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WEBSep 9, 2024 · We Asked an AI to Map Our Stories Across NYC. THE CITY has a mission to cover neighborhoods in all five boroughs. ChatGPT helped tell us how well we’re living up to that goal. by Tazbia Fatima and Sujin Shin February 29, 2024, 12:19 PM. Coronavirus.
Your Guide to Legal Cannabis in New York City: Where to Buy and …
WEBJul 18, 2023 · Weed has been legal in New York since 2021, but the state is still working out regulating and licensing the new industry. The roll out of recreational cannabis has been rocky through the years. As THE CITY has reported, the licensing of retail dispensaries has been slow. In that vacuum, illegal pot shops have proliferated across the five ...
How Can NYC End Rikers Island Chaos? We Asked Four People on …
WEBOct 11, 2021 · A dozen deaths so far this year.More than a thousand officers calling out sick each day. Skyrocketing violence. Mayor Bill de Blasio and top jail officials blame spiralling chaos at Rikers Island and other city lockups on officers allegedly faking illness or injuries, as well as on a clogged court system. They also contend officers in cushy spots away from direct contact with detainees don’t ...
NYC’s $100 Million ‘Diversion Centers’ for Mentally Ill Sit Empty or ...
WEBMay 9, 2021 · An empty bedroom in the abandoned diversion center in East Bronx on Tuesday, May. 5, 2021. Credit: Hiram Alejandro Durán/THE CITY Posted in Mental Health Failure to Thrive: NYC’s $100 Million ‘Diversion Centers’ for Mentally Ill …
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WEBSep 9, 2024 · East Harlem ‘Passive House’ Apartment Complex is the Nation’s Biggest Ultra-Green Development Yet. by Samantha Maldonado Aug. 13, 2024, 6:30 a.m. Affordable housing built with careful attention to ventilation, windows, sealing and other details saves energy and utility costs — “the buildings just stand up better to …
Yusuf Hawkins’ Murder Still Shocks in a Changed Brooklyn | THE …
WEBAug 23, 2019 · Until this week, Mohamed Kootabeda never heard the name Yusuf Hawkins. Kootabeda was shocked to learn the story of the African-American 16-year-old who was set upon by a mob of white youths in Bensonhurst and fatally shot on Aug. 23, 1989. “I had no idea that something like that happened here,” said the 65-year-old Syrian immigrant, who ...
Hart Island Burials Taken Over By Landscaper, Raising …
WEBNov 18, 2021 · Investing $85 Million. Roughly 1 in 10 New Yorkers who died of COVID-19 or pandemic-related causes in 2020 were ultimately buried on Hart Island, according to an analysis by Columbia University’s Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism and THE CITY based on city data. The number of burials in 2020 …
New NYC Garbage Bins — and New Rules — Roll Out This …
WEBJul 8, 2024 · Those who don’t will face escalating fines, starting at $50 for the first offense, $100 for the second and $200 for every offense after that. The official NYC Bins – which cost $53.01 exactly for the largest, 45-gallon size, shipping included – went on sale this week in anticipation of the new rules. The bins come with a 10-year warranty ...
How Does Eric Adams’ $98 Billion First Budget Add Up?
WEBFeb 16, 2022 · Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY. Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday proposed a preliminary $98.5 billion budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1 — slightly less than the $98.7 billion ultimately adopted last June under former Mayor Bill de Blasio following an infusion of federal COVID relief funds. …
New York City’s Population Booms — But Not for Everyone, …
WEBAug 12, 2021 · New York City’s Population Booms — But Not for Everyone, Everywhere. New Census numbers show a record 8.8 million people live in the five boroughs, with population up 7.7% overall. Growth was especially strong in Brooklyn — but not for Black residents, whose numbers were down citywide. by Yoav Gonen, Clifford Michel and Will Welch Aug. 12 ...
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