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First in Line: Eager and Anxious New Yorkers Kick Off Early Voting for 2020 Election

Oct. 24, 2020, 3:46 p.m.Oct. 28, 2020, 8:39 p.m.

Long lines wrapped Madison Square Garden, the Barclays Center and other poll sites as many cast their ballots in the Trump-Biden race Saturday amid a pandemic.

Higher Ed

FIT Layoffs to Leave Dorm Staffers Without Homes or Jobs as President Keeps Penthouse

Oct. 23, 2020, 6:57 p.m.Oct. 23, 2020, 9:07 p.m.

Cutbacks at the Manhattan SUNY design school will force 13 workers out of housing by year’s end. Meanwhile, college chief Joyce Brown remains in a full-floor 4,000-square-foot-plus apartment atop a now-empty residence hall.

Housing

Mom-and-Pop Landlords, Struggling to Collect Rent, Face Hard Times

Oct. 18, 2020, 6:28 p.m.Oct. 19, 2020, 2:59 p.m.

Both landlord and tenant advocates say the solution is a tenant bailout in the form of a rental assistance voucher program.

Work

College Nursing Programs Change Course to Meet Surging Demand During Pandemic

Oct. 5, 2020, 9:01 p.m.Oct. 5, 2020, 9:36 p.m.

State works with schools to find alternatives to quarantine-disrupted placements on hospital wards where students get vital training.

Manhattan

Civil War for Chelsea Hotel as Tenants Split Over City Bid to Halt Upscale Conversion

Oct. 1, 2020, 8:35 p.m.Oct. 2, 2020, 8:39 a.m.

Three lawsuits and the city housing agency claim owners caused residents misery during construction — while others in the landmark say they’re furious at meddling that could deny them a nicer home.

City Government

No Placards Revoked Yet as de Blasio Takes Gas Out of City Employee Parking Crackdown

Sept. 10, 2020, 7:33 p.m.Sept. 10, 2020, 7:33 p.m.

Dozens of city employees — including City Council — ignored tickets on city-permitted vehicles after racking up parking and traffic-enforcement fines.

Sunset Park

Historic Post Office Will Move Out of Industry City, Prompting Local Uproar

Aug. 25, 2020, 1:06 p.m.Aug. 25, 2020, 3:39 p.m.

Relocation out of booming Sunset Park business and shopping complex comes as U.S. Postal Service retrenches nationwide.

Coronavirus

Comptroller Review Should Resume for COVID Contracts, Scott Stringer Urges Mayor

Aug. 25, 2020, 10:55 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

NYC budget steward asks mayor to “swiftly rescind” executive order allowing more than $1.5 billion in unchecked spending and says THE CITY’s reporting “raises questions.”

Education

CUNY Charges ‘Activity Fee’ Despite Remote Learning for Most

Aug. 23, 2020, 4:50 p.m.Aug. 23, 2020, 4:50 p.m.

Students question why they have to pay fees between $60 to $180 even though in-person activities and group budgets are on hold.

Bill de Blasio

De Blasio Donor Who Scored Big COVID Contracts Also Got Seat on Influential City Board

Aug. 19, 2020, 9:03 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:41 a.m.

Charlie Tebele of the New Jersey firm Digital Gadgets ed Economic Development Corp. shortly before g up to sell masks and ventilators to NYC.

Gabriel Sandoval

First in Line: Eager and Anxious New Yorkers Kick Off Early Voting for 2020 Election

FIT Layoffs to Leave Dorm Staffers Without Homes or Jobs as President Keeps Penthouse

Mom-and-Pop Landlords, Struggling to Collect Rent, Face Hard Times

College Nursing Programs Change Course to Meet Surging Demand During Pandemic

Civil War for Chelsea Hotel as Tenants Split Over City Bid to Halt Upscale Conversion

No Placards Revoked Yet as de Blasio Takes Gas Out of City Employee Parking Crackdown

Historic Post Office Will Move Out of Industry City, Prompting Local Uproar

Comptroller Review Should Resume for COVID Contracts, Scott Stringer Urges Mayor

CUNY Charges ‘Activity Fee’ Despite Remote Learning for Most

De Blasio Donor Who Scored Big COVID Contracts Also Got Seat on Influential City Board

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