A long-awaited push to expand New York’s highly restrictive medical marijuana program is coming as hopes for legal, recreational weed are going up in smoke. The same architects of the state’s 2014 law that created the medical marijuana program in New York are introducing legislation aimed at loosening restrictions on who can access the drug […]
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‘Affordable’ Apartments – at $3,000 a Month – Loom for Staten Island
“Affordable housing” – for upwards of $3,000 a month – could be coming to Staten Island’s Bay Street under a rezoning proposal up for a City Planning Commission vote Monday. If the plan ultimately makes it through the City Council, the high-end apartments would count toward Mayor Bill de Blasio’s goal of creating 300,000 new […]
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Staten Island Bus Riders Cry Foul on Fare-Evasion Crackdown
Some passengers who step onto Staten Island buses without a MetroCard or coins are finding a $100 summons in their hands — no-fare penalties that residents are calling no fair, in a borough with just three MetroCard vending machine locations. Enforcers, known as EAGLE teams, have been traveling two Staten Island bus routes, New York […]
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Mayor Says Stop Flushing Money Down Drain for Park Bathrooms
The bureaucratic quicksand that brought New York City taxpayers a nearly $5 million park bathroom “has to change,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. Responding to reporting by THE CITY that found the average cost of a park restroom had nearly tripled between 2011 and 2019 — from $1.3 million to just under $3.6 million […]
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No Relief as Pricey Park Bathrooms Put Pressure on Taxpayers
New York City completed its most expensive park bathroom ever last year: a $4.7 million facility at The Bronx’ Ferry Point Park West. Now, a $6 million loo is on tap for Staten Island’s Seaside Wildlife Nature Park. A review of capital projects reveals a pipeline of park bathrooms growing steadily in estimated cost. And […]
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GOP Is MIA: Staten Island’s Democratic DA Will Run Unchallenged
Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon is on the path to an easy re-election this fall: The Democratic incumbent will not face a Republican challenger, THE CITY has learned. With petitions due to the city Board of Elections Thursday, the Staten Island Republican County Committee hasn’t endorsed or collected signatures for any potential candidates in […]