Mix-Ups Shock Con Ed Customers appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Rent Board Approves 2.75% Hike on One-Year Leases and 5.25% for Two Years in Contentious Vote
In a vote affecting the roughly million New York households in rent stabilized apartments, the New York City Rent Guidelines Board voted Monday night to allow rent increases of 2.75% for one-year leases and 5.25% for two-year leases beginning Oct. 1. The five-to-four vote capped a contentious voting session, part of an annual process in […] The post Rent Board Approves 2.75% Hike on One-Year Leases and 5.25% for Two Years in Contentious Vote appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Adams Filings Contradict His Claim He Paid for Foreign Trips
Back in October, Mayor Eric Adams’ made very clear that he was personally footing the bill for a trip to Mexico, Ecuador and Colombia to take a “boots on the ground” look at the tide of migrants flowing across the border and winding up in Gotham. “The cost of this trip, I’m paying my own […] The post Adams Filings Contradict His Claim He Paid for Foreign Trips appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
What to Do When Your Apartment Is Too Hot
There is no legal right to be cool in New York City as there is with heat in the winter. Still, you can push your landlord to fix your AC — or find a public cooling center. The post What to Do When Your Apartment Is Too Hot appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Vending Tickets in Parks Climb Steadily as New Arrivals Face Ramped Up Enforcement
Earlier this month, as pre-summer heat marked the beginning of a busy season for the city’s street vendors, a video already going viral on social media began to make its rounds among those selling fruit, hats and souvenirs at Battery Park. Officers from NYC Parks Enforcement Patrol and the New York City Police Department had […] The post Vending Tickets in Parks Climb Steadily as New Arrivals Face Ramped Up Enforcement appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Lax School Cell Phone Policies Put Burden on Teachers, Leave Students Confused
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters On its face, the cell phone policy at Forest Hills High School seems clear: Phones cannot be used in school and must be turned off during the day, unless a teacher allows them as part of a lesson. In practice, the picture is a […] The post Lax School Cell Phone Policies Put Burden on Teachers, Leave Students Confused appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
City Orders Construction Shutdown at Adams Donor’s Midtown Hotel, In Unusual Reversal
The city Department of Buildings has ordered construction work halted at a major hotel project in Midtown Manhattan owned by a prominent donor to Mayor Eric Adams, as administration officials acknowledged that the developer failed to meet local requirements for preserving affordable housing at the site. The “stop work order” issued by the department on […] The post City Orders Construction Shutdown at Adams Donor’s Midtown Hotel, In Unusual Reversal appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Hundreds Sue City Alleging Past Sex Abuse at Youth Detention Centers
When they were both 15 years old, Nijere Stewart loved walking on stilts and Clyde Wiggins enjoyed recording music before they would experience alleged sexual abuse at Crossroads Juvenile Center in Brownsville that they said forever changed their youth. Law firm Levy Konigsberg LLP on Thursday announced it has filed a total of 250 civil […] The post Hundreds Sue City Alleging Past Sex Abuse at Youth Detention Centers appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
State Senators Call for Investigation of Cannabis Fund After Reading CITY Exposé
Citing an investigation by THE CITY, two state senators have called for New York’s social equity cannabis fund to cease issuing loans to dispensary operators and for any “trapped in these predatory deals to be made whole.” “What this story describes is not a social equity fund. We must get to the bottom of this,” […] The post State Senators Call for Investigation of Cannabis Fund After Reading CITY Exposé appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Judge Orders NYPD to Release Misconduct Records
On June 7, state Supreme Court Justice Lyle E. Frank ordered the NYPD to release thousands of pages of internal officer misconduct records, following a lawsuit filed by THE CITY, represented by Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Davis Wright Tremaine. The post Judge Orders NYPD to Release Misconduct Records appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
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