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What’s the difference between a parking lot, a park and a casino? Just a few words scribbled on some paper if Mets owner Steve Cohen gets his way, and it looks like he might now with a well compensated assist from State Senator John Liu that’s also a kick in the shins of his legislative […]

A losing candidate in the heated competition to develop the Kingsbridge Armory in the Northwest Bronx says the process was tainted by corruption, favoritism and theft of intellectual property, according to a new lawsuit filed by that developer. Agallas Equities LLC, filed the suit on Friday evening seeking an annulment of the contract awarded to

This story was published in partnership with New York Focus, an independent, investigative news site covering New York state and city politics. Sign up for their newsletter here. A key fund that pays for New York City employees’ health benefits has run dry, opening up a $600 million hole in the city budget and threatening potential

New York City’s convoluted property tax system, now exactly 50 years old, overtaxes large multifamily buildings, making it harder to build enough apartments to solve the city’s housing crisis. The lowest property taxes are levied on homeowners, especially those who live in areas with fast-rising property values, even though two-thirds of city households rent. Areas

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Lawmakers and advocates have slammed New York City Mayor Eric Adams and called for changes in the wake of ProPublica’s investigation into a secretive, problematic police unit led by allies of the mayor.  ProPublica found that the mayor championed the New York City Police Department’s Community Response Team

Mayor Eric Adams claims he is fighting to obtain millions of dollars in public matching funds that a city board has denied his re-election campaign in light of his federal corruption charges alleging misuse of the system. During his weekly media briefing Monday, Adams insisted he is full speed ahead on his campaign for re-election.

This article is adapted from our March 27 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers, It’s not unfair to describe New York City’s voter turnout as abysmal. We rank second-to-last among other big cities for getting to the polls.  So, among a sea of nonvoters,

The city Department of Transportation has launched a pilot program to deter commercial trucks from parking illegally in residential areas — but those efforts will not reach many neighborhoods most affected by the issue, according to a data analysis by THE CITY. That irony was not lost on the residents and elected officials of Southeast Queens,

Manhattan prosecutors are continuing to present evidence to a sitting grand jury in the corruption case against Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the former chief advisor to Mayor Eric Adams.  A court hearing Thursday is confirmation that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is forging ahead with his prosecution of Lewis-Martin, one of Adams’ closest aides for years, even

New York City is the greatest city in the world, but we are a not-so-great city for voting. The five boroughs rank 49th for turnout among big U.S. cities, according to a report published in December of last year from UC San Diego. So, among that sea of non-voters — who does come to the