THE CITY gets action
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The state selected a nonprofit team to build 125 affordable apartments, a community center and a health clinic at 1024 Fulton St., which has sat empty for decades.
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Ex-NYPD Official Indicted for Accepting Bribes From Tech Exec in Scheme First Reported by THE CITY
Prosecutors say NYPD’s Kevin Taylor accepted $70,000 in cash and trips to the Bahamas and Las Vegas in exchange for helping Saferwatch try to land an $11 million contract for panic buttons in schools.
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Mamdani to Rescind New Rule That Would Have Restricted Shelter Access
The rule would have required people to prove they’ve been on the streets or in and out of shelters for at least six months before they can qualify for a safe haven bed.
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Mamdani Targets ‘Unusable’ AI Chatbot for Termination
Reporting from The Markup and THE CITY exposed how the bot, touted by the Adams administration, repeatedly served up false and damaging information.
Posted inHealth
Mamdani Takes Health Fund Audit ‘Seriously’ as Insolvency Reverberates
The audit from Comptroller Brad Lander, concluding the joint union-City Hall insurance fund owes billions of dollars to the city, is applauded by fiscal watchdogs and advocates who have long decried deals they say ripped off retirees and taxpayers.
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NYPD Agrees to Stricter Practices on Immigration Enforcement Following Probe
The city Department of Investigation found the police department "does not fully comply with documentation and reporting requirements" regarding interactions with federal law enforcement.
Posted inHousing, Parks, THE CITY gets action
Plumbers Propose Emergency Inspection of All NYCHA Boilers Post-Explosion
After THE CITY revealed the heating plant that blew up in a public housing building last month had not been inspected in years, the Plumbing Foundation says licensed professionals need to step in.
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Electric School Buses and Waterfront Parks Get Environmental Bond Act Boost
About a quarter of the $4.2 billion from a state green bond program has been deployed, including to several projects in the five boroughs.
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AG Tish James Secures Settlement for Hundreds Denied Workers Comp
Alba Services Inc. cut insurance costs by telling workers to lie to doctors about job injuries, the attorney general’s probe concluded — and offered cash rewards to turn in workers who did try to file claims.
Posted inEducation
School Safety Agents to Be Overseen by NYPD’s First Deputy Commissioner
The department had mulled moving its division handling public school safety from a community bureau to the office of Chief of Department John Chell but decided against it after THE CITY reported the proposed switch.

