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2 days ago · We Asked an AI to Map Our Stories Across NYC. THE CITY has a mission to cover neighborhoods in all five boroughs. ChatGPT helped tell us how well we’re living up to that goal. by Tazbia Fatima and Sujin Shin February 29, 2024, 12:19 PM. Coronavirus.
Your Guide to Legal Cannabis in New York City: Where to Buy and …
Jul 18, 2023 · Weed has been legal in New York since 2021, but the state is still working out regulating and licensing the new industry. The roll out of recreational cannabis has been rocky through the years. As THE CITY has reported, the licensing of retail dispensaries has been slow. In that vacuum, illegal pot shops have proliferated across the five ...
New NYC Garbage Bins — and New Rules — Roll Out This …
Jul 8, 2024 · Those who don’t will face escalating fines, starting at $50 for the first offense, $100 for the second and $200 for every offense after that. The official NYC Bins – which cost $53.01 exactly for the largest, 45-gallon size, shipping included – went on sale this week in anticipation of the new rules. The bins come with a 10-year warranty ...
PHOTOS: Inside Brooklyn’s Infamous House of Detention Jail
Nov 14, 2021 · PHOTOS: Inside Brooklyn’s Infamous House of Detention Jail. As plans to close chaotic Rikers Island slowly turn, the Atlantic Avenue lockup is already empty and awaiting demolition. THE CITY toured the old jail and found eerie signs of the building’s 65-year history of holding countless detainees. When the Brooklyn Detention Complex opened ...
How to Legally Stay in NYC Airbnb and How the Registration …
Aug 15, 2023 · Rentals of 30 days or more are aboveboard, and not affected by Local Law 18. The new law requires property owners to register with the city Office of Special Enforcement (OSE) before renting out rooms or whole apartments on a platform such as Airbnb or VRBO for under 30 days. As of Sept. 5, such listings must include a registration number from OSE.
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What Is NYCHA? Your Questions Answered About New York City …
Feb 22, 2021 · Officially, just under 400,000 people live in New York City Housing Authority buildings. But that’s the on-the-books tally. The total population is likely much higher: According to sanitation department figures cited by NYCHA’s federal monitor in 2019, the real number may be as high as 600,000.. That’s more people than live in Miami, Atlanta, Cleveland, New Orleans …
MAP: See How Your Neighborhood Voted in the 2021 Election for …
Dec 1, 2021 · Adams collected 753,801 total votes, slightly more than de Blasio when elected to the first of his two terms eight years ago. But those votes amount to just 15% of all 4.9 million currently active registered voters in the city, versus the 18% of the electorate won by de Blasio.
On the NY-NJ Waterfront, the Legacy of the Mob Endures
May 8, 2023 · That was in 2005, and no other waterfront mobsters have turned up dead in any car trunks in the 18 years since Ricci met his fate. But in many ways, the nearly century-old legacy of organized crime is still felt along the sprawling New York–New Jersey port, even as the bistate agency established to clean up the docks — the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor …
What to Know About Voting in New York Ahead of November’s …
Sep 19, 2024 · That’s when early voting in New York begins, running through Nov. 3. You can vote in person from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at your local early voting polling place on weekends, and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays. Your early voting poll site might be different from the place where you’d vote on Election Day, so it’s important to double check.