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 […]
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Your Cheat Sheet on Big Money in Local Politics
In this week's election newsletter, we look at independent expenditure groups, the Staten Island special election for City Council and more ...
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Contractors confessed to paying bribes — but NYCHA kept hiring them
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, One year after a sweeping corruption takedown at the New York City Housing Authority, dozens of NYCHA employees have received prison sentences for taking bribes from contractors. In fact, out of the 70 people who were arrested, 64 have […]
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Trump cuts could cost New Yorkers air conditioning this summer
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, Mike Knerr was excited to move into his Washington Heights apartment in September 2023, but coming off a hot summer, he faced a looming problem: his building didn’t have central air conditioning, and he didn’t have an AC unit […]
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How an indicted tow trucker wooed Adams insiders
TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, In another mayoral istration, Mike Mazzio might have had a tough time opening doors at City Hall as he campaigned for a potentially lucrative contract for his truck-towing company. For one, Mazzio had been charged in an indictment alleging […]
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Notes from the underground: train cars new and old
MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, You may have seen them on the A, C and G lines: shiny new train cars with brighter interiors, updated screens and sometimes a single gangway that snakes along the tracks. These cars offer a glimpse into the future: […]
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Big tax breaks for developers get bigger
FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2025 Dear New Yorkers, The complex at 20 Hudson Yards is a shopping mall for the ultra-wealthy: Tiffany, Cartier, Piaget, Bulgari and Patek-Philippe all have glittering stores at the luxury emporium. The high-profile commercial property is one of many that receives large property tax breaks from the city. Hudson Yards gets a […]
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The Mayor’s Make-Your-Own Party Name: ‘Safe Streets, Affordable City’
In this week’s election newsletter, we look at political party names of yore, talk to the City Council Speaker and more ...
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Stocks are up, but New York’s economy still in peril
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, Even though stock markets rebounded on Wednesday as President Donald Trump paused his latest round of promised tariffs, the city’s economy is expected to take a beating. According to experts on the local economy, the implications are almost impossible […]