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Could Congestion Pricing Still Get Blocked Before Sunday?

Photo: Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images New York’s hotly debated congestion-pricing plan has faced its fair share of challenges since the State Legislature passed it into law in 2019. The program cleared several political and legal hurdles and was ultimately approved by the federal government, but Governor Kathy Hochul ordered the MTA to pause its scheduled implementation […]

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Former Prisoners Say Deadly Robert Brooks Beating Is Sadly Routine

New York Today

In a video that has made international headlines, a group of guards at Marcy prison upstate, some with smiles, punch and kick a handcuffed prisoner who died seven hours later. For many formerly incarcerated New Yorkers, the scene of a handcuffed Robert Brooks, 43, being beaten by a team of state prison correction officers while

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What to know as congestion pricing goes live

Unlike McConnell, John Thune Will Be Trump’s Willing Accomplice

Discussions

Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images As members of Congress returned to Washington this week, the focus was on Mike Johnson, who narrowly won reelection as House Speaker after initially failing on the first ballot. But in the longer run, the locus of legislative action in the second Trump administration is likely to be the U.S. Senate,

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St. Thomas, Trinity Church, David Geffen and Carnegie Hall: The Many Ways to Handle ‘Messiah’

Arts & Entertainment

Throughout December, Messiah is nearly inescapable in New York City churches and concert halls. To explore some of the many options available to eager Christmas Handelians, I attended four of the city’s best-known versions and found them remarkably different yet often deeply satisfying in their individual approaches to this perennial masterpiece. It’s perhaps surprising that

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Rare Snowy Owl Spotted in Brooklyn Park

Brooklyn

A snowy owl has been seen in Brooklyn’s Shirley Chisholm State Park. The snowy owl, recognized for its white feathers and yellow eyes, first appeared late Saturday afternoon at the nature preserve, the New York Post reports. David Barrett, founder of Manhattan Bird Alert, told the outlet that the sighting was the first of its

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While Tesla’s Stock Price Soars to Record High, Its Core Business Is Shrinking

Arts & Entertainment

Tesla (TSLA) Q4″ width=”970″ height=”650″ data-caption=’Tesla saw a steep drop in sales in Europe last year. <span class=”lazyload media-credit”>PATRICK PLEUL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images</span>’> After a monstrous stock rally following November’s presidential election, Tesla reported its first annual decline in electric vehicle delivery, highlighting the growing disconnect between its high-flying stock price and its core automobile

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Hochul renews push for involuntary commitment legislation

Adams replaces nonprofit czar amid late-payment crisis

Johnson Wins Reelection As Speaker After Initially Failing on First Ballot

Discussions

Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson initially failed to win reelection on the first ballot taken among the members of the 119th Congress on January 3. Johnson lost three Republican votes, from Kentucky’s Tom Massie, Keith Self of Texas, and South Carolina’s Ralph Norman. That’s two more than he could afford with his

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