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Zohran Mamdani ignores reality and common sense in quest to destroy NYC
The rise of Zohran Mamdani does not mark a new turn in city policy so much as it reflects a rejection of reality.
HUD secretary scolds NYCHA over waste, fraud, abuse during tense site visit: 'Monitoring is not going well'
A top Trump official scolded the city's public housing agency over "waste" and "fraud" --- and took aim at the federal monitors that have failed to clear the "abuse", at...
NIMBYs in million-dollar pads try to topple NYCHA plan for new apartments: 'Wrong on so many levels'
The city's first-of-its-kind public-private partnership with prominent social-driven real-estate firms Related Companies and Essence Developments aims to create an entirely new neighborhood in place of the dilapidated Fulton & Elliott–Chelsea...
Boy, 15, clinging to life after being shot multiple times outside NYC public housing building
The shooting comes as a rash of violence against teens and kids has rattled the city.
NYC's public housing funding could be slashed in half as city Dems slam 'reckless' Trump admin
The New York City Housing Authority's funding could be slashed in half due to federal belt-tightening, officials warned -- as local Democrats called the Trump administration's budget cuts "reckless." Trump's...
Grandma of slain Bronx girl, 7, 'numb' after charges dropped against child's half-brother: 'Not fair'
The grandmother of a 7-year-old Bronx girl beaten to death in 2021 said she is "numb" and "angry" after the young victim's half-brother, who was charged with abusing and killing...
Follow Elon Musk's USAID model to free tenants from public-housing hell
Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency, as per their approach to the Agency for International Development,?should look to phase out public-housing “projects” — by selling off the properties...
Cops search for brazen bandits who posed as deliverymen, tied up and robbed elderly man in NYC apartment
The senior was inside his apartment within NYCHA’s Mitchel Houses on Willis Avenue in Mott Haven around 7:20 p.m. Jan. 19 when two men knocked on his door and claimed...
Bronx NYCHA tenants make a PACT for a brighter future
Some things in New York City are still getting better: Three Bronx public-housing complexes and one in Harlem have agreed to move to private management, allowing for renovations, repairs and...
Tim’s ‘fundamental’ free-speech fail, the West can win and other commentary
In the veep debate, Gov. Tim Walz pulled the proverbial “fire alarm” on free speech, warns Jonathan Turley at USA Today.
NYC dog lovers demand cops ‘find and prosecute’ sicko who tossed pup down 17-story trash chute
An online petition slamming the NYPD and NYCHA for their “inexcusable negligence” and “lack of seriousness in prioritizing” the case has amassed nearly 700 signatures.?
Security firm linked to Adams honcho Phil Banks under investigation by feds, DOI: sources
Federal and NYC investigators are scrutinizing a security firm previously owned by Mayor Eric Adams’ top public safety officer amid the jaw-dropping escalation of probes swirling around City Hall, sources...
Dog tossed down NYC high-rise trash chute by sicko and found yelping in pain: 'Pure evil'?
The animal had matted fur and was clearly "poorly cared for" before it was discarded with the trash.
NYC's poorest zip codes forced to bear brunt of migrant crisis, confidential docs reveal
Other communities also slammed with shelters include Jamaica, Queens, and parts of Midtown Manhattan.
City Council speaker's possible mayoral bid would be a disaster – look no further than her take on NYC’s rental crisis
Mayor Eric Adams and Council Speaker Adrienne Adams are not related, and sometimes are so fundamentally at odds it’s hard to believe they are even members of the same Democratic...
Tensions at full swing after posh prep school kids move in on newly beautified public housing playground
The tug-of-war escalated last week when signs forbidding non-residents from Cassone Playground, also known as "Llama Park," shocked regular visitors but residents contend they have a right to restrict access.
Eric Adams ‘not concerned’ as speculation mounts that ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo could run for NYC mayor
Mayor Eric Adams claims to be unfazed should former Governor Andrew Cuomo run for his job in 2025.
Security guards may be cut from NYC senior housing -- but some pols worry having more cop patrols is a bad idea
Security guards patrolling the Big Apple’s public housing for seniors could get axed due to budget cuts -- and some politicians worry that replacing them with cops could send the...
Aural assault: 'Annoying as hell,' ear-splitting on-and-off noise torments Brooklyn neighborhood at all hours
"It's been kind of coming and going whenever it feels like it," said Nick Grady, who has reported the blaring noise to 311 at least 10 times.
Boy, 11, shot in the arm at NYC public housing complex -- near other kids as young as 6
The injured child told police he was on the third floor of a Brownsville Houses building on Howard Avenue near Atlantic Avenue around 11 p.m. when he was shot in...