Archive
Eric Adams’ Appointments Kick Up Old Scandal + Amazon Workers Continue Union Fight
No 250 |
December 28, 2021
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New COVID Surge + Adrienne Adams Claims Victory in Speaker Race
No 249 |
December 20, 2021
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Tish James Drops Out of Governor’s Race + Good News for Good Cause Eviction
No 248 |
December 13, 2021
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Adams Announces Transition Team + Conservative Bloc Eyes Council Speaker Race
No 247 |
December 06, 2021
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Gowanus and NY Blood Center Rezonings Approved
No 246 |
November 29, 2021
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State Stops Accepting Rent Relief Requests
No 245 |
November 22, 2021
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Teachout Announces AG Run + State Prison Closure Plans
No 244 |
November 15, 2021
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Taxi Drivers Win Debt Relief + Voting Rights Ballot Initiatives Fail
No 243 |
November 08, 2021
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Cuomo Charged + James & Jumaane Announce Runs for Governor
No 242 |
November 01, 2021
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Amazon and Taxi Workers Organize + Buffalo Mayor Race Down to Wire
No 241 |
October 25, 2021
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Report Slams De Blasio for Campaign Finance, Again
No 240 |
October 18, 2021
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Head of Major NYPD Union Resigns + Dem Chair Endorses Hochul
No 239 |
October 11, 2021
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De Blasio Visits Rikers In Crisis + Jumaane Williams Announces He May Run for Governor
No 238 |
October 04, 2021
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Food Delivery Workers Win Landmark Protections + Rikers Crisis Continues
No 237 |
September 27, 2021
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A Humanitarian Crisis at Rikers + City Council Speaker Race Heats Up
No 236 |
September 20, 2021
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City workers and Students Return + India Battles Sore Loser Brown in Buffalo
No 235 |
September 13, 2021
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Eviction Moratorium Extended + New Redistricting Map Incoming
No 234 |
September 06, 2021
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Kathy Hochul Becomes Governor + Eviction Protections Weakened
No 233 |
August 30, 2021
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Some New Yorkers Eligible for Booster Shots + Cuomo Not Leaving Quietly
No 232 |
August 23, 2021
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Cuomo Announces Resignation + Eviction Moratorium Partially Blocked
No 231 |
August 16, 2021
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Top Cuomo Aide Resigns + Governor Faces Likely Impeachment
No 230 |
August 09, 2021
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City and State Workers Get a Vaccine Mandate + Adams Declares War on DSA
No 229 |
August 02, 2021
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Justice Department Drops Cuomo Nursing Home Probe + NY Redistricting Begins
No 228 |
July 26, 2021
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Cuomo Questioned + Covid Cases Rise Again
No 227 |
July 19, 2021
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Adams Wins Dem Nomination + 2022 Council Speaker Race Begins
No 226 |
July 12, 2021
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BOE Releases Initial Rank-Choice Tabulations + City Council Passes New Budget
No 225 |
July 05, 2021
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Waiting on Final NYC Election Results + Socialist Wins Mayorship in Buffalo
No 224 |
June 28, 2021
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Primary Election Roundup - Vote Tomorrow!
No 223 |
June 21, 2021
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DSA City Council Candidates attacked by Republican PAC + Final Week of Canvassing!
No 222 |
June 14, 2021
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AOC Endorses Maya Wiley + NYCHA’s Blueprint for Change Shelved
No 221 |
June 07, 2021
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Trouble for the Morales Campaign + Manhattan DA Race Heats Up
No 220 |
May 31, 2021
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Ramos Challenges Sectoral Bargaining Deal for Gig Workers + More Endorsements
No 219 |
May 24, 2021
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NYC Pride Bans NYPD Presence + Good Cause Eviction Explainer
No 218 |
May 17, 2021
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Jefferies Backs Hudson in District 35 + NY Extends the Eviction Moratorium
No 217 |
May 10, 2021
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New York Loses a Congressional Seat + Stringer’s Support Withers After Assault Allegations
No 216 |
May 03, 2021
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Cuomo Investigated Again + Mayoral Endorsements Continue
No 215 |
April 26, 2021
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Covid Hospitalization Rates Fall + Mayoral Candidates Get Matching Funds
No 214 |
April 19, 2021
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Budget Rundown + Mayoral Race Intensifies
No 213 |
April 12, 2021
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Weed is Legal + Budget is Late
No 212 |
April 05, 2021
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Cuomo’s mounting troubles, Zoom in the classroom + an end to qualified immunity
No 211 |
March 29, 2021
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NYPD Exceeds Overtime Cap + Who is Kathy Hochul?
No 210 |
March 22, 2021
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Assembly Explores Impeachment + Unions Endorse Eric Adams
No 209 |
March 15, 2021
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Calls Grow For Cuomo’s Resignation + Politicians Eye 2022 Gov Race
No 208 |
March 08, 2021
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Cuomo’s Woes + NYC Schools Chancellor Resigns
No 207 |
March 01, 2021
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Cuomo Tries to Bully His Way Out of Nursing Home Scandal + Vaccination Disparities Persist
No 206 |
February 22, 2021
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Cuomo’s Nursing Home Deaths Coverup + The State Budget Explained, Part II
No 205 |
February 14, 2021
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The State Budget Explained; Vaccine Rollout Expanding
No 204 |
February 08, 2021
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Vaccination Data Reveals Racial Disparity + De Blasio Delivers Final State of the City
No 203 |
February 01, 2021
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Hunts Point Strikers Wins Wage Increase + The Fight for Kingsbrook Medical Center
No 202 |
January 25, 2021
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De Blasio introduces austerity budget + Yang enters the mayoral race
No 201 |
January 18, 2021
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Cuomo, De Blasio trade blame for vaccination rollout + Celebrating 200 Issues
No 200 |
January 11, 2021
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NYS Eviction Moratorium In-Depth + The Thorn Reader Survey
No 199 |
January 04, 2021
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Jail Population Increases Despite Reforms + Mayoral Race Takes Shape
No 198 |
December 28, 2020
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Damning City Report on NYPD + Heastie Resists Rent Relief
No 197 |
December 21, 2020
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Cuomo Floats Raising Taxes + Mayoral Race Gets Crowded
No 196 |
December 14, 2020
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Assembly Member-Elect Forrest: “Tax The Rich to Fund NY’s Recovery” + State Dems Bolster Supermajority
No 195 |
December 07, 2020
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State Senate Dems Secure Supermajority + WFP Announces City Council Endorsements
No 194 |
November 30, 2020
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NYC Schools Close + NY State Dems Continue Electoral Wins
No 193 |
November 23, 2020
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NYC-DSA Announces City Council Slate + City Fears Second COVID-19 Spike
No 192 |
November 16, 2020
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NYC-DSA slate members sweep their races + Working Families Party retains ballot access
No 191 |
November 09, 2020
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The Election Is Tomorrow
No 190 |
November 02, 2020
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COVID Rates Are Low in Schools but Spiking in Prisons + Menchaca Enters Mayoral Race
No 189 |
October 26, 2020
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New Push to Tax NY’s Rich + Billionaire Trying to Prevent Democratic Supermajority
No 188 |
October 19, 2020
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Protests in Borough Park + Menchaca, Wiley Eye Mayoral Runs
No 187 |
October 14, 2020
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Gowanus Rezoning Process Starts in January + AM Mosley Challenging Souffrant Forrest in General Election
No 186 |
October 05, 2020
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Gowanus Rezoning Process Starts in January + AM Mosley Challenging Souffrant Forrest in General Election
No 186 |
October 05, 2020
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Industry City Developers Withdraw + Johnson Exits Mayoral Race
No 185 |
September 28, 2020
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City Delays In-Person Learning + WFP Fights for Ballot Line
No 184 |
September 21, 2020
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NYPD Turns Violent at BLM Protest + Comptroller Stringer Announces Mayoral Bid
No 183 |
September 14, 2020
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School Opening Delayed + State AG Empanels Grand Jury in Prude Case
No 182 |
September 11, 2020
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Teachers Prepare for Strike + City Council Backtracks on Chokeholds
No 181 |
August 31, 2020
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Industry City Plan Moves Closer to Approval + Absentees for All in November
No 180 |
August 24, 2020
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Johnson Slashes Funding where Council Members Voted against Budget
No 179 |
August 17, 2020
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Council Split over Industry City Rezoning + Brooklyn Census Responses Lag
No 178 |
August 10, 2020
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Tenants Face Mass Evictions + Teachers Threaten Sick-Out to Protest School Reopening
No 177 |
August 03, 2020
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DSA Sweeps State Legislative Races
No 176 |
July 27, 2020
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Marcela Mitaynes Wins!
No 175 |
July 20, 2020
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Myrie Proposes Bill to Halt Evictions + BOE Starts Counting Absentee Ballots
No 174 |
July 13, 2020
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Tentatively Great Election for DSA and NYC Left + City Hall Park Occupied
No 172 |
July 06, 2020
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De Blasio & Johnson Fund the Police + Absentee Ballots Delayed
No 173 |
July 06, 2020
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Primary Elections Roundup + RGB passes rent freeze
No 172 |
June 22, 2020
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50-A Repealed + Myrie Pushes to Outlaw Geofence Warrants
No 170 |
June 15, 2020
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Protests Continue Despite Police Violence, Curfew + Progressives Unite Against Eliot Engel
No 169 |
June 08, 2020
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Police Violence Escalates + Bernie Endorses Jabari
No 168 |
June 01, 2020
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Calls to Cut NYPD Budget + Presidential Primary Survives Court Appeal
No 167 |
May 25, 2020
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Subway Closures Overwhelm Shelters + Marcela Mitaynes Interview
No 166 |
May 18, 2020
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Eviction Moratorium Extended with Limitations + Jabari Brisport Interview
No 165 |
May 11, 2020
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May Day Rent Strike + Phara Souffrant Forrest Interview
No 164 |
May 04, 2020
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BOE to Send Absentee Applications to All Voters + Salazar & Mamdani Introduce Legislation to Protect Cab Drivers
No 163 |
April 27, 2020
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Housing Justice for All Calls for Rent Strike + WFP Endorses Samelys López
No 162 |
April 20, 2020
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The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 + Cuomo and de Blasio Spar Over School Closures
No 161 |
April 13, 2020
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Cuomo Imposes Budget Catastrophe as Covid-19 Crisis Continues
No 160 |
April 06, 2020
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Cuomo Silent on Rent Cancellation Bill + Presidential Primary Postponed to June 23
No 159 |
March 30, 2020
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Cuomo Announces Stay-At-Home Order, Backs Plan to Cut Medicaid
No 158 |
March 23, 2020
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NYC Schools Closed + Petition Requirements Reduced
No 157 |
March 16, 2020
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Cuomo Declares State of Emergency + WFP NY State Endorsements
No 156 |
March 09, 2020
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Evictions Down in NYC + Bronx Democratic Chair Not Running for Re-election
No 155 |
March 03, 2020
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AOC Endorses Samelys Lopez + Boris Santos Suspends Campaign For Assembly
No 154 |
February 24, 2020
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Broker’s Fees Hang On (For Now) + de Blasio Endorses Bernie
No 153 |
February 17, 2020
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Brokers Fees Banned + Good Cause Eviction Moves Forward
No 152 |
February 10, 2020
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Fare-Evasion Enforcement Data Shows Racial Disparities + New Wave of NYC Bernie Endorsements
No 151 |
February 03, 2020
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MTA Transit Chief Resigns + Council Member Espinal Resigns
No 150 |
January 27, 2020
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Taxi Driver Bailout Proposal + Bushwick Rezoning Stalls
No 149 |
January 21, 2020
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Cuomo Delivers State of the State Address + Tremaine Wright Announced State Senate Run
No 148 |
January 13, 2020
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Mayor responds to Soleimani Killing with Increased Policing + Queens Borough President Race Comes into Focus
No 147 |
January 06, 2020
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New City Policies to Fight Homelessness + WFP Makes Local Endorsements
No 146 |
December 23, 2019
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McKinsey Covers Up Rikers Violence + More NYC-DSA Endorsements
No 145 |
December 16, 2019
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AOC Takes Victory Lap on Amazon + More State Senate Republicans to Retire
No 144 |
December 09, 2019
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Public Finance Commission Results + Evictions Drop After New Rent Laws
No 143 |
December 06, 2019
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NYPD Subway Crackdown Continues + Council Staffers Launch Union Drive
No 142 |
November 25, 2019
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City Council Staff Considers Unionization + Bloomberg Apologizes for Stop and Frisk
No 141 |
November 18, 2019
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Election Day Results + NYPD Commissioner Resigns
No 140 |
November 11, 2019
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Councilman Andy King Suspended + Ballot Measure Explainer Part 3
No 139 |
November 04, 2019
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Cuomo Wants to “Destroy” the WFP + Ballot Measure Explainer Part 2
No 138 |
October 28, 2019
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City Council approves plan to replace Rikers + Ranked Choice Voting In-Depth
No 137 |
October 21, 2019
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WBAI Restored + DSA-endorsed Boris Santos Thinks “We Should Eradicate Private Property”
No 136 |
October 14, 2019
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AOC Opposes Mayor's Rikers Plan + DSA-Endorsed Phara Souffrant-Forrest "Doesn't Think Anyone Should Be Paying Rent"
No 135 |
October 07, 2019
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NYC-DSA Makes Four Endorsements + Cuomo Extends Party Affiliation Deadline
No 134 |
October 01, 2019
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Thousands March in Climate Strike + AOC Will Face Primary Challenger
No 133 |
September 24, 2019
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MTA Adding 500 More Cops + Fusion Voting & Public Campaign Financing Debated
No 132 |
September 16, 2019
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Con Ed Feels the Heat + Cuomo Proposes Primary Day Shift
No 131 |
September 10, 2019
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NYPD Officers Who Raped Brooklyn Teen Get Probation + Panel Recommends Eliminating Gifted & Talented Programs
No 130 |
September 01, 2019
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Pantaleo is fired + Public Campaign Finance Commission meets
No 129 |
August 26, 2019
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Hotel Trades Council Spies on NYC-DSA + Next Steps for Queens
No 128 |
August 19, 2019
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Tiffany Cabán Concedes + 2021 Mayoral Candidates Declare
No 127 |
August 12, 2019
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Judge Rules Pantaleo Should Be Fired + Cabán Legal Challenge Continues
No 126 |
August 05, 2019
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Public Power Campaign is Electrifying + 2021 Manhattan DA Race Heats Up
No 125 |
July 30, 2019
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DOJ Declines to Indict Cop Who Killed Eric Garner; Heat Wave Stresses City Resources
No 124 |
July 22, 2019
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President of 32BJ Dies + Solitary Confinement Updates
No 123 |
July 15, 2019
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Katz Takes Narrow Lead in Queens DA Election, Race Heads To Recount
No 122 |
July 08, 2019
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Katz Takes Narrow Lead in Queens DA Election, Race Heads To Recount
No 122 |
July 08, 2019
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Tiffany Cabán Declares Victory in Queens DA Primary, Katz Pushes for Recount
No 121 |
July 01, 2019
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NY Times, Sanders and Warren Endorse Cabán + Meet the Judicial Candidates
No 120 |
June 24, 2019
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Rent Control Victory + Judicial Elections Explainer
No 119 |
June 17, 2019
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Senate Democrats Announce Agreement on Rent Laws + DecrimNY Bill to be Introduced
No 118 |
June 10, 2019
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Studying Racial Impact in Rezonings + Queens DA Race Donations
No 117 |
June 03, 2019
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Predatory Lending Ruins Taxi Drivers + AOC Endorses Cabán
No 116 |
May 27, 2019
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Housing Justice for All Gains Support + De Blasio Covers Up Car Crash
No 115 |
May 20, 2019
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Drivers on Strike + Get Your Thorn Trivia Night tickets!
No 114 |
May 13, 2019
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Rent Regulation Battle Heating Up + Queens DA Brown Dies
No 113 |
May 06, 2019
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Albany Fights Over Rent Control + The Secret Lists of Lying Cops
No 112 |
April 29, 2019
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Climate Mobilization Act Passes + Jumaane endorses in District 45
No 111 |
April 22, 2019
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Housing Justice for All Ramps Up + Queens DA Special Election
No 110 |
April 15, 2019
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State Budget Woes + A New Deputy Mayor
No 109 |
April 08, 2019
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The NYC Thorn, Sponsored by REBNY: Cuomo Beats Back Socialist Scourge in Budget
No 108 |
April 01, 2019
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$25 billion Hudson Yards Opens + What Do Borough Presidents Do?
No 107 |
March 25, 2019
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Meeks Replaces Crowley + Sex Work Decrim in the Queens DA Race
No 106 |
March 18, 2019
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Corey Johnson’s Transit Vision & Budget Trouble in Albany
No 105 |
March 11, 2019
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Cuomo’s Backroom Convos + Jumaane Williams is Public Advocate
No 104 |
March 04, 2019
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Public Advocate Special Election Tomorrow + Andrew Cuomo Is Sad
No 103 |
February 25, 2019
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Grassroots Opposition Defeats Amazon
No 102 |
February 19, 2019
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Cuomo and de Blasio Agree on Dire Budget Warnings & NYC-DSA Endorses Tiffany Cabán for Queens DA
No 101 |
February 11, 2019
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Power restored at MDC after days without heat, lighting + Our 100th Issue!
No 100 |
February 04, 2019
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RHA, CCCA, Boss Bill, DREAM Act passed + State Budget Process Overview
No 99 |
January 28, 2019
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State of the State
No 98 |
January 21, 2019
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Electoral Reform in Albany + The Queens DA Race
No 97 |
January 14, 2019
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Cuomo’s L Train Adventures + 2019 Elections
No 96 |
January 07, 2019
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Cuomo’s Progressive Plans + Alicia Glen Resigns
No 95 |
December 24, 2018
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The Fight Against Amazon Continues + Cash Bail Reform
No 94 |
December 17, 2018
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A Tough Fight Against Amazon + NYC-DSA - A Political Force
No 93 |
December 10, 2018
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Cuomo Meets Trump + 2019 Legislative Agenda Takes Shape
No 92 |
December 03, 2018
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NYCHA Privatization + NYC-DSA Public Advocate Forum on Tuesday
No 91 |
November 26, 2018
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Cuomo & De Blasio Give Amazon Billions to Settle in Long Island City
No 90 |
November 19, 2018
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Democrats take State Senate + Reactions to Amazon
No 89 |
November 12, 2018
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ELECTION TOMORROW + “FLIP YOUR BALLOT” PROPOSALS
No 88 |
November 05, 2018
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2019 Races Get Underway + Fusion Balloting
No 87 |
October 29, 2018
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The Rise and Fall of De Blasio & NY Health Act Gains Momentum
No 86 |
October 22, 2018
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Cuomo Keeps it Divisive & Former IDC Members Contemplate Their Futures
No 85 |
October 15, 2018
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Kavanaugh Protests + Cuomo Accepts WFP Endorsement
No 84 |
October 08, 2018
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Stringer Fumbles Key Housing Data + Lancman Announces DA Run
No 83 |
October 01, 2018
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Post-Primary Jockeying on Rent Control, Congestion Pricing + Salazar and Nixon Retrospectives
No 82 |
September 24, 2018
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Julia Salazar Wins + Voter Turnout Stats
No 81 |
September 17, 2018
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PRIMARY THIS THURSDAY
No 80 |
September 10, 2018
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Nixon Debates Cuomo + The Village Voice Shuts Down
No 79 |
September 03, 2018
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New York Health Act Implications & Attorney General Debate
No 78 |
August 27, 2018
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A Preview of Potential Ballot Measures from the Mayor’s Commission & The New York Times Endorses Zephyr Teachout for Attorney General
No 77 |
August 20, 2018
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NYC institutes a cap on ride-hailing vehicles + WFP and CWA endorse Julia Salazar
No 76 |
August 13, 2018
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New York Health Act Financially Sound + Jumaane’s Challenge Leaves Hochul Shook
No 75 |
August 06, 2018
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Layoffs at New York Daily News + NYC DSA Endorses Nixon, Williams
No 74 |
July 30, 2018
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Campaign Finance Disclosures Week
No 73 |
July 23, 2018
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Another Cuomo Crony Found Guilty + Petitioning Period Ends
No 72 |
July 16, 2018
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Julia Salazar gets Cynthia Nixon’s endorsement
No 71 |
July 09, 2018
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wins!
No 70 |
July 02, 2018
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Paid Parental Leave for NYC Teachers + US Congressional Primaries Are This Tuesday, June 26th
No 69 |
June 25, 2018
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Ocasio-Cortez debates Crowley + NYCHA Mismanagement
No 68 |
June 18, 2018
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Outrage Over Pablo Villavicencio’s Detention + Specialized High School Reform Stalled
No 67 |
June 11, 2018
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City Nearing Billion Dollar NYCHA Settlement + Electoral/Housing
No 66 |
June 04, 2018
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New MTA Action Plan + NY State Democratic Convention
No 65 |
May 28, 2018
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State AG Race In Full Swing + How New York Pols Are Replaced
No 64 |
May 21, 2018
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Sheldon Silver Convicted Again + Schneiderman Resigns
No 64 |
May 14, 2018
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NYC-DSA endorses Julia Salazar + NYC schools strike and occupy
No 63 |
May 07, 2018
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2019 City Budget Proposal + NYC-DSA endorses Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
No 62 |
April 30, 2018
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Voting Rights Restored + Return of the Rent Guidelines Board
No 61 |
April 23, 2018
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Working Families Party Endorses Nixon, NYCHA Chair Resigns
No 60 |
April 16, 2018
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IDC & Cuomo Broker Reunification Deal + NYC’s Solidarity Economy
No 59 |
April 09, 2018
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State Budget Passes + The Fight For Union Labor at Hudson Yards
No 58 |
April 02, 2018
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Nixon Enters Governor Race + NYC Schools Chancellor
No 57 |
March 26, 2018
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Cuomo visits NYCHA + How Private Developers Acquire Public Land
No 56 |
March 19, 2018
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NYPD Corruption + Solitary Confinement in NY
No 55 |
March 12, 2018
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School Chancellor Confusion + WFP Vs. IDC
No 54 |
March 05, 2018
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NYC union workers rally ahead of Janus + The State of NYC’s Fossil Fuel Divestment
No 53 |
February 26, 2018
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Rikers-Replacing Jail Sites Announced + Jumaane Williams’ Lt. Gov Campaign is Official
No 52 |
February 19, 2018
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NYCHA Chair Testifies on Heating Failures + April 24 Special Elections
No 51 |
February 12, 2018
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De Blasio Releases Budget Proposal + Cuomo Schedules Special Election
No 50 |
February 05, 2018
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NYCHA Leasing Land to Developers + CLOSErikers
No 49 |
January 29, 2018
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Tenants evacuated from 85 Bowery + Lieutenant Governor primer
No 48 |
January 22, 2018
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City Agrees to Divest From Fossil Fuels + NYC Rent Laws
No 47 |
January 15, 2018
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de Blasio Begins Second Term & Cuomo’s 2018 State of the State
No 46 |
January 08, 2018
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Corey Johnson Likely Next City Council Speaker + Compromised Right to Know Act Bill Passes
No 45 |
December 25, 2017
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Right to Know Act Under Attack + Marty Golden’s Driving Menaces Brooklyn
No 44 |
December 18, 2017
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Council Speaker Candidates Court Joe Crowley’s Support
No 43 |
December 11, 2017
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Cuomo Reaches Flimsy IDC Deal + Rally Against ICE in NY Courts
No 42 |
December 04, 2017
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The Bedford Union Armory Deal + Response
No 41 |
November 27, 2017
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2017 Worst Landlords List + Council Member Crowley Concedes
No 40 |
November 20, 2017
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Citywide Election Results + NYC Voter Turnout
No 39 |
November 13, 2017
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The NYC General Election is Tuesday, November 7th + Billionaire Shuts Down DNAinfo and Gothamist
No 38 |
November 06, 2017
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De Blasio’s Bad Week + 2017 Ballot Preview
No 37 |
October 30, 2017
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District Attorney donations fallout spreads to Brooklyn + Constitutional Convention
No 36 |
October 23, 2017
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Cy Vance facing write-in challenge + Congestion Pricing
No 35 |
October 16, 2017
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Measuring Corporate Welfare for Amazon + The Race for City Council Speaker
No 34 |
October 09, 2017
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Cuomo To Face Primary Challenge + NY State Senate
No 33 |
October 02, 2017
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Jabari endorsed by Our Revolution + NYCHA problems
No 32 |
September 25, 2017
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De Blasio’s Continued Push for Bedford-Union Armory Proposal + Results of Key NYC Primary Races
No 31 |
September 18, 2017
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New York City Primary Elections are Tuesday, September 12th
No 30 |
September 11, 2017
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City Council Endorsements roll in + 1997 UPS Teamster Strike
No 29 |
September 04, 2017
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Brooklyn DA race is a toss up
No 28 |
August 28, 2017
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Cuomo Announces Support for Congestion Pricing + Democratic Mayoral Primary Rundown
No 27 |
August 21, 2017
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Squadron Leaves Voters in the Lurch + Brooklyn DA Race
No 26 |
August 14, 2017
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De Blasio Requests Matching Funds + Bedford-Union Armory Town Hall Recap
No 25 |
August 07, 2017
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MTA Woes Continue + Tips for Avoiding Competitive Elections!
No 24 |
July 31, 2017
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Greenfield Shakes Up City Council + Excelsior Scholarships
No 23 |
July 24, 2017
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Mayor Endorses Bedford-Union Armory Plan + Brooklyn District Attorney Forum this Thursday
No 22 |
July 17, 2017
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De Blasio clears the field + Who Controls the MTA?
No 21 |
July 10, 2017
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Bill de Blasio Confronted at Gym + New Brooklyn Branches
No 20 |
July 03, 2017
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MTA pandemonium + Jabari Brisport Interview
No 19 |
June 26, 2017
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Reining in Broken Windows + Bob Capano blasts DSA
No 18 |
June 19, 2017
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NYC Budget
No 17 |
June 12, 2017
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Fair Workweek + Khader El-Yateem Interview
No 16 |
June 05, 2017
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IDC in the Spotlight + Call for Writers
No 15 |
May 29, 2017
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Cumbo turns on the Bedford Union Armory + AT&T Strike!
No 14 |
May 22, 2017
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State Senate targets “gang violence” + Rent Guidelines Board
No 13 |
May 15, 2017
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DSA Endorses El-Yateem for City Council + New York State Liberty Act
No 12 |
May 08, 2017
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MAY DAY! + Meet the Labor Branch
No 11 |
May 01, 2017
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Housing trouble + community boards
No 10 |
April 24, 2017
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State Budget Woes + City Council Progressive Caucus
No 9 |
April 17, 2017
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IDNYC records protected from ICE + Single-payer in NY state
No 8 |
April 10, 2017
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State budget stalled + WTF IDC
No 7 |
April 03, 2017
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Participatory Budgeting week + Everybody hates the Bedford Armory deal
No 6 |
March 27, 2017
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El-Yateem takes the lead + the ride sharing problem
No 5 |
March 20, 2017
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Housing Authority budget cuts + Competitors for Cumbo
No 4 |
March 13, 2017
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City Council campaigns launch while the BQX streetcar faces resistance.
No 3 |
March 06, 2017
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Housing Preservations & Development
No 2 |
February 27, 2017
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