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
29 Apr 20247min
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
26 Apr 20246min
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 Apr 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 Apr 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
23 Apr 20247min
N.Y. State lawmakers pass $237B budget nearly 3 weeks late
New York State lawmakers on Saturday approved a $237 billion state budget, unlocking $2.4 billion for the city’s migrant crisis and providing a program to address the city’s dire housing shortage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
22 Apr 20246min
Cannabis enforcement deal is locked down in State budget
A legislative package boosting New York City in its battle against the estimated 2,500 unlicensed cannabis shops operating citywide has been secured in state budget negotiations, lawmakers said Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
19 Apr 20246min
Council Progressives will try to block Mayor Adams’ plan to tap top lawyer
City Council Democrats from the party’s progressive wing say they’ll work to block Mayor Adams’ expected plan to tap conservative legal heavy-hitter Randy Mastro as his administration’s next top attorney, setting the stage for a potentially contentious battle over his nomination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
18 Apr 20246min
