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Aissatou Diallo, the aunt of Adama Bah, was released Friday after a judge ripped into the Trump administration’s dubious account of her arrest and efforts to deport a woman who’d lived in America for 25 years to a third country to be named later.

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Packed Crowd Cheers as Judge Releases Advocate’s Aunt in High-Stakes Immigration Hearing
Aissatou Diallo, the aunt of Adama Bah, was released Friday after a judge ripped into the Trump administration’s dubious account of her arrest and efforts to deport a woman who’d lived peacefully in…
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December 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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A court order issued Wednesday revealed that the city Department of Investigation has an ongoing investigation of whether Mayor Eric Adams violated ethics laws — a probe that is proceeding even after the mayor got his corruption case tossed.

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City Investigators Haven't Given Up on Probing Eric Adams’ Conduct, Judge’s Order Reveals
Judge Dale Ho, forced by the Trump Justice Department to dismiss corruption charges against the mayor, opens the door for the Department of Investigation or Campaign Finance Board to use sealed…
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December 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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ICE agents arrested a Chinese father and his 6-year-old son, separating the two and sending the father to Orange County Jail while the whereabouts of the son remain unknown as of Tuesday morning.

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ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Housing preservation groups could be first in line to buy troubled apartment buildings when they go up for sale under a City Council bill updated Monday to address pushback.
Council Revamps Bill Giving Housing Groups First Dibs to Buy — and Landlords Still Object
The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act would allow preservation ventures 90 days to make an offer, getting out ahead of real estate speculators, sponsors say.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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A joint venture called the Brooklyn Ascending Land Company is proposing 9,000 apartments in total for the Prospect Heights site.

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Long-Stalled Atlantic Yards Project Could Be Revived in New Plan
A joint venture called the Brooklyn Ascending Land Company is proposing 9,000 apartments in total for the Prospect Heights site.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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An NYPD officer violated NY's sanctuary city laws limiting the department’s assistance to federal immigration agencies by accepting a request from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to flag individuals facing deportation, a new investigation report charges.

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NYPD Agrees to Stricter Practices on Immigration Enforcement Following Probe
The city Department of Investigation found the police department "does not fully comply with documentation and reporting requirements" regarding interactions with federal law enforcement.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Across Chinatown, cultural mainstays like medicinal herbalists and dried seafood purveyors say they’re already feeling the pressure from Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods.

@haidee.bsky.social reports, with great photos by
@alexkrales.bsky.social:

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Tariffs Are Bitter Tea for Manhattan’s Chinatown
Businesses still feeling the impact of COVID and congestion pricing fear that Trump’s trade war could be what finally reduces New York City’s oldest Chinatown into “a ghost town.”
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April 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Why yes, that is a “federal agent” on the right. Isn’t it obvious?

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June 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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November 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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State Comptroller DiNapoli Faces Rare Primary Challengers

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State Comptroller DiNapoli Faces Rare Primary Challengers
Raj Goyle and Drew Warshaw say the state’s top money manager, the sole trustee of the state’s pension fund, has not returned enough for New Yorkers in nearly two decades in office.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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thecity.nyc
As masked agents arrested immigrants in and around immigration courts, The City has been there to document what’s happening.
Five Months of Fear, Fury and Heartbreak at 26 Federal Plaza
As masked agents arrested immigrants in and around immigration courts, The City has been there to document what's happening.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Rock Center and 12 other nearby stations will get weekly track cleanings to avoid service disruptions and fires fueled by garbage piles.

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Underground Grime Wave: MTA Cleaning Crews Tackle Tourist Trash in Midtown
Rock Center and 12 other nearby stations will get weekly track cleanings to avoid service disruptions and fires fueled by garbage piles.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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thecity.nyc
NYPD agents arrested more than a dozen people and unleashed clouds of pepper spray on a spontaneous protest formed around a SoHo parking garage where masked agents had gathered inside.
NYPD Arrest More Than a Dozen Protesting Homeland Security Agents in Tense Confrontation
Dozens of masked federal agents were staging inside a parking lot when a spontaneous group of protesters got word of their presence. The NYPD helped clear a path for the federal agents to leave the…
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November 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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"NYPD agents arrested more than a dozen people and unleashed clouds of pepper spray on a spontaneous protest formed around a SoHo parking garage."

NYPD "working to clear the way for ICE agents to go out in our city to do arrests."
#NewYork #USA #Policing #Protest #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
NYPD Arrest More Than a Dozen Protesting Homeland Security Agents in Tense Confrontation
Dozens of masked federal agents were staging inside a parking lot when a spontaneous group of protesters got word of their presence.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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thecity.nyc
An old subway newsstand has been reinvented as an NYPD outpost on a platform at the West Fourth Street station in Manhattan.
Old Newsstand With a New Beat: Police Set Up Shop at West Fourth
NYPD officers are now stationed at the former kiosk on the northbound platform on the A, C, E lines.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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The UAW is known locally for its left-leaning politics and justice-oriented members in academia and legal services. Now two of its rank-and-file members, Dalourny Nemorin and Darializa Avila Chevalier, are mounting Democratic campaigns to the party’s left.
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Union Members Take On Congressional Incumbents in Manhattan and The Bronx
The UAW is known locally for its left-leaning politics and justice-oriented members in academia and legal services. Now two of its rank-and-file members, Dalourny Nemorin and Darializa Avila…
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November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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thecity.nyc
The UAW is known locally for its left-leaning politics and justice-oriented members in academia and legal services. Now two of its rank-and-file members are mounting Democratic campaigns to the party’s left.

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Union Members Take On Congressional Incumbents in Manhattan and The Bronx
The UAW is known locally for its left-leaning politics and justice-oriented members in academia and legal services. Now two of its rank-and-file members, Dalourny Nemorin and Darializa Avila…
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November 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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thecity.nyc
“It did not feel like acting for even a minute."
How Actors Teach Child Welfare Workers to Balance Safety With Sensitivity
Child protection rookies learn how to engage helpfully with families in crisis, with help from performers who have turned civil service training sessions into a long-running engagement.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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A big part of the problem: the fast-rising cost of insurance, utilities and maintenance for buildings.
Losing Money Every Month: Growing Finance Crisis Threatens Affordable Housing
Landlords who run subsidized buildings say the numbers increasingly don’t add up — and that a rent freeze will put their tenants in a more precarious position.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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"There’s a notable absence here of the person at the apex of the pyramid," said Manhattan Federal Judge Dale Ho.
Eric Adams Aide Sentenced in Campaign Fundraising Scheme — With the Mayor’s Absence Noted
Mohamed Bahi was given three years’ probation and a year of home confinement by the same judge forced to drop the mayor’s case. He had withering words for Adams, who was headed to Uzbekistan.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Have you scheduled your vaccine yet?
What to Know About Getting a COVID Vaccine in New York This Fall
The confusion around guidelines is making things tough for pharmacists and patients alike.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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How can Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani freeze the rent, really? Here's how it would work.
Can Zohran Mamdani Really Freeze the Rent?
The mayoral candidate’s signature promise has given tenants hope — and rattled some landlords. Here’s a guide on what a possible Mayor Mamdani can and can’t do.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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While in Israel, Mayor Eric Adams released the key autumn budget modification with no warning, and no fanfare.
Adams Boosts Budget, Leaving a $4.7 Billion Hole for Mamdani
Looming budget deficits, no provisions for federal aid cuts and new commitments mark the departing mayor’s last word on the city’s financial plan.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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During the sentencing, the mayor was hours away from jetting off to Uzbekistan, a particularly rich coincidence. Bahi, once the mayor’s liaison to the Muslim community, had admitted that he’d orchestrated the straw donation scheme through an Uzbek contractor based in Brooklyn.
Eric Adams Aide Sentenced in Campaign Fundraising Scheme — With the Mayor’s Absence Noted
Mohamed Bahi was given three years’ probation and a year of home confinement by the same judge forced to drop the mayor’s case. He had withering words for Adams, who was headed to Uzbekistan.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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thecity.nyc
Without some change in course, possible future scenarios are grim: If housing stock deteriorates, or buildings are abandoned by owners, or investors are unwilling to put their money into affordable housing, the city’s affordability crisis will get even worse.
Losing Money Every Month: Growing Finance Crisis Threatens Affordable Housing
Landlords who run subsidized buildings say the numbers increasingly don’t add up — and that a rent freeze will put their tenants in a more precarious position.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM