Millions of New Yorkers facing rent hikes of up to 4% for 1-year lease
Around 2 million New Yorkers living in stabilized apartments will likely see their rents climb for the third year in a row, after the board tasked with setting rates okayed a range of possible hikes at a raucous preliminary vote on Tuesday — as tenants and their board representatives walked out in protest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Mayor Adams’ new engagement form system subject to transparency laws
The City Council’s top tech official alerted Mayor Adams this week that his administration must by law publicly release all information gathered as part of his controversial new “engagement form” system, which requires local elected officials to ask for permission before speaking with senior city officials about various issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Mayor Adams kicks off “City of Yes” housing plan
The Adams administration’s signature housing plan — which involves building “a little more housing” in every neighborhood — kicked off with a formal approval process Monday after months of hype. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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NYC sees surge in gun permit applications
Amid ongoing fear of crime, more than 13,300 New Yorkers applied for licenses to carry guns in the city last year, a near-double increase compared to 2022 — and the NYPD’s financial bottom line has been boosted by the permit surge, according to a Daily News analysis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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UPDATE: No imminent plans for NYPD to clear CUNY City College pro-Gaza campus encampment
Students at the City University of New York on Thursday launched a pro-Palestinian encampment at City College, part of a wave of tent demonstrations sweeping the nation calling on universities to divest from Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Mayor Adams’ budget plan restores NYPD funding, but won’t reverse $58M cut to NYC libraries
Mayor Adams’ latest budget proposal includes restored funding for the NYPD, but doesn’t reverse a multi-million dollar cut to the city’s public library systems, sources familiar with the matter told the Daily News on Wednesday, raising the specter of additional service reductions at library branches across the five boroughs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
25 Huhti 20247min
NYC government workers of color paid less than white colleagues: study
Black, Asian and Hispanic NYC government workers continue to be paid less than their white colleagues, a disparity driven by a persistent pattern of low wages for women of color in the municipal ranks, according to a new study release by the City Council on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
24 Huhti 20247min
Mayor Adams defense trust returns $22K in improper donations
In the first three months of this year, Mayor Adams’ legal defense trust received $22,462 in prohibited donations from a corporate entity and 10 individuals with city government business interests, according to a Daily News review of finance disclosures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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