To Finally Close Rikers, Panel Suggests Making It Someone’s Only Job
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To Finally Close Rikers, Panel Suggests Making It Someone’s Only Job

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A commission on closing the Rikers Island jail complex urged New York City to appoint two senior officials to focus solely on shutting down the notoriously troubled jail, part of a series of recommendations designed to accomplish a goal mandated six years ago….

Adrienne Adams Enters Mayor’s Race to Defeat Eric Adams (No Relation)
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Adrienne Adams Enters Mayor’s Race to Defeat Eric Adams (No Relation)

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Adrienne Adams, the first Black leader of the New York City Council, said on Wednesday that she would join the already crowded race for mayor with less than four months before the June primary. She is hoping to position herself as a principled…

Adrienne Adams, N.Y.C. Council Speaker, Attacks Trump Ahead of Potential Mayoral Bid
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Adrienne Adams, N.Y.C. Council Speaker, Attacks Trump Ahead of Potential Mayoral Bid

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The annual State of the City address by the speaker of the New York City Council, Adrienne Adams, would typically be seen as a blueprint for the Council’s agenda in the coming year. But her speech on Tuesday carried far more weight. Ms….

The Housing Crisis Forces Change on a Low-Rise Pocket of Brooklyn
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The Housing Crisis Forces Change on a Low-Rise Pocket of Brooklyn

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Change doesn’t always come easily in Brooklyn’s liberal strongholds. But New York’s push to build more housing in every corner of the city — even in places that have sometimes been skeptical of new development — cleared a significant hurdle on Wednesday, when…