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New York's first legal recreational marijuana dispensary opens its doors

The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York rung up its first sales on Thursday, opening up what is expected to be one of the country's most lucrative markets for cannabis — underscored by the dozens of unauthorized shops that have operated in the open for years.

France 24

NYC could lose 10,000 Airbnb listings because of new short-term rental regulations

The new short-term rental registration law, which will go into effect next month, could take thousands of Airbnb listings off the market.

WEKU

Mayor Adams was ardent defender of discretionary spending before pushing NYC Council cuts over migrant crisis

NEW YORK — In a move that provoked harsh backlash last week, New York Mayor Eric Adams called on City Council members to fork over half of their discretionary funds to help pay for the ongoing migrant crisis that has plagued his administration for months.

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Thousands of workers were fired over vaccine mandates. For some, the fight goes on

As COVID has become less virulent, the debate over vaccine mandates has faded. But some workers who were fired for refusing the shots are still fighting to be reinstated.

WEKU

New York City's Foie Gras Ban Once Again Deemed Illegal by New York State

The city has not yet announced whether it will fight the order in court.

Reason

NYC mayor ‘nowhere to be found’ as severe weather bears down on city

‘The mayor is still in touch with everybody on the ground,’ spokesperson says

The Independent UK

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Criticism heats up as NYC mayor goes absent before winter storm hits

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Criticism heats up as Mayor Adams goes absent before winter storm hits NYC. ‘I know where he is,’ says deputy mayor

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams was nowhere to be found Friday as a winter storm bore down on New York City and a house fire claimed the lives of two small children on Staten Island.

Tribune News Service

Homelessness can’t be fixed with one-size-fits-all approach

Chicago shouldn’t copy New York City’s approach. Hospitalization takes an individual who has a mental health condition off the street, but it doesn’t guarantee they won’t end up there again.

Chicago Sun-Times

NYC to pay $3M to family of Brooklyn teen shot dead by NYPD officers over hairbrush mistaken for gun

NEW YORK — The city will shell out $3 million to the mother of a mentally ill teen killed in a hail of police bullets after NYPD officers mistook a hairbrush for a gun, the Daily News has learned.

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Second asylum-seeker dies by suicide in NYC homeless shelter as more migrants head for city

NEW YORK — A second migrant committed suicide in a New York City homeless shelter, sources said Monday.

Tribune News Service

Weary and wary of what’s next, a new wave of Latin American migrants rolls into NYC

NEW YORK — Buses packed with migrants from the Southern border rolled into the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Monday as a second wave of asylum-seekers heads to New York City.

Tribune News Service

Prosecutors: Fraud fed Brooklyn preacher's flashy lifestyle

A Brooklyn preacher known for his close friendship with New York City’s mayor and a previous stint behind bars has been indicted for fraud and extortion

The Independent UK

Brooklyn pastor who was robbed on live stream in July charged with fraud

Lamor Miller-Whitehead, the ‘bling-bling bishop’ with hip-hop connections, is accused of swindling his own parishioners

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Rikers Island Sees 19th Death This Year After Judge Gives Leaders More Time To Fix Its Messes

Somehow deaths have climbed even though the prison population has dropped.

Tribune News Service

Second wave of migrants arrives in NYC

NEW YORK — Buses packed with migrants from the southern border are arriving at Port Authority bus terminal as a second wave of asylum-seekers heads to NYC.

The Guardian - US

New York’s deputy mayor leads the charge against the city’s rat population

The ‘Rat Tsar’ that the city posted a job listing for will report to Meera Joshi, who shares Eric Adams’ hatred of the vermin

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NYC’s mayor seeks help, braces for additional asylum-seekers

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says the city is in urgent need of federal help to cope with an expected surge in asylum-seekers.

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The Independent UK

For now, judge won't stop NYC mayor's homeless removal plans

A judge will not immediately halt New York City Mayor Eric Adams' plans to force mentally ill people from the streets and into treatment

Salon

Adams to forcibly hospitalize homeless

Adams has no answer for homelessness — he should ask frontline workers

Tribune News Service

New cruise ship deal will bring 200,000 tourists, $100 million a year to NYC, mayor says

NEW YORK — A European cruise line’s expansion plans will bring an annual $102 million in new revenue to New York City — as well as more than 200,000 additional tourists per year, Mayor Eric Adams predicts.

The Independent UK

With NYC plan for mentally ill, hospitals face complex task

New York City’s latest plan to keep mentally ill people from languishing in public is billed as a common-sense strategy to get them help

Salon

How N.Y. Times helped GOP win the House

The Gray Lady told America that rising crime and worsening inflation were driven by Democrats. None of it was true

Reason

Will Eric Adams' 'Get Stuff Built' Plan Actually Get Stuff Built?

The mayor is proposing a long list of helpful, but marginal, reforms that would speed up the city's approval processes for new housing.

The Independent UK

NYC mayor's $300 fine for rat infestation is dismissed

New York City’s mayor has beaten the rat rap

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