"We're talking about revitalizing our neighborhoods and rebuilding our communities that are facing blight and abandonment. We're also talking about adding tax dollars to our revenue stream and creating new economic opportunities."
I understood at a very early age how much place matters and how impactful government services can be on one's life. The Mayor's Office of Equity and Racial Justice was really focused on working with agencies to think about how they're addressing inequity, whether it's through budget as a lever or personnel as a lever, procurement, policymaking. But land use is a lever as well.
Having a white nationalist coming to rabble-rouse and flare anti-Muslim sentiment in New York during the holiest month of the year for Muslims is more than outlandish. But also, we're talking about a white supremacist who's looking for people to respond to them in this way.
Representative Jerry Nadler's September announcement that he planned to retire at the end of his term sparked a frenetic race to find his successor, with a raft of legislators, commentators, and miscellaneous politicos joining the field in New York's 12th Congressional District. Now, the longtime congressman finds himself at odds with his longtime ally former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on who should replace him.
Both penthouses are on the top of the historic Art Deco co-op that was once a hotel and haven for artists. While it looks like Abrams may have plans to combine units, penthouse 18EF was already a combo job - two smaller apartments turned into a giant one-bedroom with two terraces.
The largest recorded residential sale in New York City was on Billionaires' Row, where a condo at 157 West 57th Street changed hands for $26 million. The four-bedroom pad has four and a half bathrooms and spans nearly 4,500 square feet; the sale works out to roughly $5,800 per square foot. Its last asking price appears to have been $29.5 million.
A confrontation outside the mayor's residence on Saturday-and the arrest on federal terrorism charges of two alleged Muslim extremists-offered a vivid reminder of the ways in which perceptions of crime and public safety remain central to New Yorkers' sense of their city. And their sense of how New York's politicians are performing.
An anti-Muslim protest outside the home of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on March 7 was disrupted when football-sized explosive devices were thrown into the crowd, allegedly by two teenagers. Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, were identified by Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch as the men who threw the devices into the crowd.
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Two suspicious devices were found outside of the mayor's home. The NYPD spokesperson added that there were no injuries and the investigation remains ongoing. It was not immediately clear if Mayor Zohran Mamdani and first lady Rama Duwaji were home at the time.
