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Mamdani And Menin On The Same Stage, And Page

Mayor Mamdani and Speaker Menin appeared on the same stage and on the same page, today. After disagreeing on ways to narrow the city budget earlier this month, the two joined forces to announce that the city's final

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Mamdani And Menin On The Same Stage, And Page News

Mamdani And Menin On The Same Stage, And Page

Mayor Mamdani and Speaker Menin appeared on the same stage and on the same page, today. After disagreeing on ways to narrow the city budget

Frank Navarrete Apr 29, 2026
Universal Childcare Faces Understaffed, Underpaid Workforce News

Universal Childcare Faces Understaffed, Underpaid Workforce

At a joint meeting of the early childhood, workforce development and higher education committees, council members reported a 5,000 per year staffing shortage in

Frank Navarrete Apr 16, 2026
Incarcerated Voters at Rikers Denied Access To Ballots News

Incarcerated Voters at Rikers Denied Access To Ballots

Most incarcerated individuals on Rikers Island are eligible to vote, but very few of them do. In 2024, 85% of incarcerated people at Rikers were

Frank Navarrete Apr 15, 2026
Council Proposes New Earth Day Bills That Parks Department Finds Redundant News

Council Proposes New Earth Day Bills That Parks Department Finds Redundant

Photo special· Photographs by Adrian O'Farrill See Riverside Park In Late Spring → At 17 years old, city Councilmember Ty Hankerson had his first

Frank Navarrete Apr 3, 2026
No Tolerance For Corruption, But No Extra Funds Either News

No Tolerance For Corruption, But No Extra Funds Either

The city's investigators have had their hands full the last couple of years. While it was investigating multiple high-profile cases against members of

Frank Navarrete Mar 27, 2026
The "Harding Memo" Paper Chase News

The "Harding Memo" Paper Chase

25 years ago, Andrew Carboy was catching a subway train to his office at 120 Broadway. He had a deposition at noon in Brooklyn, but

Frank Navarrete Mar 19, 2026
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