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Andrew Rein of the Citizen Budget Commission comes joins the FAQ NYC podcast to talk about the deep hole the city and state are in even before Washington makes more social safety net spending cuts. buff.ly/oG9p9or

THECITYNY's tweet card. LISTEN: The Bill’s Coming Due for New York

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · 6 h

The Charter Revision Commission voted to place five proposals on the November ballot — four aimed at simplifying and speeding up the development approval process for affordable housing. buff.ly/rxjyGlB

THECITYNY's tweet card. The Charter Revision Commission convened by the mayor approved four ballot measures aimed at fighting the housing crisis — and one proposal to shift elections to even-numbered years.

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · 6 h

Two health care companies are positioned to keep tens of millions of dollars that are meant to benefit the army of low-wage home health aides who care for disabled and elderly New Yorkers. buff.ly/hTWprqw

THECITYNY's tweet card. Offering hard-to-use benefits instead of cash could help two state-funded companies dodge a 2011 law meant to boost care workers’ pay.

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · 6 h

The squabbling between Mayor Eric Adams and Comptroller Brad Lander has now reached the esoteric issue of the city’s pension funds’ recent selloff of Israeli government bonds. buff.ly/fyWE59l

THECITYNY's tweet card. Comptroller Brad Lander let longtime investments in the Israeli state lapse. He says he’s just aiming for equal treatment for foreign debt — while Mayor Eric Adams’ top deputy suggests the comptrol...

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · 7 h

Two videos offer the first glimpse inside the shadowy detention site on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, where dozens of immigrants are being held for days at a time, according to an analysis by THE CITY of ICE data through the end of June. buff.ly/2RYycPt

THECITYNY's tweet card. An analysis of ICE data by THE CITY shows that dozens of people have packed into locked rooms and increasingly held for days inside a Manhattan building the feds say isn’t a detention site.

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · 11 h

Two videos offer the first glimpse inside the detention site on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, where dozens of immigrants are being held for days at a time, according to an analysis by THE CITY of ICE data through the end of June. thecity.nyc/2025/07/22/vid…

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · Jul 21

NEW: Two health care companies are positioned to keep tens of millions of dollars that are meant to benefit the army of low-wage home health aides who care for disabled and elderly New Yorkers. Via NYSFocus.com thecity.nyc/2025/07/21/lea…

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · Jul 21

Two health care companies are positioned to keep tens of millions of dollars that are meant to benefit the army of low-wage home health aides who care for disabled and elderly New Yorkers. Via @NYSFocus thecity.nyc/2025/07/21/lea…

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · Jul 21

After months in El Salvador’s maximum security prison, Merwil Gutiérrez reunited with his sister in Venezuela last Friday. Like the more than 200 others released alongside him, his future hangs in limbo. Via @documentedNY documentedny.com/2025/07/21/ven…

THECITYNY's tweet card. After spending 125 days in El Salvador’s notorious Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison, Merwil Gutiérrez, a 20-year-old asylum seeker detained in the Bronx, was released last Friday...

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · Jul 21

THE CITY is seeking a dynamic Associate Director of Development to play a pivotal role in advancing our mission through strategic fundraising and donor engagement. city-report-inc.breezy.hr/p/1430450443d0…

THECITYNY's tweet card. THE CITY is seeking a dynamic Associate Director of Development to join New York City's premier nonprofit newsroom focusing on accountability and service journalism and play a pivotal role in...

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · Jul 21

A city fire marshal used FDNY’s access to a facial recognition software to help NYPD detectives identify a pro-Palestinian protester at Columbia University, circumventing policies that tightly restrict the Police Department’s use of the technology. buff.ly/URysnMM

THECITYNY's tweet card. Barred from using Clearview AI, police turned to a marshal in the fire department to run a broad search that turned up photos of the student at his high school graduation.

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · Jul 21

1199SEIU, the largest healthcare union in the country with 450,000 members in the Northeast, endorsed Queens Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani for mayor on Friday, after backing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the June primary. buff.ly/yG3ZNUN

THECITYNY's tweet card. 1199SEIU joins the city’s biggest unions in backing the Democratic nominee, who has largely consolidated labor’s support ahead of November’s general election.

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · Jul 21

A 104-bed facility for seriously ill detainees is mostly finished but unopened — three years late and nearly double its original cost — because the Department of Correction says it lacks enough officers to secure it. buff.ly/hNqU3gE

THECITYNY's tweet card. A 104-bed facility for seriously ill detainees is mostly finished but unopened — three years late and nearly double its original cost — because the Department of Correction says it lacks enough...

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · Jul 20

Newly obtained federal records offer the clearest picture yet of how aggressively the Trump administration has pursued its mass deportation agenda — with a sixfold increase in arrests in early June. buff.ly/BeBnIoW

THECITYNY's tweet card. Newly obtained federal records offer the clearest picture yet of how aggressively the Trump administration has pursued its mass deportation agenda — with a sixfold increase in arrests in early June.

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · Jul 20

Eight applications are in, and key votes are coming up fast. Get up to speed on where and when new city casinos may open. buff.ly/QrEIwes

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · Jul 20

A proposal to switch NYC to an open primary system — allowing voters in any party to take part in the first round of elections — will not be added to this November’s ballot, the head of the mayor’s Charter Revision Commission announced Wednesday. buff.ly/ink8AEk

THECITYNY's tweet card. There wasn’t a “clear consensus” on how to advance the idea, according to chair Richard Buery Jr.

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · Jul 20

Conversations with company executives leave hopes the democratic socialist nominee for mayor will broaden his circle of advisors and pick experienced managers — and skepticism about whether he will moderate his left-wing positions. buff.ly/ranTlum

THECITYNY's tweet card. Conversations with company executives leave hopes the democratic socialist nominee for mayor will broaden his circle of advisors and pick experienced managers — and skepticism about whether he will...

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · Jul 20

Sweltering Red Hook residents are urging the Parks Department to make fixes to their beloved outdoor pool, which remains closed weeks after the season kicked off — and will close again in a few years for a major renovation. buff.ly/a7bL6FH

THECITYNY's tweet card. An Olympic-sized outdoor swimming pool in Brooklyn won’t open until the season is nearly over.

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · Jul 20

1199SEIU, the largest healthcare union in the country with 450,000 members in the Northeast, endorsed Queens Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani for mayor on Friday, after backing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the June primary buff.ly/yG3ZNUN

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THE CITY@THECITYNY · Jul 20

A city fire marshal used FDNY’s access to a facial recognition software to help NYPD detectives identify a pro-Palestinian protester at Columbia University, circumventing policies that tightly restrict the Police Department’s use of the technology. buff.ly/URysnMM

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