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Scott Stringer told CBS New York that raising taxes may be on the table as the city weighs how to close multi‑billion‑dollar budget gaps. He urged straight talk about trade‑offs.
Weather & Environment in ...
DEP pulled GardaWorld Cash's idling waiver after the firm missed fleet‑electrification targets; Garda has sued to block hundreds of summons as enforcement resumes.
Real Estate & Development in ...
Permits were filed for a 12‑story mixed‑use building at 3008 Godwin Terrace proposing about 99 residences, retail space, rooftop terraces and parking near the 1 train.
Committee filings show Empower NYC paid more than $1 million to little-known LLCs and vendors — one payee is tied in reporting to indicted ex-aide Tony Herbert.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
A 26-year-old man was slashed in the neck early Saturday inside a Corona business; NYPD Crime Stoppers posted a wanted alert and is offering a reward for tips.
Initial jobless claims in New York dropped to 14,178 for the week ending Feb. 21, down from 16,767, even as U.S. filings inched up to 212,000.
A 42-year-old Bronx mother was killed and her 16‑year‑old son wounded in a Sherman Avenue stabbing early Saturday.
New York lawmakers have declined to say whether they'll forgo pay while roughly 120,000 DHS employees work without pay during a partial DHS shutdown.
An appellate panel declared a U.S. Bank mortgage unenforceable under New York's FAPA and ordered the lien removed from Putnam County records after repeated filings dating to 2008.
A 58-year-old woman was shoved to the ground and robbed in downtown Flushing on Jan. 28. NYPD Crime Stoppers posted a wanted alert and is offering up to $3,500 for tips.
Transportation & Infrastructure in ...
The MTA plans a June pilot to play 30-second audio ads in select stations at up to 75 dB, prompting riders and critics to call the move Orwellian.
Off-duty NYPD Officer Joseph Wetzel, who is battling cancer, entered a burning overturned vehicle and rescued a trapped man, the NYPD said.
Health & Lifestyle in ...
An $18M EHS Cancer Center opened at the Walsh Ambulatory Pavilion, restoring radiation therapy and adding PET/CT and infusion services to Far Rockaway.
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