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Posts by Author Archives: The City

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Cuomo Calls Off ‘Non-Essential’ Construction Statewide

by The CityMarch 27, 2020

This story was originally published on 3/27/20 by THE CITY. (By: Rosa Goldensohn) Gov. Andrew Cuomo will freeze most construction statewide in response to the pandemic virus sweeping New York, after […]

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Greenpointers Fire Back At Fracked Natural Gas Pipeline

by The CityFebruary 14, 2020February 14, 2020

This story was originally published on 2/14/20 by THE CITY. (By: Claudia Irizarry Aponte) Construction of a 6.8-mile natural gas pipeline stretching from Brownsville to North Brooklyn has hit a wall […]

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Greenpoint Activist Vies to Unseat 47-Year Incumbent Lentol

by The CityDecember 26, 2019August 14, 2020

This story was originally published on 12/23/19 by THE CITY. (By: Claudia Irizarry Aponte) Emily Gallagher is no stranger to being a squeaky wheel. The 35-year-old Greenpoint activist has tackled hyper-local […]

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LIC Community Board Changes Colors on ‘5Pointz’ Towers After Library Added

by The CityOctober 4, 2019October 4, 2019

This story was originally published on 10/4/19 by THE CITY. (By: Christine Chung) A Queens community board reversed its opposition to a new proposal for 5Pointz Towers — a luxury complex […]

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Board of Elections Running Late on Early Voting Rollout

by The CitySeptember 25, 2019

This story was originally published on 9/25/19 by THE CITY. (By: Reuven Blau) The city Board of Elections is scrambling to launch early voting for the first time in New York’s […]

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State Fines Developers for Their “Gifts” to Mayor Mayor De Blasio

by The CitySeptember 20, 2019

This story was originally published on 9/20/19 by THE CITY. (By: Greg B. Smith) On the same day would-be President Bill de Blasio unveiled a campaign finance reform plan he hopes […]

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Group Floats Separate Swimming for Men and Women at Williamsburg Pool

by The CitySeptember 18, 2019

This story was originally published on 9/18/19 by THE CITY. (By: Claudia Irizarry Aponte) Some Williamsburg residents are asking for more women’s-only hours at a local public pool, but with a […]

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City Council Puts Brakes on Community Board Spending

by The CitySeptember 17, 2019September 17, 2019

This story was originally published on 9/17/19 by THE CITY. (By: Gabriel Sandoval and Claudia Irizarry Aponte) Community boards now have to vote before making pricey purchases with a budget-boosting grant […]

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Williamsburg Loft Building’s Tenants See Hopes to Stay Fade

by The CitySeptember 16, 2019

This story was originally published on 9/16/19 by THE CITY. (By: Claudia Irizarry Aponte) In May, residents of Williamsburg’s 240 Broadway thought they’d won a fighting chance to stay in their homes, with […]

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L Station Repair Spending Projected to Double as MTA Takes Different Track

by The CityAugust 29, 2019August 30, 2019

This story was originally published on 8/29/19 by THE CITY. (By: Jose Martinez) L train riders were spared shutdown for more than a year at the last minute in January, but […]

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