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LISTEN: Mamdani’s ‘Mapgate’ Is a Tempest in a Teapot
Some people are always going to have a bad-faith reaction to this mayor… Instead of “look at this online map that he made an error on,” it’s “he’s a communist…
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After fears of collapse in Midtown, developer eyes next office conversion project
Developer MetroLoft closed on another office building just days before a structural failure halted construction at its project on East 42nd Street. Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive…
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Cashing out NY sees dramatic exodus of millionaires — causing nearly $11B loss in tax revenue: study
New York’s share of US millionaires dramatically declined in recent years, causing a nearly $11 billion loss in much-needed tax revenue in just one year, according to a bombshell new…
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Attorney General James Sues to Block Paramount’s Merger with Warner Bros.
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 11 other attorneys general today sued Paramount Skydance Corp. (Paramount) and Warner NEW YORK – New York…
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Mayor Mamdani Launches “Public Interest Technology (PIT) Crew” to Rapidly Build Digital Solutions to Public Problems
NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Chief Technology Officer and Office of Technology & Innovation (OTI) Commissioner Lisa Gelobter today announced the launch of “Public Interest Technology (PIT)…
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New York Investigators Return $600,000 Worth of Looted Art—and More Art Industry News
Auction houses post huge half-year gains, ICOM revises ethics code, 59 looted antiquities returned, and more art industry news. Plus, artists Mickalene Thomas and David Salle are both facing legal…
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