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How to compost — and where your scraps really go
THURSDAY, MAR. 27, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, Since October, New York City law has required residents to separate food waste and yard trimmings from the trash. But the Department of Sanitation is about to get more serious about that rule. Starting April 1, DSNY will begin […]
EPA workers rally in Manhattan against Trump cuts
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 26, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, Over 100 Environmental Protection Agency workers and ers marched at Federal Plaza in Manhattan during their lunch breaks on Tuesday to protest the Trump istration’s cuts to staff and funding. The march was part of a nationwide day of […]
Crime down, tolls working: The MTA fires back at Trump
TUESDAY, MAR. 25, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, After President Trump’s transportation secretary trashed the subway as a “shithole,” baffled MTA and NYPD officials pointed to a nearly 30% drop in major transit crime from a year ago. The head of the NYPD Transit Bureau conceded Monday […]
Hochul clashes with unions over home care reorganization
MONDAY, MAR. 24, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, A major health union is demanding that Gov. Kathy Hochul delay her plan to move home care for more than 250,000 New Yorkers to a single — but the governor is pushing back. The state’s home care program […]
A ‘cheat code’ heat source underneath NYC buildings
FRIDAY, MAR. 21, 2025 Dear New Yorkers, An apartment building just off the boardwalk in Coney Island boasts a heated outdoor pool, a cozy library and a sunny penthouse lounge with sweeping views of the ocean. But the most remarkable element is hidden below the ground: 153 wells, dug deeper than the Statue of Liberty […]
Eyeing Mayor Adams’ Independent Option as He Lags in the Money Race
Trump’s funding cuts: what NYC has to worry about
THURSDAY, MAR. 20, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, With the blizzard of news coming from the Trump istration, it can be hard to keep up with what’s actually happening. We got lots of questions from our readers about what federal funding cuts would mean for different city […]
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Yank indicted hotelier’s contract renewal, comptroller tells mayor
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 19, 2025 Today’s SCOOP is brought to you by our . Dear New Yorkers, City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging the istration of Mayor Eric Adams to nix a contract extension that would steer nearly $20 million to a hotel owner who was indicted last month in an alleged corruption scheme involving one […]