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New York City to try installing subway barriers after attacks leave riders on edge

Reuters 24 Feb 2022
NEW YORK, Feb 23 (Reuters) - New York City will experiment with installing barriers or doors on a few subway platforms, the city's transit chief said on Wednesday, with residents on edge over a rise in violence against riders ... Asian Americans in New York City and elsewhere.
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Opinion: New York City Mayor Eric Adams is half right

Times Free Press 24 Feb 2022
Last week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams criticized reporters for what he regards as their negative coverage of his administration ... How would he "interpret" the uptick in crime since he took office? As The New York Post reported, "New NYPD statistics reveal serious crimes, including in the transit system, are only increasing."
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Show Them the Money: What New York City’s Salary Transparency Law Will Mean for Employers (Dechert LLP)

Public Technologies 24 Feb 2022
As of now, employers who are either located in New York City or who have employees located in the City should be prepared to comply with the amendment when it goes into effect, but should also monitor any guidance provided by the New York City Commission on Human Rights over the coming months with respect to planned implementation of the law.
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Envoy: China-US cooperation is right choice

China Daily 24 Feb 2022
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, Chinese Consul General in New York Huang Ping, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop also attended the event ... Hochul hopes that companies that have left New York City will return quickly and not miss the huge opportunity as the city is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NY GOP governor’s race takes shape ahead of party convention

Hastings Tribune 24 Feb 2022
But Giuliani, whose father was New York City’s mayor from 1994 to 2001, has the highest favorability rating with Republican voters, according to the Siena poll ... He has the support of Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee in New York City’s mayoral race last year, a potential boost downstate ... ©2022 New York Daily News.
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Council Democrats tap campaign treasurer for redistricting panel

New York Post 24 Feb 2022
Jeff Wice is a redistricting expert and New York law professor.Courtesy of New York Law School ... New York City has added 629,000 residents — a nearly 8 percent increase in its population, which is now 8.8 million — since the last census count a decade ago.
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Kyrie phone home? NY mayor plans to end vax mandate

Reuters 24 Feb 2022
New York City mayor Eric Adams said he's eager to end ... Irving has recently curried support from NBA commissioner Adam Silver and some league owners who criticized the mandate applying to players from the New York market but not to players visiting New York from other cities.
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Groups want $1B for community violence programs, other services to combat gun violence

Yahoo Daily News 24 Feb 2022
The western New York city of Rochester saw 81 killings last year, marking a 56% increase from 2020, analysis by the Center for Public Safety Initiatives at the Rochester Institute of Technology has found ... Areas in New York City, Chicago, and Baltimore that have implemented the ...
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NYCFC roll into quarterfinals in CONCACAF Champions League

New York Post 24 Feb 2022
new york city fc ... Talles Magno scored a pair of second-half goals Wednesday as MLS champion New York City FC sealed a 4-0 victory over visiting Santos de Guapiles of Costa Rica and advanced to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League in a game played at Los Angeles.
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Knicks and Walker agree to shut down his NBA season

Manila Bulletin 24 Feb 2022
Kemba Walker of the New York Knicks smiles during the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on February 14, 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York ... Four-time NBA All-Star Kemba Walker and the New York Knicks have agreed ...
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Finger Lakes casino sold to Churchill Downs as NY's mobile sports betting plows ahead

The Leader 24 Feb 2022
With those licenses up for grabs soon, casino developers, including those that already own racinos downstate, are pushing hard for a full-scale casino in the New York City area ... Gambling giants eye New York City-area casinos as three coveted licenses are up for grabs ... 13, or Super Bowl Sunday, according to New York State Gaming Commission data.
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Eric Adams supports rolling back NYC’s COVID-19 passport requirements

New York Post 24 Feb 2022
Mayor Eric Adams said he supports rolling back New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine passport requirements — but cautioned that any action would require the sign-off of his health officials as they continue assessing the impacts of the Omicron variant’s receding wave.
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Amazon union organizer, 2 others arrested at NYC facility

Atlantic City 24 Feb 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Amazon employee who is leading a push to unionize a New York City warehouse of the online retailer was arrested along with two others Wednesday after authorities got a complaint about him trespassing at the facility, police said.
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There Will be More Bad Cops, by Jared Taylor

The Unz Review 24 Feb 2022
New York City is twice as violent, and Chicago is three times as violent ... And what’s the excuse? In New York City, during the first 30 days of 2022, crime was up 42 percent, with shootings up 30 percent, and robberies and rapes up 35 percent compared to the same period the year before (murders were down 13 percent).
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MAILBAG: It's time to return city ambulance service

Lockport Union-Sun 24 Feb 2022
Currently the private ambulance service used by the city (which is staffed by a dedicated group of professionals) is not always immediately available to the community due to demands elsewhere in Western New York ... recoup costs through the New York State shared services programs.

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