The city’s plan to redevelop a 122-acre stretch of Brooklyn waterfront into a new neighborhood has hit a familiar hitch: local opposition to new housing development. The Economic Development Corp. has floated a $3.1 billion plan that would erect up to 8,200 new apartments (including more than 2,600 for lower-income tenants) on part of the […]
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Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images They were, in many cases, Donald Trump’s most fervent backers: rich Wall Street types, lawyers at corporate firms, business tycoons, and tech engineers who fervently backed the president by raising and donating many millions of dollars for his election, risking the opprobrium of their fellow moneyed elites. But
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This article is adapted from our April 10 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers, As I see it, one of the fun perks of running as an independent candidate, as Mayor Eric Adams is now, is getting to pick your own ballot name. The
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With a 40% break on what they’d normally owe the city in property tax, the owners of a luxury emporium at 20 Hudson Yards seem to have a good deal. But that hasn’t stopped them from filing appeals against the city claiming that they’re hugely overtaxed. Over the eight years running through February of the
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Matthew Murphy Since recorded time, Broadway critics would casually dismiss certain lighthearted musical comedies as a “tired businessman show.” Such trifles would include long-stemmed chorus girls, broad gags and catchy songs aimed at the office drone who simply wants to unwind with earworms and eye candy. Dear reader, this critic is the tired businessman. Perhaps
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MELVILLE, N.Y. – Joined by dozens of Long Island residents who rely on Social Security benefits and deserve the best customer service possible by the Social Security Administration (SSA), AARP New York today called for renewed efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of the current system while welcoming the agency’s decision to maintain phone
Amazon’s Project Kuiper, a satellite-based internet service to rival SpaceX’s Starlink, is finally about to life off after years of efforts to find rockets that can launch the satellites. A batch of 27 satellites were scheduled to launch yesterday (April 9) aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket from Cape Canaveral, Flo. However, heavy winds and
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Why is the White House degrading U.S. cybersecurity as unprecedented threats keep rising? Judging by its rhetoric, the second Trump administration is committed to protecting Americans online from foreign spies and criminals. In her recent statement to the Senate Intelligence Committee, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard blamed China for “multiple high-profile breaches” of U.S. IT networks,
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The New York City Council is gearing up for a legal battle over the city’s sanctuary laws barring local authorities from assisting in federal immigration enforcement. Lawmakers passed a resolution Thursday allowing Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to sue Mayor Eric Adams and possibly President Donald Trump over the issue. The resolution — a required step
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The city’s two juvenile detention centers are plagued with chronic absenteeism, a massive spike in contraband, and a failure to properly report thousands of serious incidents of violence and abuse, according to a new state audit. The 46-page review also found that only 53% of the young people surveyed got an initial interview and assessment
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