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Mamdani Takes Sunnyside Yard Plan to Trump: $21B Ask, 12,000 Affordable Homes, 30,000 Union Jobs

NYC Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani met with President Donald Trump in Washington on Feb. 26, 2026, pitching a massive Sunnyside Yard redevelopment anchored by more than $21 billion in federal grants to build the world’s largest deck over the rail yard—unlocking 12,000 new affordable homes (including 6,000 Mitchell-Lama–style units), 30,000 union jobs, and new public…

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Feb. 26, 2026 Marks 33rd Anniversary of the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing

FBI: The 1993 World Trade Center Bombing—and the Investigation That Followed On February 26, 1993—just after noon—an explosion tore through the underground parking garage beneath the World Trade Center, carving a crater nearly 100 feet wide and ripping through multiple levels. Six people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured as smoke and fire…

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