Mayor Adams heads to Albany for last-ditch budget push

Mayor Adams heads to Albany for last-ditch budget push

ALBANY — New York City Mayor Eric Adams headed to the state Capitol on Monday to privately meet with Albany Democrats in a last-ditch effort to get more funding for the Big Apple ahead of the April 1 state budget deadline. Adams has demanded more financial help to deal with the city’s flood of migrants … Read more

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Man, 31, fatally stabbed by trio inside NYC building: cops

Man, 31, fatally stabbed by trio inside NYC building: cops

A 31-year-old man was stabbed to death by three attackers as he smoked a cigarette in the hallway of his Brooklyn building late Sunday, cops said.  Jerry Crichlow was enjoying a smoke inside the apartment building on Crown Street near Schenectady Avenue in Crown Heights around 10:25 p.m. when the trio approached and pounced on … Read more

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New Yorkers overwhelmingly support bail changes ahead of state budget deadline: Poll

New Yorkers overwhelmingly support bail changes ahead of state budget deadline: Poll

An overwhelming majority of New Yorkers appear to want Albany Democrats to overhaul bail reform amid rising crime as the state budget deadline looms, according to poll released Monday morning. Seventy-two percent of Empire State residents back giving judges more discretion to set bail for those accused of serious crimes, including 76% of Democrats, 71% of … Read more

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Brooklyn lawmaker Andrew Gounardes wants 25 cent tax for Amazon deliveries in NYC

Brooklyn lawmaker Andrew Gounardes wants 25 cent tax for Amazon deliveries in NYC

A new bill introduced by a Brooklyn state lawmaker would impose a 25 cent tax on all products purchased online with Amazon and other e-tailers in New York City. State Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D-Brooklyn) said in a memo accompanying his legislation that the proceeds earmarked for infrastructure improvements such as repairing the beleaguered Brooklyn Queens Expressway. … Read more

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New Yorkers weigh in on diabetes-fighting pills to lose pounds in new poll

New Yorkers weigh in on diabetes-fighting pills to lose pounds in new poll

About  one-third of metro area residents consider themselves overweight — and nearly one-quarter say they’d pop a prescription diabetes-fighting pill to shed extra pounds, a new survey shows. Ten percent of respondents from the city and Long Island are already taking, or know someone using, the drugs Ozempic, Mounjaro, or Wegovy to lose weight, according to … Read more

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