New York Needs Lifeguards. Would These Teens Make the Cut?
To qualify for a job patrolling the city’s beaches and pools, candidates must swim 50 yards in 50 seconds or less. More
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18 Days, 20 Lives: New Yorkers Who Didn’t Survive the Cold
Freezing days and nights claimed the lives of a grandmother, a dancer, a dispatcher and a man who lived among a colony of feral cats. More
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‘Tax the Rich’ Rally Is Expected to Draw a Big Crowd. But Not Mamdani.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has told organizers of the Feb. 25 rally that he is unlikely to attend because he does not want to antagonize Gov. Kathy Hochul. More
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New Jersey Bridge Project Could Snarl Rail Traffic for a Month
Construction on the new Portal North Bridge is expected to disrupt commutes into Manhattan on NJ Transit, PATH and Amtrak trains beginning on Sunday. More
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Floods. Smoke. Soaring Bills. Mamdani’s Climate Czar Has a Full Agenda.
Louise Yeung relishes the intricacies of policy debates and the magic of rom-coms. She lives in Brooklyn with her cat and two snails. More
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Mamdani Reverses Campaign Promise to Expand Rental Assistance
A rental voucher program costs more than $1 billion. The mayor’s decision to curtail its expansion reflects the clash between his ideology and the realities of managing the city. More
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Mamdani Is Targeting Bad Landlords. What About Public Housing?
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has pledged to hold private landlords accountable. But he has said less about how he will fix the crumbling public housing system he now oversees. More
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A Possible Upside of a Bitter N.Y.C. Winter? There Might Be Fewer Rats.
Rodent experts said the prolonged cold weather could kill some rats and cause others to have fewer babies, resulting in a smaller population in the spring. More
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New York City Turned 400 Years Old. What Comes Next?
A Times project commemorated centuries of history not by looking into the past, but by exploring the city’s future. More
