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Paladino Settles With Council Over Anti-Muslim Tweets
The Queens Republican had sued after colleagues slapped her with ethics charges.

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The Queens Republican had sued after colleagues slapped her with ethics charges.

FIFA predicted the New York area would take in $3 billion from the World Cup. Some officials estimate the city would lose money.
The mayor's use of one-time cash infusions sets the table for a renewed fight over taxing the wealthy next year.
Tenant protections enacted in 2024 left a big opening for property owners not to renew leases. Do apartment renovations count as demolition?
Advocates warn the Securus system could funnel intimate detainee call details into the company's AI tools.
An infusion of state aid will help the mayor close the massive two-year budget shortfall, City Hall said, as fiscal watchdogs urged caution.
The governor said the budget includes money for universal childcare, police on subways and a tax on the apartments of wealthy nonresidents.
There are two vacancies among the four seats the mayor gets to fill on the transit authority’s board.
The city housing department has repeatedly sued the owners of a Manhattan building where three people died in a blaze last week.
Most of the worst offenders for lane-clogging were delivery businesses that racked up thousands of violations.
Two Queens-based construction firms subcontracted to rebuild the Hunts Point Playground agreed to pay more than $600,000 in restitution.
Critics want the mayor to reject a similar measure targeting educational facilities.
The Prudence Ferry has been abandoned for years, but will get a second life in the waters off Fire Island this summer.
The number of daily trips by Boro Taxis has plummeted 98% from their peak.
Mayor Mamdani has made headway on free childcare, while a promised rent freeze won’t happen before the summer — if at all.
The changes streamline the city’s efforts to investigate complaints and impose fines and pursue restitution for ripped-off consumers.
One in four ICE arrests were of people who weren’t targeted, and 75% of targeted arrests involved people with no criminal convictions.
Under the law, 80% of the city's public school classrooms must not exceed 20-25 students by this coming school year.
The two elevators that service the No. 4 line's platforms will not be open for several weeks, the MTA said.
Detainees and families dial 311 to report freezing cells, hallucinations and denied medical care. Many complaints vanish without action.