ER Visits Dropped Where NYC Provided Free Eviction Lawyers, New Research Shows
Did New York’s landmark program to give eviction help to low-income people cause a dip in emergency room…
Can NYC Make Homeless Encampment Sweeps More Humane?
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How’s Mamdani Doing? Mayor Releases Mixed City Scorecard (With Adams Assist)
The first Mayor’s Management Report of Zohran Mamdani’s tenure was released Thursday, squaring performance data with the mayor’s…
New York Counties Weigh Tax Hikes to Cover Trump SNAP Cuts
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Trump Administration Cuts New York Sex Ed Funding
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New York Is Struggling to Track Its Own AI Use
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Nursing Home Chain Violates $45M Settlement With New York
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Lawyers for low-income clients strike in Brooklyn and Queens
Hundreds of workers representing low-income defendants in Brooklyn and Queens walked off the job Thursday morning, after failing…
Nearly 865K New Yorkers collected welfare checks in past year
New York City dished out welfare checks to nearly 865,000 people over the past year — a historic…
Brooklyn and Queens public defenders, social workers go on strike
BROOKLYN/QUEENS — PUBLIC DEFENDERS, SOCIAL WORKERS and staff affiliated with Brooklyn Defenders Services walked off the job Thursday…
Extreme Heat Is Rising. New York’s Cooling Aid Isn’t.
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Six People Die at Motel That Houses Broome County’s Homeless
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