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It's Friday in New York City, where, for the second time in a row, a bishop from the Midwest has been chosen to lead more than 2 million Roman Catholics living within the Archdiocese of New York.
But the arrival of Archbishop-Designate Ronald Hicks, of Joliet, Illinois — a peer of Pope Leo who's known for his missionary streak and inclusive spirit — differs from Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the former bishop of Milwaukee, who's come to be known for his avuncular style and conservative theology.
Catherine Almonte Da Costa, Zohran Mamdani’s newly nominated director of appointments, resigned yesterday hours after the discovery of antisemitic social media posts she made more than a decade ago.
Mayor Eric Adams is set to appoint four members to the Rent Guidelines Board, ensuring that his picks make up a majority of the board before Mamdani — who ran on a promise to freeze the rent on stabilized units — takes office.
The Gateway Development Commission, the public authority behind the new Hudson River tunnel projects, has purchased a tunnel boring machine it said will be ready to drill through the Palisades starting next year.
A three-week pre-trial hearing on accused murderer Luigi Mangione’s case concluded yesterday. A Manhattan judge said he'll plan to issue a ruling on May 18 regarding what evidence can be used at trial.
The judge's decision will hinge on whether the police officers who arrested Mangione at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, followed the law while searching and interrogating the suspect.
Immigration attorneys said the Trump administration is now attempting to deport asylum seekers in New York City to countries including Uganda, Ghana and Eswatini, telling them to seek asylum there.
Ed Cox, the New York GOP chair, said U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik did all the scut work needed to win over party leaders. So Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s entry into the race for governor was an unwelcome turn.
“Sing the Children Over” by Kath Bloom and Loren Mazzacane Connors didn’t catch on in 1982. Now, it’s a collector’s dream, and boxes of deadstock have hit the market thanks to Ergot Records.
Proposed sites for housing include long-stalled development projects, like a large plot of land at 1800 Park Ave. in East Harlem located next to a Metro-North stop, as well as an array of parking lots scattered across the island.
“ We went through a period of embarrassment as a community because of the mayor's troubles,” City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said of her Southeast Queens district.
