As Mamdani Focuses on Child Care, Plan to Tax the Rich Is Put Aside
Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on a proposal to increase taxes on those earning more than $1 million. For now, at least, he isn’t pushing. More
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Could Mamdani’s Child Care Plan Encourage a Baby Boomlet in New York?
Some New Yorkers hope that raising a child in the city could become more affordable thanks to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plans for free child care and preschool. More
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Mamdani Said He’d Make Buses Faster and Free. Now It’s This Guy’s Job to Do It.
Mike Flynn, a former intern who rose to the top of the agency, will be under a microscope, but far from the spotlight. More
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Before Criticizing Pro-Hamas Chants, Mamdani Sought Jewish Leaders’ Input
The outreach by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s team has demonstrated how the mayor is taking care to not inflame tensions on either side of the Israel-Gaza war. More
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N.Y.C. Council Leader Takes on Antisemitism, and Possibly Mamdani
The Council speaker, Julie Menin, will introduce bills that would establish a buffer zone at houses of worship to keep protesters at some distance from congregants. More
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Nurses Describe Fear on the Job as Bitter Strike Enters Fifth Day
Both sides in the labor dispute appear poised for a protracted battle, and only one of three hospitals was negotiating with the strikers. More
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Many Mayors Have Tried to Help Small Businesses. It’s Mamdani’s Turn.
Small business advocates in New York are excited that Mayor Zohran Mamdani is tackling the issue of excessive fees and fines, but they’ve heard similar promises before. More
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James Luckey-Lange Among Americans Freed in Venezuela
James Luckey-Lange, 28, was released this week with several other U.S. citizens from the country’s notorious prison system after going missing in December, his family said. More
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A Week Without Heat in New York City
Some renters are constantly left without heat or hot water during the winter, leading them to bundle up in layers of clothing or risk fires by using space heaters. More
