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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 04/09/2026
McCullum is the first worker to die on the tracks since November 2023, when 57-year-old Hilarion Joseph was hit by a D train while he was on flagging duties at Manhattan’s 34th Street–Herald Square station.
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MTA Track Worker Struck and Killed by Bronx Subway Train During Overnight Construction
An internal MTA incident account said she was setting up flags on the tracks when she was hit.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 06/09/2026
"This is dangerous work."
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MTA Worker Struck and Killed by Bronx Subway Train During Overnight Construction
An internal MTA incident account said the train operator “did not see any lights” and “proceeded at normal speed” while heading south from the 167th Street stop.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 07/09/2026
On Labor Day, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a new executive order to create the new Office of Worker Power, which will help workers connect with union organizers and educational resources to learn about their rights and, if they choose, to organize their workplaces.
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Can This Former Longshoreman Help Zohran Mamdani Unionize New York?
The newly-created Office of Worker Power is inspired by a similar effort by the Democratic Socialists of America and the United Electrical Workers that has helped thousands across the country…
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 07/09/2026
The share of the unionized workforce in the city has remained flat despite an uptick in what researchers describe as “highly visible union activity,” such as the historic nurses strike this past winter.
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Does New York’s Labor Momentum Measure Up?
Despite eye-catching strikes and employer concessions, the percentage of unionized workers in the city remained flat in an annual report on the state of organized labor.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 08/09/2026
The Sanitation Department will begin issuing summonses and fines today for owners of smaller residential buildings who don’t use city-sanctioned NYC Bins to put out their garbage for collection.
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Sanitation Department To Begin Fining Buildings for Lacking Official NYC Bins
The Sanitation Department issued thousands of warnings this summer ahead of an enforcement blitz, with The Bronx seeing the highest rate of citations.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 08/09/2026
The new office is inspired by the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee, a joint effort of the Democratic Socialists of America and United Electrical Workers.
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Can This Former Longshoreman Help Zohran Mamdani Unionize New York?
The new Office of Worker Power was inspired by a similar effort by the DSA and the United Electrical Workers that has helped workers across the country organize their workplaces.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 08/09/2026
Fines for not complying with bin rules start today.
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Sanitation Department To Begin Fining Buildings for Lacking Official NYC Bins
The Sanitation Department issued thousands of warnings this summer ahead of an enforcement blitz, with The Bronx seeing the highest rate of warnings.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 08/09/2026
The share of the unionized workforce in the city has remained flat despite an uptick in what researchers describe as “highly visible union activity,” such as the historic nurses strike this past winter.
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Does New York’s Labor Momentum Measure Up?
Despite eye-catching strikes and employer concessions, the percentage of unionized workers in the city remained flat in an annual report on the state of organized labor.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 09/09/2026
“We know that poverty and hardship are being driven by the ongoing increase in the cost of basic needs of food, housing and childcare. That’s happening in a moment where the federal disinvestment in the safety net is coming to bear.”
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‘Double Squeeze’: New York Safety Net Frays Amid SNAP and Medicaid Cuts
New work requirements and a hefty cut in federal aid for health insurance mean more New Yorkers are going to food pantries — and doing without health insurance.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 09/09/2026
Erica Phillips, a nonprofit leader with a history of supporting family childcare providers, will take over the Education Department’s Division of Early Childhood Education at a critical juncture.
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Mamdani Hires New Early Childhood Education Chief With Free 2-K Program About To Start
Erica Phillips, a nonprofit leader with a history of supporting family childcare providers, will take over the Education Department’s Division of Early Childhood Education at a critical juncture.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 10/09/2026
The inaugural year of Mamdani’s signature free childcare program for 2-year-olds is set to start Thursday, along with city-funded 3-K and pre-K programs for tens of thousands of 3 and 4-year-olds.
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Mamdani Hires New Early Childhood Education Chief With Free 2-K Program About To Start
Erica Phillips, a nonprofit leader with a history of supporting family childcare providers, will take over the Education Department’s Division of Early Childhood Education at a critical juncture.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 10/09/2026
While the death of Moet McCullum remains under investigation, a retired transit worker who survived a similar incident a decade ago says flagging is still a risky practice.
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'Like It Happened All Over Again': MTA Worker’s Death on Tracks Highlights Job Dangers
While the death of Moet McCullum remains under investigation, a retired transit worker who survived a similar incident a decade ago says flagging is still a risky practice.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 02/09/2026
For-hire drivers in NYC pleaded at a public hearing Tuesday for expanded access to parking while on the road, saying the search for restroom relief can be especially draining for women.
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Crunch for NYC Restroom Access Is a ‘Crisis' for Taxi, Uber Drivers — Especially Women
City officials are considering a proposal to expand the number of commercial metered spots where drivers can park before finding a bathroom or other relief.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 02/09/2026
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. called for action in response to The City Reporter’s revelations about the Elmhurst site.
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Pavement to Park? Calls for Mamdani to Buy Historic NYC Black Cemetery
Borough President Donovan Richards will call on the Mamdani administration to turn the former cemetery of a historic Black church into a public-facing memorial.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 03/09/2026
Officials blamed the citywide patient increase on the shuttering of other hospitals over the past decade ... Since 2010, Brooklyn has lost more than 1,600 hospital beds.
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27 Hours in the ER: Bed Shortage Leaves Hospital Patients in Chaotic Limbo
Experts blamed growing admission delays across New York on the closure and consolidation of hospitals.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 01/09/2026
Cabbies who are pinched to find parking anytime nature calls are set to get some relief from a new program that will allow taxis to be stationed in commercial metered spaces citywide. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/01/d...
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NYC To Open Access to 13,000 Metered Spots for Cabbies Looking for Relief
Drivers looking for legal spots to park in order to rest, eat or relieve themselves have endured years of frustration.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 01/09/2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday pledged to address payment delays that are threatening the rollout of his signature free childcare program for 2-year-olds and pushing some providers to the brink of closure ahead of the Sept. 10 school opening. Via @Chalkbeat.org buff.ly/f7tEVDU
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Mamdani Rushes To Patch up NYC Childcare Payments After Providers Report Delays
The mayor announced $43 million in funding and other reforms to resolve chronic city payment delays to early childhood education providers less than two weeks before school starts.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 01/09/2026
Owners of an LLC developed a parking lot atop of a historic burial site where slaves and freed slaves were buried on. Now, the pastor of a church that is the steward of the site is calling for the city to buy the site and turn into a memorial. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/31/p...
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Pastor Calls for Remains of Freed Slaves to Be Reinterred, Urges City to Landmark Site
As many as 300 African American slaves and freed slaves have been buried at the Queens site, which has since been turned into a parking lot.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 01/09/2026
New York City is now in its fourth consecutive year of declining major crime following the pandemic-era surge. Murders in the first half of the year fell to 128 — the lowest count in history. Via Vital City www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/31/c...
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Data Shows NYC Major Crime Is Declining Overall, but Felony Assaults Remain High
What to know about trends in murder, assault, rape and more
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 01/09/2026
NEW: For-hire drivers in New York City pleaded at a public hearing Tuesday for expanded access to parking while on the road, saying the search for restroom relief can be especially draining for women who get behind the wheel. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/01/t...
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Crunch for NYC Restroom Access Is a ‘Crisis' for Taxi, Uber Drivers — Especially Women
City officials are considering a proposal to expand the number of commercial metered spots where drivers can park before finding a bathroom or other relief.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“Some women drivers at some point have said, ‘Ooh, do we have to wear diapers?’” 🚖 🚻 🚖 Parking spot dearth, crunch for restroom access a "crisis" for NYC's for-hire hacks — especially women, union for Uber & Lyft drivers sez 🚻 🚖 🚻 NEW in @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/01/t...
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Crunch for NYC Restroom Access Is a ‘Crisis' for Taxi, Uber Drivers — Especially Women
City officials are considering a proposal to expand the number of commercial metered spots where drivers can park before finding a bathroom or other relief.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🐦 CELEB SIGHTING 🐦 Check out the cameo by @thecityreporter.nyc icon Nellie in this @alexkrales.bsky.social snap. Good stuff, as they say in the trade.
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Reuven Blau @reuvenblau.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Patients at NYC public hospitals waited an average of nearly 14 hours this year to move from the ER to a hospital bed. At Kings County, the average was 27 hours. At Elmhurst, it was nearly 24. The full investigation via FOIL data from NYC H+H Corp. —> www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/02/n...
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27 Hours in the ER: Bed Shortage Leaves Hospital Patients in Chaotic Limbo
Experts blamed growing admission delays across New York on the closure and consolidation of hospitals.
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Dan Morrison @danmorrison.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Brooklyn lost 1,600 hospital beds in the last 15 years to the closure and consolidation of medical centers. Now patients at Kings County wait 27 hours to get out of the ER. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/02/n...
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27 Hours in the ER: Bed Shortage Leaves Hospital Patients in Chaotic Limbo
Experts blamed growing admission delays across New York on the closure and consolidation of hospitals.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 31/08/2026
Owners of an LLC developed a parking lot atop of a historic burial site where slaves and freed slaves were buried on. Now, the pastor of a church that is the steward of the site is calling for the city to buy the site and turn into a memorial. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/31/p...
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Pastor Calls for Remains of Freed Slaves to Be Reinterred, Urges City to Landmark Site
As many as 300 African American slaves and freed slaves have been buried at the Queens site, which has since been turned into a parking lot.
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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
as I like to remind folks, about a third of all rentals in NYC are rent stabilized! (rent stabilization should not be confused with rent control, which is different and a tiny slice of the pie)
a chart from the 2023 census/HPD housing and vacancy survey showing only 24K apartments in NYC are rent controlled while 996K apartments are rent stabilized
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 27/08/2026
As Vanderbilt University opens a new Manhattan campus, New York’s college sector continues to grow while higher ed jobs declined by 3% nationally. “New York is essential to our vision.” www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/27/n...
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Nashville to New York: Some NYC Colleges Thrive Amid Headwinds
Vanderbilt University opens a new Manhattan campus as higher ed employment hits a new record.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 05/08/2026
Just over 2,000 families are receiving coveted offers in the debut of the marquee “2-K” initiative, out of more than 5,700 families who applied, according to city officials. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/04/n...
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Demand for Free Childcare Seats for 2-Year-Olds Far Exceeds Supply in NYC Pilot
The governor is covering the cost of the pilot program, which the mayor says shows the appetite for “free, universal childcare.”
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 07/08/2026
The City Council plans to hold an oversight hearing on the Mamdani administration’s rocky rollout of a new tax on luxury second homes, as thousands of homeowners seek exemptions from the impending charges aimed at boosting the city’s budget. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/07/n...
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NYC Lawmakers Scrutinize Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout
The City Council will hold an oversight hearing on the new tax on Aug. 18, as thousands of homeowners seek exemptions.
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Andrew Giambrone @andrewgiambrone.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🦟 🦟 🦟 there be mosquitoes (via @haidee.bsky.social for @thecityreporter.nyc) www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/07/n...
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 11/08/2026
The MTA is nudging golden-aged holdouts who still drop loose change into fareboxes to switch to the tap-and-go technology before coins are no longer accepted later this year. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/11/m...
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For Some Older NYC Bus Riders, Change Comes Easy. Just Not OMNY.
Quarter-and-dime-loving commuters are bracing for contactless digital payments as the MTA ends coin fares this year.
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Andrew Giambrone @andrewgiambrone.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
“‘We’ve not seen a meaningful decrease in any of those prices now that those tariffs have been rescinded,” she said. ‘We thought we were going to get a break, and we were very excited about it. And we did not.’” (via Carol Chen for @thecityreporter.nyc) www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/12/n...
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‘I Know About Tariffs’: Small Biz Struggles With High Costs, Trump Chaos
New York businesses reel from tariffs, even after the Supreme Court ruled many of them unconstitutional.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 14/08/2026
Nearly 2,000 homeowners who the Mamdani administration threatened with the pied-à-terre tax have already been told they won’t have to pay because their primary residences were erroneously tagged as possible second homes, city officials admitted this week. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/14/n...
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NYC Homeowners Escape ‘Scary’ Pied-à-Terre Tax Threat
A plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking to stop the tax rollout was among those whose properties were exempted from the second-home surcharge as the city processes paperwork form homeowners seeking…
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 16/08/2026
Quarter-and-dime-loving commuters are bracing for contactless digital payments as the MTA ends coin fares this year.
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For Some Older NYC Bus Riders, Change Comes Easy. Just Not OMNY.
Quarter-and-dime-loving commuters are bracing for contactless digital payments as the MTA ends coin fares this year.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 17/08/2026
Immigration enforcement concerns are affecting immigrant-owned businesses in the Brooklyn neighborhood, where merchants report declining foot traffic, staffing challenges and customers afraid to leave home. Via Documented www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/17/t...
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Flatbush Businesses Report Less Foot Traffic Amid Trump Immigration Crackdown
Immigration enforcement concerns are affecting immigrant-owned businesses in the Brooklyn neighborhood, where merchants report declining foot traffic, staffing challenges and customers afraid to…
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 18/08/2026
A complaint submitted to the state Labor Department accuses Amazon and 13 local subcontractors of breaking the law by failing to give delivery drivers advance notice of mass layoffs. The Teamsters union says fired employees could be owed $11 million in back pay.
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Teamsters Hit Amazon Over Delivery Worker Layoffs, With Millions at Stake
A complaint submitted to the state Labor Department accuses Amazon and 13 local subcontractors of breaking the law by failing to give delivery drivers advance notice of mass layoffs. The Teamsters…
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 19/08/2026
A bipartisan group of City Council members excoriated the Mamdani administration on Tuesday for ditching a gripe-filled hearing on the botched rollout of the mayor’s new pied-à-terre tax. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/19/m...
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Team Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre No-Show Has Lawmakers Fuming
The city has granted exemptions to more than 2,300 homeowners so far after first asserting they were subject to the new tax on luxury second homes.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 19/08/2026
Amazon and more than a dozen of its subcontractors in New York City and the suburbs face union allegations they flouted a state law that protects employees from mass layoffs or closures.
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Teamsters Hit Amazon Over Delivery Worker Layoffs, With Millions at Stake
A complaint submitted to the state Labor Department accuses Amazon and 13 local subcontractors of breaking the law by failing to give delivery drivers advance notice of mass layoffs. The Teamsters…
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 25/08/2026
The Queens property where the owner put up a parking lot on an 18th century burial site for free Blacks is now in foreclosure and up for sale. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/25/f...
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Paved-Over Historic Black Cemetery Is Now Up For Sale, Lawyer Says
Whoever buys the former burial ground for freed slaves in Queens will face strong restrictions on how they develop the site.
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Jose Martinez @jmartineznyc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
OMNY is now in use on 92% of paid bus trips, according to the MTA. But with coins no longer an option on buses by end of 2026, officials are making the case to loose-change loyalists to switch to tap-and-go. 📸 by @alexkrales.bsky.social 📸
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 01/08/2026
City Council members cry foul as homeowners receive letters demanding they prove NYC residency ahead of city’s new tax on luxury second homes.
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Die-Hard New Yorkers Blanch at Mamdani's Pied-A-Terre J'Accuse
City Council members cry foul as homeowners receive letters demanding they prove NYC residency ahead of city’s new tax on luxury second homes.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 01/08/2026
Staten Island’s immigrant population grew from 20.4% of the borough’s overall population in 2013 to 25.5% in 2023, with China becoming the island’s top country of origin among the borough’s foreign-born residents.
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'We Can Hear Chinese Anywhere Now': Behind Staten Island’s Immigrant Boom
China is now the top country of origin for foreign-born Staten Islanders.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 02/08/2026
Simone Hawkins, the Education Department’s deputy chancellor for early childhood, will leave in September as the city prepares to launch Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new free 2-K program. Via Chalkbeat New York www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/02/n...
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NYC Deputy Chancellor Departs as Mamdani Looks To Expand Childcare for 2-Year-Olds
Simone Hawkins, the Education Department's deputy chancellor for early childhood, will leave in September as the city prepares to launch Mayor Zohran Mamdani's new free 2-K program.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 30/07/2026
A wave of anxiety swept owners of residential properties and co-op units who received warning letters demanding proof of primary residency. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/28/m...
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Die-Hard New Yorkers Blanch at Mamdani's Pied-A-Terre J'Accuse
City Council members cry foul as homeowners receive letters demanding they prove NYC residency ahead of city’s new tax on luxury second homes.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 29/07/2026
NEW: Unionized staff at Harlem and Bronx legal services providers say managers are short-changing them on raises and benefits, even after a multi-million funding boost from the City Council. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/29/w...
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Why Bronx and Harlem Public Defenders Walked Off the Job
Unionized staff at Harlem and Bronx legal services providers say managers are short-changing them on raises and benefits, even after a multi-million funding boost from the City Council.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 29/05/2026
THE CITY is now The City Reporter! The thoughtful reporting you’ve come to expect from THE CITY is not changing. And we are still here, holding New York City’s powerful accountable and helping you navigate this crazy city we all love. More here: www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/05/29/t...
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 27/07/2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s charter revision panel approved five ballot proposals Thursday for the November election, including moves to speed up the creation of bike lanes and outdoor dining setups.
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Mamdani’s Government Efficiency Panel Approves 5 NYC Ballot Proposals
They aim to expedite outdoor dining and bike lane construction, improve municipal contracting and shore up the city’s budget.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 28/07/2026
Staten Island’s immigrant population grew from 20.4% of the borough’s overall population in 2013 to 25.5% in 2023, with China becoming the island’s top country of origin among the borough’s foreign-born residents. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/28/s...
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'We Can Hear Chinese Anywhere Now': Behind Staten Island’s Immigrant Boom
China is now the top country of origin for foreign-born Staten Islanders.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 29/07/2026
City Council members cry foul as homeowners receive letters demanding they prove NYC residency ahead of the city’s pied-a-terre tax program.
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Die-Hard New Yorkers Blanche at Mamdani's Pied-A-Terre J'Accuse
City Council members cry foul as homeowners receive letters demanding they prove NYC residency ahead of city’s new tax on luxury second homes.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 29/07/2026
The Justice Department announced a $3.85 million settlement with an embattled union and several of its affiliates over allegations they improperly pocketed millions in COVID-era hardship funds.
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Embattled Unions to Pay Feds $3.85 Million Over Pandemic Loans
The Home Healthcare Workers of America, its parent union, and other related labor unions improperly received millions in PPP loans, according to the Justice Department.
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