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The Red - 150 for 15 Minutes, a Strike Averted, and a Park Where a Teen Was Shot

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Apr 18, 2026

The Red - 150 for 15 Minutes, a Strike Averted, and a Park Where a Teen Was Shot

NJ Transit prices the World Cup ride like a luxury ticket, building workers reach a tentative deal, and Roy Wilkins Park becomes a crime scene...

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The Red - The Money Is Moving, the Workers Are Striking, and Albany Still Hasn't Shown Up

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Apr 17, 2026

The Red - The Money Is Moving, the Workers Are Striking, and Albany Still Hasn't Shown Up

Federal funding unlocks the Second Avenue Subway, home care aides begin a hunger strike, and a luxury second-home tax is Albany's latest budget idea...

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The Red - The Watchdog Gets Confirmed and the World Cup Is Already Costing You

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Apr 16, 2026

The Red - The Watchdog Gets Confirmed and the World Cup Is Already Costing You

Building workers are days from a potential strike, a subway stabbing cuts against the NYPD's own numbers, and Albany is eyeing luxury second homes for cash...

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The Red - 34,000 Workers, One Vote.

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Apr 15, 2026

The Red - 34,000 Workers, One Vote.

Building workers are days from a potential strike, a subway stabbing cuts against the NYPD's own numbers, and Albany is eyeing luxury second homes for cash...

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The Red - La Marqueta Gets A City Grocery, Stonewall Keeps The Flag

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Apr 14, 2026

The Red - La Marqueta Gets A City Grocery, Stonewall Keeps The Flag

A city-run grocery at La Marqueta gets penciled in for 2027, and nearby stores have to plan for cheaper shelves next door. Prices may dip, but neighborhood margins get squeezed first...

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The Red - The 100-Day Pitch: Grocery Stores, Faster Buses, and a City That Will Judge Every Word

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Apr 13, 2026

The Red - The 100-Day Pitch: Grocery Stores, Faster Buses, and a City That Will Judge Every Word

Mamdani makes his case in a weekend party with Bernie Sanders watching, a Chelsea fire leaves a block unsettled, and the wind makes all of it harder today...

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Blood on the Platform, a Rent Fight in the Boardroom, and a City Holding Its Breath

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Apr 12, 2026

Blood on the Platform, a Rent Fight in the Boardroom, and a City Holding Its Breath

A machete attack shuts down Grand Central, the Rent Guidelines Board enters its most pressured cycle in years, and Rikers' 2027 closure deadline is already gone...

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The Red - Day 100: A $5.5 Billion Gap and a Scandal Inside City Hall

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Apr 11, 2026

The Red - Day 100: A $5.5 Billion Gap and a Scandal Inside City Hall

Mamdani hits his first milestone with a budget that won't cooperate, World Cup security already squeezing commuters, and an investigation opened inside his own administration...

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The Red - 11 Days Until the Lobbies Go Dark

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Apr 10, 2026

The Red - 11 Days Until the Lobbies Go Dark

34,000 building workers are 11 days from a strike, affordable apartments sit empty for over a year, and the ferry schedule changes tomorrow whether you're ready or not...

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The Red - The Strike Clock Is Ticking and City Hall's Watchdog Has a Problem

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Apr 9, 2026

The Red - The Strike Clock Is Ticking and City Hall's Watchdog Has a Problem

LIRR unions are threatening a May shutdown, the DOI nominee is losing altitude, and new escalators are the best news anyone has today...

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The Red - Bellevue Opens, DOI Gets Grilled, and the City Keeps Score

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Apr 8, 2026

The Red - Bellevue Opens, DOI Gets Grilled, and the City Keeps Score

A long-delayed jail ward finally takes patients, the mayor's watchdog pick faces hard questions about independence, and Black workers are still waiting for the recovery to reach them...

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The Red - Tuesday Turmoil: The City's Oversight Problem Just Got Personal

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Apr 7, 2026

The Red - Tuesday Turmoil: The City's Oversight Problem Just Got Personal

Health insurance notices are going out, DOI's independence is under the microscope, and 62% of New Yorkers can't meet the true cost of living...

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The Red - The Pump, the Prison, and the Promise That Keeps Slipping

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Apr 6, 2026

The Red - The Pump, the Prison, and the Promise That Keeps Slipping

Drivers are feeling the pump shock now, Rikers advocates want City Hall to prove 2027 is real, and Waymo just ran out of permission to be on New York streets

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The Red - Your Doctor, Your Bus, Your Rent

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Apr 4, 2026

The Red - Your Doctor, Your Bus, Your Rent

40,000 city workers could lose in-network coverage next week, the fare fight is splitting into two camps, and Upper East Side rents just jumped 71%...

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The Red - Someone's Going to Pay for This

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Apr 3, 2026

The Red - Someone's Going to Pay for This

Free transit, class size delays, and an MTA that missed its own deadline, the city's spring spending fight has a face now...

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The Red - The Fare Fight, the Deficit, and the Unthinkable

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Apr 2, 2026

The Red - The Fare Fight, the Deficit, and the Unthinkable

The Council wants free rides for a million New Yorkers, the mayor says the math doesn't work, and Albany still hasn't shown up...

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The Red -  Late Budget, Dirty Money, and a Bridge That Can't Wait

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Apr 1, 2026

The Red - Late Budget, Dirty Money, and a Bridge That Can't Wait

A NYC Department of Homeless Services social worker referred a shelter resident to ICE, despite city policy forbidding municipal employees from cooperating with civil immigration enforcement, according...

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The Red - The Platform, the Bribe, and the Body Count

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Mar 31, 2026

The Red - The Platform, the Bribe, and the Body Count

A veteran's killer is arraigned, federal prosecutors are circling potentially shady shelter funds, and Rikers just had another detainee die...

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The Red - Tax the Rich, Mind the Gap

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Mar 30, 2026

The Red - Tax the Rich, Mind the Gap

The state wants more money, Brooklyn wants answers, and after a weekend of protests and rallies, Monday isn't slowing down...

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The Sunday Paper - The Refill

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Mar 29, 2026

The Sunday Paper - The Refill

New York has always counted on new arrivals to replace the ones who leave. That math is changing...

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The Red - A Saturday Morning Squeeze

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Mar 28, 2026

The Red - A Saturday Morning Squeeze

The budget gap is $5.4 billion. The health coverage cliff hits July 1. The rent board called it a good year. None of it adds up in your favor...

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The Red - Population Down, Rents Up

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Mar 27, 2026

The Red - Population Down, Rents Up

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli reported the average Wall Street bonus was about $247,000 last year, contributing to a record bonus pool of $49.2 billion...

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The Red - New Gates, Old Gaps, and a Death at Rikers

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Mar 26, 2026

The Red - New Gates, Old Gaps, and a Death at Rikers

Airport screening stays a coin flip, even with extra uniforms nearby, and “modern” turnstiles means more bottlenecks than ever at the Subway Station...

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The Red - A Runway Down, a Promise Appealed, a Higher Rent

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Mar 25, 2026

The Red - A Runway Down, a Promise Appealed, a Higher Rent

Police arrested a 16-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting another 16-year-old, identified as Kamardre Coleman, who was shot in the chest...

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The Red - Frost On The Ground & ICE at The Gate

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Mar 24, 2026

The Red - Frost On The Ground & ICE at The Gate

Extra airport screening, a court clock on Rikers, and a subway contract vote, all landing while New Yorkers try to get through an ordinary Tuesday...

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