New York City

Impact

Queens Public to Depose Speculator Bros About Forgery Claims Uncovered by THE CITY

Oct. 31, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 31, 2023, 10:21 a.m.

The deposition will include questions about six alleged forgeries, some of which helped facilitate the sale of homes to a trio of real estate speculators accused of predatory practices.

Jose Fernandez cooks on a portable electric burner in his kitchen.

Affordable Housing

Low-Income Co-Ops Do Without Gas for Years in Face of Steep Cost of Fixes

Oct. 27, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 26, 2023, 5:48 p.m.

Ramped up inspections on gas pipes since changes to local law has led to shutoffs — without providing funding for HDFCs to pay for repairs, or transition to electric.

CUNY faculty union rally outside Baruch College for free in-state tuition.

Unions

City Workers Ditch Unions, Skip Dues, Following Supreme Court Ruling

Oct. 25, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 25, 2023, 11:30 a.m.

Payroll records show drops in hip following 2018’s Janus case, which allow workers to get union benefits without paying union dues.

MTA conductor Eddie Muniz stands in front of the 15th Street-Prospect Park West station in Brooklyn.

Transit

‘Sitting Ducks’: More Subway Workers Being Spit on as MTA Tests Solutions

Oct. 19, 2023, 5:01 a.m.Oct. 19, 2023, 8:55 a.m.

Not only is it traumatic and harrowing for the victims, but being sprayed with saliva can take a conductor off the job for a year, exacerbating the transit agency’s staffing issues.

Construction

NYC Will Build Just 11,000 Homes This Year, Half of 2022 Total, Annual Report Finds

Oct. 18, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 17, 2023, 6:19 p.m.

The forecast by the New York Building Congress reflects the fallout from the expiration of a major tax break for developers.

An unlicensed smoke shop in The Bronx displays a pot leaf on its awning.

Marijuana

Deluge of Pot Shop Proposals Leaves Community Boards Dazed and Confused

Oct. 16, 2023, 5:05 a.m.Oct. 16, 2023, 2:28 p.m.

As license applicants and community boards race to complete what they say has been a poorly communicated review process, the Office of Cannabis Management is belatedly touring the state to explain things.

Hundreds of people rallied in Times Square in of Palestinians under siege by the Israeli army in Gaza.

Politics

Palestinian New Yorkers Feel Both Targeted and Ignored

Oct. 16, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 17, 2023, 2:39 p.m.

At a rally on Friday and over the week, they shared fears about family across the world and about life here.

The Israeli flag flew at half mast at Yeshiva University several days after Hamas fighters massacred Jews near the Gaza border.

Higher Ed

Shaken Yeshiva University Students Mourn and Question

Oct. 14, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 17, 2023, 2:40 p.m.

Jewish undergraduates at the school’s Manhattan campuses mobilize aid efforts and wait warily for Israel’s next move.

Environment

Uncertain Future for Solar, Wind Projects as New York Rejects Funding Boost

Oct. 13, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 10:33 a.m.

Without increased funding, several companies said they may not be able to build wind and solar projects, putting the transition to renewables at risk.

Migrant Crisis

Gov. Hochul Backs Adams’ Call To Suspend ‘Right to Shelter’ During Asylum Crisis

Oct. 11, 2023, 6:35 p.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 10:47 a.m.

Mayor Eric Adams has asked a judge to let him suspend the city’s 42-year-old obligation to provide a bed to anyone who requests it, as migrants overwhelm the city’s shelter system.

New York City

Queens Public to Depose Speculator Bros About Forgery Claims Uncovered by THE CITY

Low-Income Co-Ops Do Without Gas for Years in Face of Steep Cost of Fixes

City Workers Ditch Unions, Skip Dues, Following Supreme Court Ruling

‘Sitting Ducks’: More Subway Workers Being Spit on as MTA Tests Solutions

NYC Will Build Just 11,000 Homes This Year, Half of 2022 Total, Annual Report Finds

Deluge of Pot Shop Proposals Leaves Community Boards Dazed and Confused

Palestinian New Yorkers Feel Both Targeted and Ignored

Shaken Yeshiva University Students Mourn and Question

Uncertain Future for Solar, Wind Projects as New York Rejects Funding Boost

Gov. Hochul Backs Adams’ Call To Suspend ‘Right to Shelter’ During Asylum Crisis

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