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City to Restrict Midtown Deliveries During the World Cup. That’s News to Local Businesses.

When restaurateur Steve Antonatos found out the city was planning to lock delivery trucks out of Midtown blocks — for hours at a stretch, on eight separate days during World Cup matches — the warning came not from a city official or street sign, but from his Budweiser distributor.  The beer company had sent emails

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Council Bill Would Make City-Owned Grocery Stores Permanent

A City Council member is set to introduce a bill that would expand Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s municipal grocery store plan beyond its current five store pilot. Jennifer Gutiérrez, D-Brooklyn, is a co-sponsor on the bill being introduced Thursday to ensure that city-operated supermarkets would become a permanent part of government.  Gutiérrez first started looking into

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New York Moves to Ensure Judges See Prison Conditions Firsthand

New York judges who sentence people to prison or jail will soon be required to make regular, in-depth visits to correctional facilities — a sweeping reform advocates hope will give jurists a deeper understanding of incarceration. Under a new rule approved by the state’s court system, judges will tour housing units, intake areas, medical and

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New Details on Fatal NYPD Collision as Victim’s Family Slams Letitia James

The officers who veered in front of a dirt-bike rider trying to evade police — a maneuver that ended with the rider dead — violated NYPD guidelines designed to ensure police car chases don’t result in catastrophe, officials have confirmed. The alleged violations emerged in a report released this week by Attorney General Letitia James

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LISTEN: Nothing But Knicks

Bex Max joins Christina Greer and Harry Siegel for a FAQ NYC-Max Politics crossover just after game four to put down politics for once and talk about the Knicks’ incredible comeback and a city that’s dizzy with excitement and overdue for a celebration. . https://feeds.fireside.fm/faqnyc/rss?knicksagain Our nonprofit newsroom relies on donations from readers to sustain

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