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City Facing A Bigger Budget Deficit, Says Comptroller
The new comptroller's new estimate, if accurate, would mean Mamdami faces even tougher choices than previously projected.

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The new comptroller's new estimate, if accurate, would mean Mamdami faces even tougher choices than previously projected.

However, researchers say housing, poverty, and quality-of-life factors also shape how safe our neighborhoods feel.
Attorneys say the data analyst had work authorization and was attending an asylum interview when he was arrested by ICE.
The NYC DOC has begun piloting an electronic record system after investigators found handwritten logs masked hundreds of violent incidents.
The firings amounted to illegal retaliation and intimidation for union activity, according to the New York State Nurses Association.
The value of The NYC Token spiked and then collapsed, while the undisclosed investors removed liquidity from it.
He says he won’t get paid from the new venture, dubbed The NYC Token, at least for now.
The proposal, which Kathy Hochul will introduce in her State of the State speech, will need approval from the legislature.
The governor has ruled out an income tax hike. Meanwhile, the state budget is due next week.
The transportation authority wants to know how technology can be used to detect weapons, monitor unattended items or even foresee stampedes.
Adams nominated Strauber on January 1, 2022, the first day of his administration, and the Council quickly confirmed her appointment.
The administration is targeting the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and the Social Services Block Grant program.
The tens of thousands of migrants living in what critics have called a “shadow system” will likely remain in the city’s homeless shelters.
Holdover Michael Garner ran a program nurturing minority businesses, but a report he oversaw excluded 80% of the program’s participants.
Hochul promised to use clemency on a rolling basis when she took office. In 2025, she has freed just two people.
In Staten Island, Parks Department horticulturalists nurture the nubs of future plants and trees through winter, rebooting life’s cycle.
THE CITY is tracking key administration leaders moving into City Hall as a new mayor takes charge.
The City Council-funded trauma recovery center offers free care — from therapy to housing help — for victims of violence.
The number of chain stores in the city dropped by 1.3% according to the Center for an Urban Future.
Jahmila Edwards will head the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, a crucial role as Mamdani tries to make good on campaign promises.