Putting Poverty in the Picture. Gallagher is raising a real tension — many people cycling through the courts are charged with stealing basic hygiene items, not luxury goods. Framing that as a symptom of wealth inequality, not moral failure, is a legitimate policy conversation worth having.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
6 days agoParks
Mamdani Drops Plan to Build Housing on Elizabeth Street Garden Site
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration is abandoning plans to replace the Elizabeth Street Garden in Manhattan with affordable senior housing, citing a legal hurdle: the Adams administration's last-minute parkland designation, which the new mayor says he cannot reverse.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
7 days agoDelivery Workers
Amazon Fights Back Against Mamdani Worker Protection Plan
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has publicly backed a NYC Council bill that would force Amazon to directly employ its delivery drivers. Amazon secretly spent $5 million through a front group to kill the legislation, which already has enough co-sponsors to pass the 51-member Council.
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NY Governor Kathy Hochul
4 days agoICE
Hochul Orders Sheriffs to Cut ICE Ties, Threatening Legal Action
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law limiting local police cooperation with ICE and gave county sheriffs a deadline of August 25 to terminate their agreements with the federal immigration agency — warning of legal consequences for those who refuse.
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President Donald Trump
7 days agoLocal
Trump Revokes 175k Visas in Latest Crackdown
The State Department announced it has revoked over 175,000 visas since Trump returned to office, citing crimes, fraud, and national security threats. But the sweeping crackdown has also ensnared families of active-duty U.S. troops, raising questions about who is really being targeted.
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NY Governor Kathy Hochul
TodayICE
Hochul Pledges $7.25M to Shield Migrant Children From Deportation
Governor Kathy Hochul, joined by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Attorney General Letitia James, announced $7.25 million in state legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children — stepping in after the Trump administration let a $356 million federal contract expire, leaving over 25,000 children without legal representation.
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President Donald Trump
TodayTaxes & Budget
Trump Threatens Federal Action to Kill Mamdani's Pied-a-Terre Tax
President Trump is pushing to stop New York City's new pied-à-terre tax — a yearly levy on high-value second homes — calling it a "dangerous political experiment" and claiming it will drive wealthy residents out of the city. He's exploring whether the federal government can legally block it.
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