WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, For over a decade, City Hall and public sector unions have been part of a t effort to achieve health care cost savings — culminating in a deal to force civil service retirees to switch to a cheaper insurance […]
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It’s about to get easier to secure affordable housing.
TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, Congratulations, you won the New York City housing lottery! But not so fast: Before you can move into an affordable apartment, you have to provide a mountain of paperwork to you’re eligible. But now, that mountain may look […]
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Do mandatory reporting laws hurt children more than they help?
MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, While working as a resident in a Bronx medical clinic a few years ago, Isuree Katugampala discovered how following mandatory reporting laws could lead to unintended consequences. The mother of a toddler had confessed to Katugampala that, on occasion, […]
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Trump cuts vaccine research grants at CUNY
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025 Dear New Yorkers, Dr. Denis Nash was at a conference in San Francisco last month when rumors began to swirl that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was canceling research grants awarded to universities to study vaccines. A day later, the NIH terminated a $3.3 million project led by Nash that […]
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Labor Powerhouse Backs the Other Adams, and Mayor’s Power Over Transit
In this week’s election newsletter, we revisit which endorsements really matter, our favorite election stories and more ...
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The NY gang member database that’s being shared with ICE
THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, As President Donald Trump’s istration rounds up hundreds of immigrants it claims are gang and sends them to a Salvadoran prison, New York state is quietly feeding federal authorities information that could fuel the White House’s extrajudicial deportation […]
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Staten Island buses lag behind other boroughs
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, For Staten Islanders lined up for MTA buses outside the St. George Terminal on a recent evening, the occasional announcements sound all too familiar. “There will be no S40 for this boat,” a voice said over a loudspeaker. A […]
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New Yorkers mourn the “Pope of the People”
TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, Catholics across New York City mourned the death of Pope Francis on Monday, praising him for his welcoming message of love and inclusivity as leader of a changing church in a changing world. “Until the last day of his […]
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Trump cuts 9/11 health fund, Adams stays silent
MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, The World Trade Center Health Program has provided medical services to first responders and other individuals impacted by the 9/11 terrorist attack for over a decade. It currently serves more than 83,000 New Yorkers and has generally garnered Republican […]
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Food pantry’s grants yanked for feeding migrants
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2025 Dear New Yorkers, The Trump istration has cancelled more than $1.3 million in federal emergency grants awarded to a Brooklyn food pantry to feed migrants, after advising the nonprofit it was suspected of violating U.S. law by serving food to “illegal aliens.” The move leaves the Campaign Against Hunger — which […]