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Mondays Are for GOTV: ‘Hochul’s Run a Terrible Campaign’

Dems are mounting their last-minute push to elect Kathy Hochul and stave off doom in both the NY legislature and Congress, and more hot links for your warm Monday.

November 7, 2022

Meet the Prickly Pear, New York City’s Resilient Native Cactus

Naturally, the prickly pear's success in NYC depends on real estate: "It’s location, location, location."

November 5, 2022

Two Brothers on Rikers. One Died Monday. Now His Family Says They’ve Been Banned from Visiting the Survivor

Gilberto Garcia's family say they were turned away from Rikers and told they can't come back for 45 days.

November 4, 2022

The Illegal License Plate Covers Are Coming From Inside the Adams Administration

The Brooklyn director of the Mayor's Community Affairs Unit was driving a Jeep with illegal license plate covers and flashing police lights.

November 4, 2022

Freaky Tall Buildings Leaking Precious Energy Friday

Loopholes for leaky skyscrapers, another non-apology apology from NYC's most infamous point guard, and more links.

November 4, 2022

$20 Dinner: Sky-High Thai Sliders and Buckets of Joy at Baby’s Buns and Buckets

It says "buckets" right there in the name of this Dekalb Market joint, but you still can't really mentally prepare for what hits the table.

November 3, 2022

Yes, DSNY Is Throwing Away Illegal Zeldin Lawn Signs: ‘Don’t Believe Every Conspiracy Theory You Read on Social Media’

Conspiracy theories about the practice have been amplified by NYC's Republican elected officials.

November 3, 2022

Thursdays Are For Solving Spooky Scatological Mysteries

Did a Halloween cover band actually make a mess of things, and other stories to start your day.

November 3, 2022

NYC Public Advocate: The NYPD Broke the Law I Wrote When They Tackled and Arrested a Grandmother in a Precinct House

The NYPD is arguing that because the grandmother didn't actually record herself being tackled, she wasn't actually exercising her First Amendment rights.

November 2, 2022

Sure Seems Like These Job Postings Aren’t Complying With NYC’s New Salary Transparency Law

The price of fixing information asymmetry and wage gaps is eternal vigilance.

November 2, 2022