May 2025

Trump’s First 100 Days: The Remaking of America’s Cultural, Artistic and Academic Landscape

The first 100 days of the second Trump administration have been remarkably eventful across multiple fronts, particularly in culture and education. In his early months in office, Trump has repeatedly demonstrated his capacity to seize the moment, consolidating power through an aggressive spate of executive orders and by putting pressure on American institutions. While executive […]

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State to launch homeless outreach centers in subway stations

Gov. Kathy Hochul is launching what she described Thursday as a network of 24/7 “welcome centers” in the city’s subway, where health professionals and social workers will connect homeless New Yorkers with shelter options and supportive services.  The governor’s office told Crain’s that the state will launch up to five facilities in subway stations to

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MTA to cut costs instead of borrowing more to fund upgrades

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to cut costs to balance a $68.4 billion multiyear capital plan designed to modernize the city’s long-neglected mass-transit system. The agency will not take on more debt to help find $3 billion of savings from this year through 2029, according to Janno Lieber, the MTA’s chief executive officer. Earlier this

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6 Space Missions to Watch in May: Starlink, Axiom, China and Rocket Lab

SpaceX rocket launch.” width=”970″ height=”660″ data-caption=’People take photos of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of 22 Starlink satellites after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 18, 2024. <span class=”lazyload media-credit”>Mario Tama/Getty Images</span>’> After a packed April with Katy Perry’s venture into space aboard Blue Origin New Shepard rocket, the return

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Deals of the Day: May 1

Leases California-based lifestyle brand signs new lease in Midtown Address: 209 W. 38th St., ManhattanLandlord: GFP Real EstateTenant: Rylee + CruLease size: 1,900 square feetAsset type: OfficeBroker: GFP Real Estate’s Matthew Mandell represented both the landlord and the tenant. Knitting company extends lease on showroom and office space Address: 209 W. 38th St., ManhattanLandlord: GFP

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Moinian Group seeks to evict salad shop from NoMad tower over alleged ‘noxious odors’

An avocado-focused fast-casual dining chain in NoMad is facing eviction over supposedly putrid smells that allegedly emanate throughout the building where it’s set up shop, court records show. Joseph Moinian, CEO and founder of real estate firm the Moinian Group, is seeking to boot the salad shop, Avo, from the ground-floor storefront of a 24-story

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Spike in applications during NY’s spring recess leads to jump in U.S. jobless claims

Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose to the highest level since February during the week that followed Easter and spring recess at New York City public schools. Initial claims increased by 18,000, to 241,000, in the week that ended April 26, according to Labor Department data released Thursday. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey

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Elon Musk Is Winding Down His Work Destroying the Government

Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images For months, DOGE chief Elon Musk wielded his new position in Donald Trump’s administration with crude efficiency, slashing federal agencies and their workforces under a professed mission to cut government spending. But the Tesla CEO appears to have worn out his welcome: American voters strongly disapprove of both Musk and his

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