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Officials in New York have approved a $68.4 billion investment in the city's subway system. On Wednesday, the board of the state's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) approved the plan ...
City council has stressed that the large number of people waiting for housing is putting a major strain on the city’s shelter ...
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani campaigns in New York City on April 16, 2025. (Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images) We write, as economists from across the world, to support Zohran ...
The New York Post criticized mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's plan to shift the tax burden to "richer and Whiter" neighborhoods on Friday, calling the proposed scheme "pure racism." ...
The New York City Council unanimously signed off Wednesday on a rezoning plan to supercharge Hudson Yards with thousands of new apartments, office towers and a sprawling park — after booting the ...
The increase would make New York City’s minimum wage one of the highest in the country, my colleague Emma G. Fitzsimmons reported. Its current minimum wage is $16.50 an hour.
A judge blocked New York Mayor Eric Adams from letting federal immigration authorities reopen an office at the city’s main jail, in part because of concerns Adams had invited them back in as ...
In doing that, we turned off one quarter of New York City's power and it was almost all clean energy," she said on Monday. New York isn't the only state whose government has nixed nuclear energy.
Major funding announced for Fifth Avenue redesign 01:57. Fifth Avenue, one of New York City's most iconic streets, is getting a $400 million makeover.
In the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn, a pastor is devoting his time to building affordable housing for his congregation.
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge blocked New York City’s mayor from letting federal immigration authorities reopen an office at the city’s main jail, in part because of concerns the mayor invited ...