Yes, there are four elected officials in the race to be the city’s No. 3 official. But Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Zach Iscol, Terri Liftin and Reshma Patel are likely to be on the ballot, too.
NYC Council
Opinion: City’s Plan to Expand Street Vendor Permits Must Protect Our Brick-and-Mortars, Too
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‘To be clear, we support the food vendor community and their place in our neighborhoods. The food is as delicious and diverse as the city itself. But reform on what’s historically been an underground market cannot come at the expense of our brick-and-mortars.’
COVID-19
Epidemic Effect: New York’s First Nepali Restaurant Temporarily Closed, as Others Struggle
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Several of the Nepali businesses in and around Jackson Heights are closed or only party operational.
COVID-19
Queens Beauty Salons Facing Steep Crisis Due To Coronavirus
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Undoubtedly, the industry is one of the sectors hit hardest by the pandemic.
Voices of New York
Longtime Chinatown Store Battered by COVID-19 Rumor
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A single positive test and a precautionary disinfection triggered a social-media storm that threatens a long-standing retailer.
pension funds
Cops and Firefighters Aren’t Sold on Fossil-Fuel Divestment
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The two pension funds, which comprise about $63 billion in assets, don’t seem likely to follow the other retirement plans in abandoning oil and gas holdings.
Economía
Lo que necesita saber: sobre el ingreso del trabajo y del crédito tributario o EITC por sus siglas en inglés
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El ingreso del trabajo y del crédito tributario o EITC es uno de los programas de reducción de la pobreza más grandes en el país.
Biden
What a Biden Administration Will Mean for New York
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A leading State Senator and a top City Hall aide say the Empire State and the Big Apple need shots in the arm from the feds—literally and figuratively.
Election 2021
Give Scott Stringer This: He Has Proposed a Hell of a Lot of Policies
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The comptroller has issued policy recommendations of dozens of areas of city life, from parks to pregnancy, and veterans to venture capital. How will that translate to a campaign—or a mayoralty?
New York City
Looking Back at NYC in 2020: The Year in Photos
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A look back at New York City scenes from 2020, a year largely defined by a global pandemic and its accompanying economic fallout.
workforce
Opinion: How City Nonprofits Can Diversify Their Workforce and Leadership Teams
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We made the change by changing our culture—and how we worked—to intentionally identify, mentor, network, promote and hire individuals that improved our outcomes and enhanced the organization’s diversity.