Afterschool programs lose state funding and Brooklyn families desperate for help
With just weeks until the start of school, families in southern Brooklyn are scrambling to find free after-school options, after the state unceremoniously pulled funding from multiple neighborhood programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
23 Elo 20246min
NYC landlord used fake repair scheme to overcharge tenants
A group of uptown Manhattan tenants filed a lawsuit Thursday that alleges their landlord engaged in a “systemic” scheme to raise their rents beyond the legal limit by claiming credit for fictitious building repairs — a case advocates say points to a need for stronger state housing law enforcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
23 Elo 20247min
More Migrant Families are Subject to 60-Day Shelter Limit
New York City is significantly expanding its 60-day limits to shelters where the bulk of migrant families are staying but until now had been spared eviction, the Adams administration confirmed Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
22 Elo 20246min
Documents show UAE paid for Adams adviser’s visit
The United Arab Emirates’ government paid as much as $5,000 for Joel Eisdorfer, then a senior City Hall adviser to Mayor Adams, to visit the Middle Eastern country for a summit in February, newly released documents show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
22 Elo 20247min
Mayor Adams unfazed over not being given speaking slot at DNC
Mayor Adams told reporters Tuesday he didn’t ask for a speaking slot at this week’s Democratic National Convention and that there are no sour grapes between him and party leaders over the fact that he wasn’t offered one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
21 Elo 20245min
Mayor Adams has not been told he’s a target of FBI Turkish campaign probe
Mayor Adams’ top attorney at City Hall said Tuesday that neither the mayor nor anyone working in his government office have been told they are targets of a federal investigation into his 2021 campaign’s ties to Turkey’s government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
21 Elo 20246min
George Santos pleads guilty to charges of money laundering, identity theft and fraud
Former Republican Representative George Santos pleaded guilty to 23 counts of a superseding federal indictment on Monday, putting an end to the notorious fabulist’s legal battles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
20 Elo 20246min
NYC Council approves $500M East Bronx rezoning plan
A $500 million plan to drastically rezone a swath of the East Bronx secured final approval from the City Council this week, paving the way for significant infrastructure upgrades in the area as well as the construction of some 7,000 new apartments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
19 Elo 20245min
