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2 weeks ago | 
gothamist.com | Stephen Nessen |Jon Campbell
Train Daddy is on the express route back to New York City. Former NYC Transit President Andy Byford has been tapped by President Donald Trump to lead the long-stalled redevelopment of Penn Station, White House officials confirmed on Friday. The project will put Byford at the center of one of the most high-profile construction projects in the country. MTA Chair Janno Lieber had previously planned to run the overhaul of the station, which is owned by Amtrak.
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1 month ago | 
gothamist.com | Jon Campbell |Karen Yi
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is balking at a state-level plan to rescue a popular child care program from a looming fiscal cliff, painting it as an attempt by state leaders to shift costs to the city. Gov. Kathy Hochul and state legislative leaders struck a tentative $254 billion budget deal earlier this week that includes $400 million for the Child Care Assistance Program.
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1 month ago | 
gothamist.com | David Brand |Jon Campbell
New York’s state budget will include “about $50 million” to establish a new housing assistance subsidy for low-income renters after years of advocacy from tenant groups and homeless rights activists, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday. The proposed Housing Assistance Voucher Program, or HAVP, has received the endorsement of landlord groups, labor unions and leaders in the state Senate and Assembly, who have pursued the subsidy through the budget for the past three years.
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1 month ago | 
gothamist.com | Jon Campbell |Jimmy Vielkind |Jeongyoon Han
New York State officials announced a tentative agreement Monday on a $254 billion budget that will prohibit most kids from using cell phones during the school day, send rebate checks to middle-class families, loosen evidence-sharing expectations for prosecutors in criminal cases and create a new charge for wearing a mask while committing a crime. Gov.
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1 month ago | 
weos.org | Jeongyoon Han |Jimmy Vielkind |Jon Campbell
New York state officials announced a tentative agreement Monday on a $254 billion budget that will prohibit most kids from using cellphones during the school day, send rebate checks to middle-class families, loosen evidence-sharing expectations for prosecutors in criminal cases and create a new charge for wearing a mask while committing a crime. Gov.
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1 month ago | 
gothamist.com | Jon Campbell |David Brand
A top housing official in President Donald Trump’s administration referred New York Attorney General Letitia James for criminal prosecution this week, escalating a bitter feud and leading James’ allies to accuse Trump of political retribution. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice arguing that James — a Democrat who has battled Trump, his family and their businesses in the courts — may have committed fraud herself.
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2 months ago | 
gothamist.com | Jimmy Vielkind |Jon Campbell
Gov. Kathy Hochul is reviving her push to restrict wearing masks in public, urging lawmakers in state budget talks to bring back some form of a previous ban, Gothamist has learned. The Democratic governor told members of the state Assembly and Senate this week that some form of partial ban on public face coverings to improve public safety is among her top policy priorities, according to four lawmakers.
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2 months ago | 
gothamist.com | Elizabeth Kim |Jon Campbell
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams have refused to weigh in on the federal arrest of a pro-Palestinian activist who was involved in the protests at Columbia University last year. Their hesitance starkly contrasts with the reactions of many of their fellow Democrats, including several of Adams’ mayoral challengers, who have argued that the Trump administration’s arrest of Mahmoud Khalil is illegal and undermines free speech.
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Mar 1, 2025 | 
gothamist.com | Jon Campbell |Michelle Bocanegra
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is officially running for New York City mayor. Cuomo, 67, whose sharp rise to national prominence during the COVID pandemic preceded his stunning resignation amid a series of sexual harassment claims, officially launched his mayoral bid Saturday after months of flirting with a return to electoral politics. In a video posted to X Cuomo said New York City is in crisis.
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Feb 19, 2025 | 
gothamist.com | Samantha Max |Jon Campbell
A federal judge said Wednesday he will decide soon whether to dismiss the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, which comes after President Donald Trump’s administration prompted a wave of resignations when it ordered prosecutors to drop the charges. U.S. District Judge Dale Ho held a hearing in Manhattan federal court on the Department of Justice’s dismissal request.
