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Security guards may be cut from NYC senior housing -- but some pols worry having more cop patrols is a bad idea
Security guards patrolling the Big Apple’s public housing for seniors could get axed due to budget cuts -- and some politicians worry that replacing them with cops could send the...
'Hidden' $1.4B tax plan would make NYC water bills soar 8.5%
The city plans to charge its own Water Board at least $1.4 billion in rent over four years to lease water and sewer systems.
City leaders are prioritizing migrants over hardworking New Yorkers like Derek Floyd
FDNY firefighter Derek Floyd died of a heart attack just a few months after being fired as part of the Adams administration's cuts to city services so more could be...
Furious NYC lawmakers call for Adams, FDNY to 'right this wrong' after fired firefighter's family left reeling after fatal heart attack
Pols were outraged Monday when they learned of the news – slamming City Hall for pushing Floyd out of the department just months before becoming vested with five years on...
NYC firefighter, 36, dies of heart attack after being fired to pay for migrants -- leaving family with nothing
Derek Floyd, 36, suffered cardiac arrest and passed away April 15, four months after the city gave him the boot as to pare down staff and pay for housing and...
Homeowners score legal victory over squatters in NY thanks to 'optics' of landlord handcuffed in $1M home
"I think this is what pushed it over the finish line, the investigation surrounding this case and the media surrounding this case. The optics of a homeowner being taken from...
New state budget bites NYC: On the hook for migrants, schools
New York is leading the nation in out-migration, an influx of migrants, taxes and crime and quality-of-life worries — and this smoke-and-mirrors budget, billed as a victory, only makes it...
NY bill drafting commission hit by cyberattack, throwing wrench into state budget passage
It was not immediately clear who may have launched the attack, what data may have been compromised or the extent of damage affecting the commission.
Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
Hotels that cater to budget constrained consumers including Econo Lodge, Days Inn, Super 8 and SureStay, are feeling the greatest pinch from inflation pressures.
Hochul announces preliminary agreement on $237B NY state budget -- with new measures on shoplifting
The preliminary plan would also allow prosecutors to hit repeat retail thieves with felony charges, and includes measures to crack down on illegal pot stores and kick start housing production...
FBI chief warns of 'coordinated attack' on US just weeks after Moscow concert hall horror
FBI Director Christopher Wray is planning to deliver an ominous warning to Congress about the potential for a "coordinated attack" on the US.
Embattled DHS head Mayorkas says sanctuary cities should boot criminal migrants, admits border surge a 'crisis'
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas acknowledged that he considers the migrant surge across the US-Mexico border to be a "crisis."
Lawmakers furious at Adams' crackdown on comms between Big Apple agencies, elected officials
Lawmakers are furious at Mayor Eric Adams' crackdown on communications between city agencies and elected officials -- including the NYPD -- with some calling the new process "bureaucratic BS."
NYS Assembly passes stopgap spending plan ahead of eclipse day off as budget talks drag on
Despite being scheduled to be in-session, the legislature’s lower house is ditching Albany on Monday so lawmakers can take the day off to watch the solar eclipse.
Mom of 14 reveals how much she spends on household essentials: 'Well-oiled machine'
"Your family are your treasure and when you start to see wealth in family, it’s easy," Sarah Wolfgramm enthused.
NYC Council outlines budget response to fund library services, free 3K programs
The New York City Council unveiled its budget proposal on Monday — with calls for the Big Apple to keep libraries open on weekends and fully fund free 3K programs.
Four new NYPD classes hitting streets in wake of Jonathan Diller's fatal shooting: City Hall
Four new Police Academy classes will hit the streets this year in the wake of the fatal shooting of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller.
Defunding UNRWA is just one GOP win in the $1.2 trillion spending bill
Republicans were able to pull off a some major victories in the recently passed $1.2 trillion spending bill, averting a government shutdown.
NYC spending $387 per migrant each day as Adams tries to slash spending amid influx of nearly 65K
Currently, New York City is forking out an average of $387 per day to put up a single adult migrant in one its taxpayer-funded shelters, the latest data from City...