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New York City Moves to Suspend Right-to-Shelter Mandate
The request is part of a monthslong legal battle over the city’s obligation to provide housing for thousands of migrants.
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It’s Getting Harder to Be Poor in New York
City services for the poor are lagging under Mayor Eric Adams. Also, Central Park’s Great Lawn, damaged in a concert,…
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Haters, Waiters, Fools and Buffoons: Eric Adams Rates His Critics
The mayor has lashed out at the many critiques of his administration, sometimes questioning whether they may be racially biased.
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A Mayor Goes AWOL in the Storm
On Friday, a flash flood washed over New York City, grinding the nation’s largest city to a halt and catching…
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New York Schools Weathered a Crisis. Now They Face a Fiscal Cliff.
The city faces billions in financial pressures in the coming years that threaten to worsen inequality across the nation’s largest…
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World
An Ancient City, Now in Ruins, Struggles to Keep Its Soul
The businessman fondly recalled his bakery and cafe in the ancient Turkish city of Antakya, where his staff made bread,…
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Running San Francisco Made Dianne Feinstein
When I was interviewing Senator Dianne Feinstein in 2011 for a book about San Francisco’s tumultuous history from the 1960s…
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After Intense Floods, New York City Lurches Back to Life
The city’s transit systems had resumed service, with some delays, as the rain abated on Saturday. The governor warned that…
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British Columbia Wildfire in Photos: ‘A Long-Lasting Scar’
The fire-ravaged Canadian province of British Columbia was under a state of emergency for the second day, as a wildfire…
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Business
New York City Bans TikTok on Government-Owned Devices
The ban extends to some of the popular accounts run by the city.
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