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Haven for Bronx Kids That Hosted Historic Gang Peace Summit Faces Shutdown
The 66-year-old South Bronx clubhouse that hosted the famous gang treaty credited with the birth of hip-hop is heading to shut down in August, and it’s already for sale. The closure plan for the Joel E. Smilow clubhouse — which offers programming along with dance and music studios, a rec room with pool tables and […] The post Haven for Bronx Kids That Hosted Historic Gang Peace Summit Faces Shutdown appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Dozens of NYCHA Staff Have Pleaded Guilty to Bribery in ‘Micro’ Contracts Scheme
More than two dozen current New York City Housing Authority employees have pleaded guilty to a variety of bribery charges as part of a long-standing scheme related to so-called micro-purchase contracts, say federal prosecutors with the Southern District of New York. In February, 70 development-level NYCHA superintendents and assistant superintendents — 55 current and 15 […] The post Dozens of NYCHA Staff Have Pleaded Guilty to Bribery in ‘Micro’ Contracts Scheme appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Derelict Clinton Hill Building a Monument to Hochul Official’s Failed Intervention
New York State is preparing to spend an estimated $3.7 million to demolish a state-owned building on in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, a decade after a local Assembly member stepped in to stop the sale of the derelict property. That former elected official, Walter Mosley, is now New York’s acting secretary of state, after his nomination […] The post Derelict Clinton Hill Building a Monument to Hochul Official’s Failed Intervention appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
COVID Emergency Food Distributor Overbilled City by Millions, Comptroller Finds
A food distribution company tasked with providing food to needy New Yorkers during the pandemic overbilled and overcharged the city by more than $9 million, according to an audit released Wednesday by the comptroller’s office. Driscoll Foods, also known as Metropolitan Foods, first contracted with the Department of Social Services in July 2020 on an […] The post COVID Emergency Food Distributor Overbilled City by Millions, Comptroller Finds appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Google’s New HQ Opens With Only a Fraction of the Nearby Low-Cost Housing Promised by Pols
Nearly a decade ago, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration brokered a deal to redevelop the derelict St. John’s Terminal, a historic train shed on the west side of Manhattan. City Hall touted a resulting $100 million plan to save nearby Pier 40 in Hudson River Park and an expected 1,600 new apartments, with almost 500 […] The post Google’s New HQ Opens With Only a Fraction of the Nearby Low-Cost Housing Promised by Pols appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
New Jersey Buses to Boost NYC Express Bus Service for Congestion Pricing, Even as State Sues
While Garden State politicos try to put the brakes on congestion pricing, the MTA is buying buses from New Jersey Transit in advance of the vehicle-tolling program’s June 30 start date, THE CITY has learned. An MTA spokesperson confirmed that the agency paid $100,000 to NJTransit for 15 used coaches whose parts will now be […] The post New Jersey Buses to Boost NYC Express Bus Service for Congestion Pricing, Even as State Sues appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
LISTEN: Hizzoner Meets His Holiness
Eric Adams, now facing a second Democratic challenger, said he was praying for the press while ducking their questions and blessing our own Katie Honan on his way to meet the Pope in Vatican City. Meantime, the mayor finally started repping for the Knicks, who promptly stopped winning, as the NYPD is pretty much mocking […] The post LISTEN: Hizzoner Meets His Holiness appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
CUNY City College President Laments Not Breaking Up Pro-Palestinian Encampment Sooner
This story was reported in collaboration with student journalists from the Craig Newmark School of Journalism at CUNY. In a series of town hall meetings with students, faculty and staff last week, City College President Vincent Boudreau attempted to quell anger and frustration about his decision to deploy the NYPD to break up a pro-Palestinian […] The post CUNY City College President Laments Not Breaking Up Pro-Palestinian Encampment Sooner appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Manhattan Co-op in Crisis Spearheads Push to Cap Land Rent Hikes
A throng of city co-op apartment owners traveled to Albany last week to plead their case for bills that would shield them from rent increases on the land their buildings sit on. Calling themselves the Ground Lease Co-op Coalition, they are demanding protections even stricter than those recently passed for tenants under the Good Cause […] The post Manhattan Co-op in Crisis Spearheads Push to Cap Land Rent Hikes appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
City to Shell Out $1.6 Million to Rikers Detainee Abused by Therapist
New York City has agreed to pay $1.6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a former Rikers Island detainee who was sexually abused by a physical therapist inside a jail clinic. The settlement is among the largest pretrial payouts ever awarded to a single plaintiff in a sexual assault case at Rikers, according to […] The post City to Shell Out $1.6 Million to Rikers Detainee Abused by Therapist appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Schools Look to Virtual Learning to Reduce Class Sizes
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters To reduce New York City’s class sizes under a new state mandate, Department of Education officials floated one option to help principals comply: virtual learning. In a plan released this week outlining ways that schools could meet the law’s goals, the […] The post Schools Look to Virtual Learning to Reduce Class Sizes appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Mother’s Day Is Madness in Chelsea’s Pruned Flower District
In the cool before the sun rose, the aromas of lilacs, peonies and hyacinths mingled with the air on West 28th Street. But for the workers between Sixth and Seventh Avenues responsible for those flowers, there was hardly time to stop and smell the lilies on Wednesday morning: Mother’s Day, one of the Flower District’s […] The post Mother’s Day Is Madness in Chelsea’s Pruned Flower District appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Adams Aide Targeted in FBI Raids Won Raises That Almost Doubled Her Salary to $196,000
Key mayoral aide Winnie Greco, who returned to work last week after going on leave following FBI raids of her homes in February, has nearly doubled her salary since Mayor Eric Adams hired her in January 2022, city payroll records show. Greco, who volunteered for eight years while Adams served as Brooklyn borough president and […] The post Adams Aide Targeted in FBI Raids Won Raises That Almost Doubled Her Salary to $196,000 appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Chief Investigator Touts ‘Independence’ in Probes of Adams’ City Hall
DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber on Thursday made clear that while she is an appointee of Mayor Eric Adams, her mission is to investigate without fear or favor as an independent “conscience of the city” — including probes of senior officials in the Adams’ administration. “I think I’m going to go with the conscience of the […] The post Chief Investigator Touts ‘Independence’ in Probes of Adams’ City Hall appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
The Two Ways ‘Sammy’s Law’ Could Change Your Local Speed Limits
When Albany lawmakers last month passed “Sammy’s Law” — allowing the city to lower the speed limit to 20 mph on some roads — safe-streets advocates celebrated a victory that was years in the making. Named for 12-year-old Sammy Cohen Eckstein, who was fatally struck by a van in October 2012 while retrieving a ball […] The post The Two Ways ‘Sammy’s Law’ Could Change Your Local Speed Limits appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Winnie Greco, Top Eric Adams Aide, Back at Work After Being Sidelined by FBI Raid
A top aide to Mayor Eric Adams who went on leave after her two houses were raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in late February is back in a government job, THE CITY has learned. Winnie Greco, whom Adams appointed as his Director of Asian Affairs at a salary of $100,000 in January 2022, […] The post Winnie Greco, Top Eric Adams Aide, Back at Work After Being Sidelined by FBI Raid appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Family of Teen Killed by NYPD Says Cops Mistreated Them After Shooting
The family of a Queens teen fatally shot by NYPD officers said cops immediately hauled them to the local precinct and interrogated them without an attorney the day of the incident. The NYPD then barred them from their home for over two days — despite their pleas to access medicine and feed their cat. Utsho […] The post Family of Teen Killed by NYPD Says Cops Mistreated Them After Shooting appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
Banks Defends NYC Schools’ Response to Antisemitism
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. New York City schools Chancellor David Banks defended his record on antisemitism during a tense congressional hearing Wednesday, maintaining that schools have consistently responded to troubling incidents with both education and discipline. Banks joined school leaders from Montgomery Country, Maryland and Berkeley, California, along […] The post Banks Defends NYC Schools’ Response to Antisemitism appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
State Lawmakers Slam Cannabis Contract with Private Equity Firm
A New York lawmaker called for the state to sever its relationship with a Chicago-based private equity firm helping to fund weed dispensaries run by people impacted by the war on drugs following a report from THE CITY revealing alarming details of the agreement. “The state and the cannabis marketplace would be better served by […] The post State Lawmakers Slam Cannabis Contract with Private Equity Firm appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
This Westchester School for Autistic Children Can Cost $573,200 a Year. It Operates With Little Oversight and Students Have Suffered.
This story was originally published by ProPublica. From the first months that Brett Ashinoff was at Shrub Oak International School in New York, his parents felt uneasy about the residential school for students with autism. They worried that Brett, who already was thin, was losing weight. They said his nails weren’t getting cut. He would […] The post This Westchester School for Autistic Children Can Cost $573,200 a Year. It Operates With Little Oversight and Students Have Suffered. appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
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