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As NYC cracks down on illegal weed shops, 3,000 are going up in smoke. It’s no ‘urban doom loop,’ but could be a ray of hope for priced-out legal retailers

The city has been inundated with unlicensed cannabis dispensaries while legal shops have gotten off to a slow start.

Fortune

Palestinian Protesters Vandalize Locations In New York City

Recent vandalism by Palestinian protesters in NYC targets Brooklyn Museum and UN-related buildings, sparking concerns about antisemitism.

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Rushing to McDonald’s, sneaking into Trump Tower: the desperate struggle to find a public toilet in New York

The city has one bathroom for every 8,000 residents – and they’re ancient and disgusting. Can anything be done?

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What a relief! New York City releases map of public bathrooms titled ‘Ur in Luck’

The city also plans to build 46 new restrooms across its five boroughs over the next five years

The Independent UK

Have Republican busing schemes made immigration a priority for voters?

Experts say Republican initiatives to bus migrants north have contributed to voter concerns about immigration in the US.

Al Jazeera

New York City is building more public toilets and launching an online locator so you can find them

New York City is not only getting more public toilets, but making them easier to locate using your smartphone

The Independent UK

NYC's rat-hating mayor, Eric Adams, is once again ticketed for rats at his Brooklyn property

New York City’s rat-hating mayor has once again been ticketed for a rat infestation at his Brooklyn property

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A real estate mogul bought her way into the New York mayor’s inner circle – and then the favors started

Weihong Hu raised money for Eric Adams’s campaign and helped his friends while winning favorable regulatory decisions and city contract funds, an investigation by the Guardian US, the City and Documented has found

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NYC vowed to reform its protest policing. A crackdown on a pro-Palestinian march is raising doubts

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing questions about his commitment to a suite of reforms required by a federal settlement aimed at changing how the NYPD polices protests

The Independent UK

NYC is beginning to evict some people in migrant shelters under stricter rules

New York City is stepping up its efforts to push migrants out of its overwhelmed shelters as it begins enforcing a new rule that limits some adult asylum-seekers to a month in the system before they have to find a bed on their own

The Independent UK

Diddy may be first person to lose key to NYC after assault video surfaces

Shocking surveillance footage from 2016 shows Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs kicking and punching his former girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel

The Independent UK

Former aide to New York City mayor cooperating with federal authorities in corruption probe

Rana Abbasova served as Mr Adams’ long-time liaison with the Turkish community, as well as acting as the director of protocol for the Mayor’s Office for International Affairs

The Independent UK

NYC mayor defends police response after videos show officers punching pro-Palestinian protesters

New York City Mayor Eric Adams defended the police department’s response to a pro-Palestinian street demonstration in Brooklyn over the weekend, calling video of officers repeatedly punching men lying prone on the ground an “isolated incident.”

The Independent UK

NYC’s rat problem is so bad it’s holding a summit of vermin experts to ‘know our enemy’

"Preeminent rat researchers" are invited to attend.

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Finance and business moguls held Zoom with Eric Adams urging him to bring in police on Columbia protesters

A private WhatsApp group of high-profile, powerful financiers, business leaders and CEOs received briefings from Israeli officials, and discussed shaping public dialogue around Israel crisis

The Independent UK

New York mayor Eric Adams announces first ‘urban rat summit’

New York City produces 14 billion tons of trash annually — a feast for the much-maligned rodents

Al Jazeera

Pro-Israel billionaires urged New York crackdown on Gaza protests: Report

WhatsApp leaks reveal group of business leaders discussed ways to pressure officials to clear pro-Palestine protesters.

Latin Times

NYC Mayor addresses criticism over comments about migrants being good swimmers, calls it 'silly'

Eric Adams said the comments were twisted and said that "we're in a society that has turned into a word police"

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Tyrant Besties

Plus: Boobs in the portal, Michelin-starred tacos, Argentine labor laws, Gavin Newsom's replacement, and more...

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‘Excellent swimmers’: New York mayor says migrants can fix lifeguard shortage

Community leaders denounce Eric Adams’s comments as racist as mayor doubles down and says ‘word police’ out to get him

Latin Times

New York City Mayor suggests immigrants could solve lifeguard shortages as they're 'excellent swimmers'

Eric Adams made the comment amid an appeal to expedite work licenses for migrants and asylum-seekers for jobs that are in high demand

International Business Times UK

NYC Is Desperate For Lifeguards: Hourly Wage Up From $16.10 to $21.26 With a $1K Bonus

Despite pay hikes and easier swim tests, NYC faces a severe lifeguard shortage. Officials attribute part of the issue to union disputes.

Reason

New York's City of Maybe

Plus: Colorado passes a string of zoning reforms, an upscale Los Angeles grocery store sues to stop new housing, and Democrats urge the White House to get moving on fair housing.

WEKU

In NYC and LA, police response to campus protests draws sharp criticism

Students say they suffered broken bones, concussions and other injuries from allegedly aggressive police action breaking up pro-Palestinian protests last week.

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Rikers Island jail ‘ready’ to receive Donald Trump, says Eric Adams

New York City mayor makes comment as ex-president could face temporary incarceration if he again violates gag order

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