THE CITY, Author at amNewYork

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I was passed over as NYC’s Chief Actuary because I’m Asian and gay, former deputy says in lawsuit

Posted on January 25, 2023

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Delivery worker hubs en route to West Side and The Bronx

Posted on January 4, 2023

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Battery Park City

Wagner Park Safe From Bulldozers for Now as Suit Filed to Stop Waterfront Revamp

Posted on December 21, 2022

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Manhattan DA seeks ‘red flag’ gun ban for comptroller employee

Posted on December 14, 2022

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Glass half empty in still depopulated NYC office towers

Posted on November 22, 2022

Columbia drops Red Balloon Early Childhood Learning Center

Columbia gives 50-year-old preschool the boot

Posted on October 4, 2022

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Malfunctioning water tank now under scrutiny as root of NYCHA arsenic crisis

Posted on September 28, 2022

Arsenic found in water at NYCHA complex

Federal monitor investigating how arsenic got into NYCHA’s water

Posted on September 4, 2022

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Seaport vendor market seeks more space, in shadow of Chef Jean-Georges

Posted on August 3, 2022

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State OKs zoning override for WTC megatower — and warns of mega price tag for 100% affordable housing demand

Posted on July 20, 2022

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Controversial Harlem One45 Towers plan to add more affordable housing in fight to survive

Posted on May 5, 2022

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Union Square subway entrance a smelly mess despite ritzy private ownership

Posted on April 27, 2022

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Is Manhattan’s back-to-the-office moment finally here?

Posted on March 2, 2022

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Hundreds of taxi medallions repossessed despite rescue deal that ended hunger strike

Posted on February 21, 2022

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NYC Black unemployment stuck above 15%

Posted on February 16, 2022

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Book burning threat at NYPL: Decade of bureaucratic delays postpone fire alarms

Posted on February 8, 2022

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As federal funds put Second Ave. subway extension on express track, displacement looms for locals

Posted on December 1, 2021

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FDR Drive tear-down and Manhattan land extension eyed in Downtown flood plan

Posted on November 16, 2021

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Cuomo sparred with investigators over meaning of ‘girlfriend,’ ‘date’ — and ‘butt’

Posted on November 11, 2021

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Manhattan Billionaires’ Row homeless shelter opens after years-long legal battle

Posted on November 9, 2021

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Rep. Espaillat campaign paid thousands to online influencers who delivered flattering posts

Posted on October 27, 2021

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Derailed Biden infrastructure package could mean loss of $10B for New York Transit

Posted on October 2, 2021

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After NYC jail officials ignored suicide prevention plan, five detainees took their own lives

Posted on September 25, 2021

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NYC set to pass food delivery app laws securing workers minimum pay, bathrooms and more

Posted on September 23, 2021

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Signs point to Sears closing Brooklyn store, its last outpost in New York City

Posted on September 18, 2021

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Remembering 9/11

How bullying and spying on Muslims after 9/11 spawned a justice-seeking generation

Posted on September 9, 2021

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Historic deadly rains put spotlight on city’s lack of preparation

Posted on September 3, 2021

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Commercial districts grapple with slowed return to business as usual

Posted on September 1, 2021

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NYC college neighborhood businesses eagerly await return of students

Posted on September 1, 2021

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Manhattan lead paint confusion casts new doubts on moving public housing to private management

Posted on August 24, 2021

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Perkins loses Harlem council primary recount by 114 votes to Democratic socialist

Posted on August 18, 2021

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Cuomo trying to cut a deal to avoid impeachment, source says

Posted on August 9, 2021

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World Trade Center’s first residential tower sparks affordable-housing fight

Posted on July 21, 2021

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Voter turnout surged in AOC’s Queens and dropped where COVID raged worst

Posted on June 28, 2021

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Queens grabs bigger share of subway ridership as pandemic shifts commutes

Posted on June 10, 2021

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Battle over rent hikes turns to who’s suffered more: tenants or landlords?

Posted on June 9, 2021

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Dianne Morales staff implosion highlights mayoral campaign pay disparities

Posted on May 28, 2021

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NYC’s school algorithms cement segregation. This data shows how

Posted on May 27, 2021

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Subway service is back 24/7, but some Manhattan entrances remain locked around the clock

Posted on May 19, 2021

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Homeless reflect on life in a New York City hotel room, one year later

Posted on May 12, 2021

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De Blasio bets legacy on SoHo and Gowanus overhauls as he mounts last land stand

Posted on April 30, 2021

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Sinking Scott Rudin holds on to Little Island as Barry Diller defends him

Posted on April 28, 2021

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Embattled Cuomo pushes skyline-altering Penn Station real estate plan as critics mobilize

Posted on April 2, 2021

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When NYPD takes kids’ phones, they’re disconnecting a pandemic lifeline

Posted on March 29, 2021

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For crumbling congregations, a bible on how to save a house of worship

Posted on March 24, 2021

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Misconduct complaints trailed NYPD Commissioner Shea and other police brass’ rise to the top

Posted on March 23, 2021

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Cuomo sexual harassment claims follow years of public warning signs — and anti-misconduct training he mandated

Posted on March 1, 2021

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NYC small businesses on the brink cast hopes on new PPP loans and rent deals

Posted on February 12, 2021

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NYC’s three public libraries protest planned $36.2M in city budget cuts

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‘We are not the cause of danger and crime:’ Flushing street vendors call for reform as city enforces regulations

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One dead in shooting outside Crown Heights bodega

Patrons discuss Craig Anthony Miller’s (aka CAM) artwork on the wall from their bar stool at Superfine’s sunken bar in September 2022.

Brooklyn’s queer-owned Superfine restaurant blends art, food, and music