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Tenant Leader Who Once Ripped ‘Predatory’ Roc Nation Casino Bid Was Offered $20,000 Monthly Contract from Jay-Z Owned Company

Manhattan Plaza Tenants’ Association President Aleta LaFargue speaks about zoning procedures at a Community Board 4 meeting.

Several dozen tenants of Manhattan Plaza crowded into a meeting room last Tuesday evening and over complimentary slices of pizza heard from representatives of a plan to erect Manhattan’s first casino in the heart of Times Square.  Roc Nation and SL Green’s proposal for 250,000 square feet of gambling space and a 950-room hotel tower […]

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Elevated Tracks Get High Priority in MTA’s Plan for Next Five Years

Work in progress can be seen on various parts of an elevated B/Q station in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Sept. 20, 2024.

Decaying steel and concrete structures that carry subway trains over 61 miles of outdoor tracks across the city are taking on elevated importance in the MTA’s newest five-year blueprint for big-ticket transit upgrades. The proposed $68.4 billion capital program unveiled last week calls for $9 billion to be spent on urgent fixes to critical line […]

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Tim Pearson, Adams Aide Under Federal Probe, Blocked Services to Migrants as City Shelters Swelled

Tim Pearson attends Edward Caban NYPD commissioner swearing-in ceremony outside the 40th Precinct in the South Bronx.

A top adviser to Mayor Eric Adams under federal investigation delayed for months a multimillion-dollar contract to provide caseworkers at migrant shelters, an investigation by THE CITY has found — hampering urgent efforts to help asylum-seekers get work papers and exit the shelter system as their numbers in the city skyrocketed. Without explaining his motives, […]

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Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn’t been confirmed can vote the full ballot

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races, a significant decision that could influence ballot measures and tight legislative races. The court’s decision comes after officials uncovered a database error that for two decades mistakenly designated the voters […]

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Corte de Arizona: Votantes cuya ciudadanía no había sido documentada pueden votar en elección local

PHOENIX (AP) — La Corte Suprema de Arizona falló unánimemente el viernes que casi 98.000 personas cuyos documentos que comprueban ciudadanía no habían sido confirmados sí pueden votar en las elecciones estatales y locales, una decisión significativa que podría influir en el desenlace de contiendas legislativas reñidas y en las medidas incluidas en las papeletas. […]

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