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Jake Offenhartz

Jake Offenhartz

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Jake Offenhartz
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NYPD's Enforcement Of Marijuana Laws Still Plagued By Extreme ... - Gothamist

Despite Mayor Bill de Blasio’s repeated vows to address the longstanding disparities, legalization advocates say the NYPD has continued to use drug stops as a tool for racist enforcement.
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Four Arrested In Subway Slashing Spree That Wounded Five Riders - G...

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Madison Square Garden Erupts In Joy After Knicks Win Playoff Game -...

For the first time in recent memory, the world’s most famous arena shook under the weight of jubilant Knicks fans.
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Hit-And-Run Drivers Are Killing More NYers And Facing Fewer ... - G...

During the first half of this year, there were 47 fatal or near-fatal hit-and-run crashes on city streets, the highest total in any six month period since the NYPD started publishing records.
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Dead Humpback Whale Washes Ashore On Staten Island - Gothamist

The latest death serves as a grim reminder of the “unusual mortality event” that’s accompanied the population boom of humpbacks in the region.
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New Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane An Immediate Hit Among Cyclists ... -...

The new infrastructure isn’t just popular with existing bike commuters; it seems to be inducing more trips over the East River in total.
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NYC tries again on curbside compost collection, minus the ... - Got...

This time they think it might really work

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FDNY to appoint first female commissioner - Gothamist

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500 drones to swarm NYC’s skyline Thursday in new advertising ploy ...

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Security firms are turning NYC’s street trees into surveillance pos...

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NYPD officer fired 3 years after alleged beating of jailed homeless...

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NYU director accused of stealing funds meant for women and ... - Go...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says the scheme “negatively impacted our city’s minority- and women-owned business enterprises by denying them the chance to fairly compete for and secure the funding.”
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Citi Bike to hike prices for the second time in a year - Gothamist

Lyft, which owns Citi Bike, said the increases were caused by supply chain problems and booming shipping costs.
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As costs rise, Gov. Hochul proposes linking minimum wage to inflati...

Research has found inflation-adjusted pay increases do not significantly reduce job numbers or impact inflation.
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NYC stalls bike lane near Manhattan courts after pushback from ... ...

A court official compared the battle over the Lower Manhattan bike lane to tensions between France and Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
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Unexpected cleaning of graffiti-covered tunnel spurs controversy in...

News of the surprise scrubbing sparked widespread outrage.
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MSG's use of facial recognition tech on ticketholders may violate ....

It’s the latest hurdle for James Dolan’s quest to ban his perceived enemies from sporting events and concerts.
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New tree plantings in NYC fall to lowest level in 15 years - Gothamist

The parks department planted just 500 trees on city streets and around 2,200 in city parks in the first four months of the fiscal year.
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Listen: George Santos eviction tapes show him begging to feed pet ....

A former roommate says the future congressman was a serial fabulist who did not have any pet fish at the time.
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State closes NYC-based bank as regulators seek to stem crisis - Got...

The closure comes days after a run on Silicon Valley Bank led to the country’s largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis.
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Springtime in NYC: What to expect as mild winter fades away - Gotha...

The season is expected to bring hotter than average temperatures to the East Coast.