New Yorkers who use the city’s Fair Fares program to ride buses, trains and Access-a-Ride are still struggling to afford transit despite receiving half-off on fares, according to a new …
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This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Five new schools are expected to open this fall in The Bronx and Queens: Two will …
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This Voucher is Supposed to Help New Yorkers Leave Shelters. A Majority of Them Don’t Qualify.
The city’s main voucher program, CityFHEPS, has been a lifeline for many homeless New Yorkers who have secured permanent homes with the rental subsidy. But a broad swath of people …
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Zohran Mamdani’s first political endorsement since becoming mayor predictably didn’t pan out, but Lindsey Boylan wasn’t the candidate he’s betting his political capital on. https://feeds.fireside.fm/faqnyc/rss?roulette The FAQ NYC hosts discuss …
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An ICE agent tased a man several times while another agent tried to forcefully drag him out of his car as the man screams in pain and begs for help, …
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New York City
He Survived Japanese Occupation and Mao’s Cultural Revolution. At 93, He’s Fighting NYCHA.
Jin Tao Wu has survived Japan’s invasion of China, the rise of the Communist Party and the massacres of the Cultural Revolution. Now, thousands of miles and many decades later, …
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One detainee was found dead with 66 pills in his cell. Another lay in distress for five minutes during an apparent overdose before staff administered Narcan. A third was left …
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Hundreds of case workers, career coaches and housing specialists at two prominent nonprofits serving recently incarcerated people announced they plan to unionize on Friday morning, May Day, looking to join …
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They want to curb your dog. The New York City Council on Thursday introduced a package of bills aimed at helping the scourge of dog poop that intensified during weeks …
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This is Borrow and Steal, a monthly interview series from our partners at Vital City profiling evidence-backed urban policy ideas from around the world and the practitioners who have translated …