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After the governor declined to answer questions, a New York Focus reporter was ejected from her event.
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The constant gridlock is a major drag on Manhattan’s businesses, and source of frustration for commuters. And it’s never been so bad.
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Lawsuits had threatened to kill congestion pricing. Now, it might take a lawsuit to save it.
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The police department’s PR team has more than doubled in size in the past two years. Some of its recent hires have histories of dishonesty and misconduct.
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The journalists said the arrests interfered with their ability to document the police raid at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
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New York Focus was on the scene as cops shoved, kettled, and chased students at City College, the second campus where the NYPD razed a Gaza solidarity encampment Tuesday.
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The mayor and the police blamed “outside agitators” for campus protests. Student journalists reported what they saw.
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Previously unreleased disciplinary files expose officers who beat, slap, and pepper spray the residents they’re supposed to protect. Most are back at work within a month.
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Referencing a New York Focus story, Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas introduced legislation to prevent public agencies from naming the medically discredited condition in their reports.
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In the New York City teachers union, anger over a plan to privatize retiree health care could send a longshot campaign over the edge.
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Migrants from Mauritania and Senegal were the most likely to receive eviction notices, but not the most populous groups in shelters, a New York Focus analysis found.
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Long-term subs stay with the same classes and can serve like full-time teachers. New York City schools misclassify them — so their pay doesn’t reflect that.
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The state established Covid leave to compensate employees who fell ill during the pandemic. One group of essential workers has been unable to claim it.
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A laundry company wants to turn its factory into 13-story apartment buildings, sparking the latest in a series of fierce zoning fights.
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Police training materials link the discredited “excited delirium syndrome” to synthetic marijuana use.
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Even as experts warn of mass ethnic cleansing in Gaza, New York politicians have remained unwavering in their support for Israel since the Hamas attack. They’ve been less vocal about their state’s ties to the occupation of Palestine.
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The state’s top court will settle disputes between Rochester, Syracuse, New York City, and their police unions next week in three cases that could reshape police discipline across the state.
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Acting Supreme Court Justice Ralph Fabrizio has faced formal complaints for berating and threatening lawyers in more than a dozen incidents.
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City policies have proven so volatile, even aid workers urged asylum seekers to get out of New York if they can.
![Assemblymember Harvey Epstein at a podium](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/gpIVZilNSc2FLhVqmacpdK9JYGVYUpQTRgLtj0DnBWg/w:600/h:400/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9lcHN0ZWluLWhhcnZleS5qcGc.jpg)
The assemblymember wants to unseat Nico Minerva, right hand to party boss Keith Wright. The Manhattan Democrats vote on Thursday.