NYC Council aims to streamline migrants getting work, families entering shelter with series of bills
[ad_1] A stock image of the City Council Chambers City lawmakers are looking to remove obstacles or IDNYC and the family shelter intake process [...
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On Jackson Heights’ open street, NYC’s ‘moped crisis’ is in full throttle
[ad_1] Pedestrians, e-bikes and other two-wheeled, motorized vehicles share the 26-block open street on 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens. Many local residents complain the...
NYC subway delays rising, equipment failing as Gov. Hochul nixes congestion pricing
[ad_1] Crowded subway platforms like this one sparked state lawmakers to sign off on congestion pricing in 2019. The money was supposed to help modernize...
Feds want 10 years in prison for ex-Ald. Edward Burke, saying he was ‘no novice’ when it came to corruption
[ad_1] Federal prosecutors are asking for 10 years in prison for former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke, arguing in a lengthy filing late Monday that the...
‘Behind the 8-ball’: MTA chair says agency will ‘shrink’ improvements after congestion plan paused
[ad_1] MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber speaks to the media. Janno Lieber still vowed moving forward “if and when” tolling is approved. [ more...
Man facing murder trial in Gary slaying
[ad_1] Jury selection started Monday for a Gary man charged in a slaying last year. Virgil “Reese” King, 24, is charged with murder, unlawful possession...
Regents exams may no longer be required for New York students to graduate
[ad_1] Regents exams have been a rite of passage for high school students for more than 100 years. The state released recommendations Monday to create...
Family of Glenbrook North graduate who missed June 2 graduation because of illness thanks the community
[ad_1] Mark Masarsky, 18, of Northbrook, came home from the hospital on June 7 after a stay that kept the teen from attending his June...
Man pleads guilty in fatal fentanyl poisoning of 1-year-old at Bronx daycare, DA says
[ad_1] Police found three young children unresponsive at the daycare in this building on Morris Avenue, The husband of the owner of the Bronx daycare...
Program at Meadowbrook offers insight into the buzz about cicadas
[ad_1] To some folks, the buzz may be loud and different, but to cicadas, it is a party that is 17 years in the making....