On January 22, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jared Kushner presented a “Master Plan” for the future of Gaza. Kushner’s slideshow featured glossy images of coastal skyscrapers, a new tourism district with 180 towers, an airport, a seaport, and industrial complex zones. A phase… More »
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For the past seven years, Lillian Pagan has lived a largely peaceful existence in The Bronx’s River Park Towers. Her apartment, which looms over the Major Deegan Expressway, is filled with her beadwork, hand-sewn stuffed figures and family photos, and shared with her white cat, Alexis. So last year, when 76-year-old Pagan learned her landlord
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday endorsed political newcomer Darializa Avila Chevalier in her primary against incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat, shaking up the race for the Upper Manhattan and Bronx House seat where the mayor grew up. Mamdani made a joint appearance with Avila Chevalier, a fellow Democratic Socialists of America member, on MS NOW to
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday endorsed political newcomer Darializa Avila Chevalier in her primary against incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat, shaking up the race for the Upper Manhattan and Bronx House seat where the mayor grew up. Mamdani made a joint appearance with Avila Chevalier, a fellow Democratic Socialists of America member, on MS NOW to
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When a colleague first shared the announced headliners for this summer’s Great American State Fair concert series on the National Mall, my first thought was: Is that a joke? It wasn’t, but now sort of is. More »
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On Thursday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the creation of a new Charter Revision Commission, tasked with finding ways around government bureaucracy. Its official name might sound familiar. More »
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Residents of North Brooklyn no longer need to bear the trek down to Coney Island or Manhattan Beach or The Rockaways to put their toes to some sand and have a cold one on a sweltering day. The “inlet” component of Bushwick Inlet Park is now fully functional and open to the public, offering locals
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Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed New York’s $268.5 billion budget, funding pension boosts and an expansion of New York City’s free childcare program, while watering down the state’s climate goals — all eight weeks after the tax and spending plan was first due on April 1. The deal allows Hochul to claim some legislative
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Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed New York’s $268.5 billion budget, funding pension boosts and an expansion of New York City’s free childcare program, while watering down the state’s climate goals — all eight weeks after the tax and spending plan was first due on April 1. The deal allows Hochul to claim some legislative
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During the Venice Biennale, Austrian artist Erwin Wurm unveiled his latest show, set in the richly eclectic framework of the Fortuny Museum, a Gothic-inspired palazzo transformed by the Spanish-born artist, designer, inventor, stage designer, photographer and textile innovator Mariano Fortuny into a Gesamtkunstwerk, or total work of art. As one of the city’s most atmospheric
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