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New Yorkdeclares disaster emergency in response to measles outbreakGov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency in response to the ongoing measles outbreak in New York.

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Op-ed | Progress on NYC bus serviceIn and op-ed, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration defends progress on NYC bus service.

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MTA boss warns devastating proposed federal cuts to transit funding on the horizonThe MTA faces the grim prospect of $250 million in annual federal funding formula cuts under legislation currently being pushed in the Republican-controlled

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Hochul eyes opting into private, religious school tax creditsGov. Kathy Hochul said she supports new school tax credits, prompting cheers from some and concern from others.

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‘Zohran stop the jail!’ Anonymous banner calls on mayor to halt Chinatown jail constructionA banner hung anonymously on the side of a Chinatown building on Thursday made a personal plea for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to step in and halt construction of

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Hochul warns Trump tariffs could add $1B to MTA fleet costsGov. Kathy Hochul is calling for exemptions from Trump tariffs on MTA transit rolling stock including subway cars and buses.

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New York County Lawyers rail at federal effort to strip American Bar Association of law school accreditationAs the U.S. Education Department comes close to deciding whether to strip the American Bar Association of its power to accredit law schools, the New York City

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terre tax hit with new lawsuit after homeowners win on Staten IslandMayor Zohran Mamdani’s recent rollout of the pied-à-terre tax is facing yet another legal challenge.

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Drilling to begin on Gateway Tunnel rail project after federal judge nixed Trump funding pause earlier this yearNearly a year after the Trump administration announced a freeze on funding for the Gateway Tunnel project, the effort to build a new two-tube rail passage

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Leveraging technology to reduce non-emergency medical transportation fraudThe federal government could take a different approach to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse. HHS could mandate – and even fund – technology upgrades for NEMT

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Is the MTA finally coming on board with the feds’ Penn Station redesign? MTA boss Janno Lieber says noMTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber threw cold water Thursday on the notion that his agency is close to jumping on board with the federal government's

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City Council goes toe-to-toe with Mamdani in court in battle over public school paraprofessional pay billThe City Council filed a formal response Thursday to the Mamdani administration's lawsuit seeking to block a bill authorizing one-time payments to NYC public

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NYC public school screen time questioned by lawmakers at rally ahead of City Council hearingLawmakers, parents, educators and advocates rallied Tuesday ahead of a City Council oversight hearing on screen time and digital devices in schools and called

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New York congressmembers, LGBTQ groups denounce Mount Sinai settlement with DOJLGBTQ organizations and New York Democrats in Congress are speaking out against a settlement between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Mount Sinai Hospital System, which has agreed to stop providing youth gender-affirming care and pay out millions to former patients after it faced a federal investigation. Two political clubs, the Stonewall Democratic…

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Governor Kathy Hochul joins Bronx elected officials for Co-op City back-to-school eventNew York Governor Kathy Hochul joined Bronx elected officials and families in Co-op City for a back to school event as the borough prepares for the start of a new school year. The gathering was held at the Bartow Lower Courtyard, where Hochul joined Congressman George Latimer, State Senator Jamaal Bailey, Council Member Kevin…

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Rep. Ritchie Torres, George Latimer demand answers on medical staffing shortage at Delaney HallRep. Ritchie Torres and Rep. George Latimer are calling for an independent investigation into medical staffing at Delaney Hall, after three people died in the Newark immigration detention facility in less than a year. In a letter sent Aug. 14 to Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari, the two New York congressmen…

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