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Oct 16, 2024 · Bronx and Manhattan Get $27M in State Water Grants After THE CITY Exposed Bond Act Funding Drought. Projects to unearth a buried stream in Van Cortlandt Park, manage Central Park stormwater and floodproof a public housing project benefit as Albany steps up, after just 2% of state environmental grants went to New York City.
PHOTOS: Inside Brooklyn’s Infamous House of Detention Jail
Nov 14, 2021 · PHOTOS: Inside Brooklyn’s Infamous House of Detention Jail. As plans to close chaotic Rikers Island slowly turn, the Atlantic Avenue lockup is already empty and awaiting demolition. THE CITY toured the old jail and found eerie signs of the building’s 65-year history of holding countless detainees. by Reuven Blau, Yoav Gonen and Ben ...
Hit By Soaring Con Ed Bills? Here’s What You Can Do About It
Feb 22, 2022 · Our reporting shows that, across the state, almost 1.3 million residential gas and electric customers are 60 or more days behind on their bills. All together, they owe over $1.7 billion, according to THE CITY’s analysis of data provided to the state by 10 utility companies. That includes 411,694 residential Con Ed customers in New York City ...
New NYC Garbage Bins — and New Rules — Roll Out This …
Jul 8, 2024 · Those who don’t will face escalating fines, starting at $50 for the first offense, $100 for the second and $200 for every offense after that. The official NYC Bins – which cost $53.01 exactly for the largest, 45-gallon size, shipping included – went on sale this week in anticipation of the new rules. The bins come with a 10-year warranty ...
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Sep 25, 2024 · Bronx and Manhattan Get $27M in State Water Grants After THE CITY Exposed Bond Act Funding Drought. by Samantha Maldonado Oct. 16, 2024, 5:39 p.m. Projects to unearth a buried stream in Van Cortlandt Park, manage Central Park stormwater and floodproof a public housing project benefit as Albany steps up, after just 2% of state environmental ...
Your Guide to Legal Cannabis in New York City: Where to Buy and …
Jul 18, 2023 · Weed has been legal in New York since 2021, but the state is still working out regulating and licensing the new industry. The roll out of recreational cannabis has been rocky through the years. As THE CITY has reported, the licensing of retail dispensaries has been slow. In that vacuum, illegal pot shops have proliferated across the five ...
What Exactly Is a Sanctuary City and What Does That Mean for NYC?
Feb 13, 2024 · The January brawl between NYPD officers and migrants in Times Square that went viral has sparked a national firestorm over long-standing sanctuary city policies that restrict cooperation between federal authorities and local law enforcement. Republicans seized on the attack to argue that sanctuary laws should be changed.
How to Legally Stay in NYC Airbnb and How the Registration …
Aug 15, 2023 · Rentals of 30 days or more are aboveboard, and not affected by Local Law 18. The new law requires property owners to register with the city Office of Special Enforcement (OSE) before renting out rooms or whole apartments on a platform such as Airbnb or VRBO for under 30 days. As of Sept. 5, such listings must include a registration number from OSE.
On the NY-NJ Waterfront, the Legacy of the Mob Endures
May 8, 2023 · That was in 2005, and no other waterfront mobsters have turned up dead in any car trunks in the 18 years since Ricci met his fate. But in many ways, the nearly century-old legacy of organized crime is still felt along the sprawling New York–New Jersey port, even as the bistate agency established to clean up the docks — the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor …
What the Five Ballot Proposal Questions Mean for New Yorkers …
Oct 5, 2021 · Proposal 5 — Civil Court’s Claim Limit. The fifth ballot proposal seeks to change the monetary limit on claims in the city’s civil court, which is regulated by the state constitution. Currently, in New York City’s Civil Court, only cases involving claims worth $25,000 or less may be heard. Proposal 5 would lift that limit to $50,000.