Dear New Yorkers, In Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn and The Bronx, food scraps placed in sidewalk and curbside bins are not actually composted. Instead, most of it gets turned into a slurry, added to wastewater sludge and digested at facilities to create biogas. The part of NYC’s food waste that actually gets composted does so through […]
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Santos replacement, fast-tracked inspection at Hudson Yards, migrant families search for warm clothes
Dear New Yorkers, Buckle up: Sixteen people have already filed to run for Rep. George Santos’ seat in 2024. The embattled Queens/Long Island Republican — who has “embellished” his resume, allegedly filed false campaign finance reports and improperly used campaign funds for OnlyFans and Botox — has already announced he will not be seeking reelection in […]
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City lawyers demand Bill de Blasio pay $474K, what to know about NYC’s budget crisis, up to $1.6M in PPE tossed during pandemic
Dear New Yorkers, As Mayor Eric Adams’s campaign finances are under investigation, his predecessor Bill de Blasio’s use of nearly half a million dollars in city funds is still under scrutiny. During de Blasio’s failed campaign for the presidency, the former mayor charged city taxpayers six-figure travel costs — primarily for the NYPD security detail that […]
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Swank sushi place run by Adams donors got on VIP FDNY list, Revel stops NYC service, Parks Opportunity Program eliminated
Dear New Yorkers, A high-end sushi restaurant operated by SL Green — a mega-developer whose employees are major donors to some of Mayor Eric Adams’ campaigns — opened after landing on a high-priority list of locations eligible for fast-tracked FDNY inspections. As THE CITY first reported last week, the Deputy Mayor of Operations list is now […]
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Express bus lift problems, Vernikov gun charges dropped, DOC “emergency orders”
Dear New Yorkers, New Yorkers who rely on wheelchairs to get around told THE CITY they often steer clear of MTA express buses — for fear of being unable to board or exit. That’s due to faulty hydraulic lifts, or drivers unclear on how to operate them. Since March, 78-year-old Jean Ryan says she has […]
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City Hall’s alleged line-cutting list goes beyond Turkey, deeper budget cuts, hotel prices soar
Dear New Yorkers, THE CITY has learned that the FBI, as part of its probe into the 2021 campaign of Mayor Eric Adams, is looking at a list of property owners that may have allowed prominent developers to cut the line for crucial fire inspections. The so-called Deputy Mayor of Operations (DMO) List — kept […]
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State Loans for Cannabis Stores Are Loading Licensees With Steep Costs
Dear New Yorkers, Back in January 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul outlined a vision for the social-equity goals of New York’s new cannabis law: The state would create a $200 million fund to build out dispensaries for retail licensees with past cannabis-related convictions. This, lawmakers and regulators agreed, was a chance for those who had been […]