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Does Mamdani’s Claim that Albany is Shafting New York City Hold Up?

Like many New York City mayors before him, Zohran Mamdani is trekking up to Albany on Wednesday to beg the state for money.
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Landlord That Won Big in Cuomo’s Penn Station Plan Makes a Comeback Under Trump

The other Trump-connected project is Grand Penn Partners, a proposal backed by Trump donor Thomas Klingenstein and the ...
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Hochul Proposed Banning ICE Collaboration Contracts. Here’s What You Need to Know.

The bill would dissolve contracts that allow federal immigration authorities to use county jails, but would leave more ...
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How Disputed Foreclosure Math Allegedly Helped a Bank Win a Five-Bedroom Brooklyn Home for $100

New York Focus identified more than a thousand cases where the use of a controversial interest formula increased a house’s ...
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How New York’s Court System Intertwines With Party Politics

“New York City’s court system is intertwined with the kind of party politics that should not exist in courthouses,” said Ben ...
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Hochul Could Try to Change New York’s Emissions Math Again. Here’s Why It Matters.

In a marathon hearing on Wednesday, New York’s top energy and environmental officials hinted that Governor Kathy Hochul could ...
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Three Questions for New York’s Climate and Energy Leaders

Lawmakers will be grilling top state energy and environmental officials Wednesday in a marathon budget hearing. Here are some ...
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New York Homeless Families Placed in Hotels Weren’t Guaranteed Social Services. New Regulations Could Change That.

The proposal follows a New York Focus and ProPublica investigation that found counties had placed thousands of adults and ...
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Five Questions for New York’s Education Leaders

The state’s top education officials head to the hot seat Thursday for a lengthy budget hearing. Here are some questions we’d ...
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Uber Pours $3M Into New Election Spending Group Poised to Back Hochul

According to state records, the ride-sharing giant Uber has put nearly $3 million into a newly created independent expenditure committee registered as providing outside support for Hochul’s reelection ...
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‘I’m a Human Rights Violator’: Staff at Youth Prison Recount Lockdowns, Turmoil, 24-Hour Shifts

State-run youth prisons are severely understaffed. A Rochester-area facility has regularly operated with only a tenth of the staff it’s supposed to have available to supervise youth. Incarcerated ...