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Tyre Nichols’ Death Proves Yet Again That “Elite” Police Units Are a Disaster
The website of the Memphis Police Department includes an entire section called “Reimagine Policing.” The introduction emphasizes that trust is…
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US
In State Legislatures, Old Rivalries Are Reheated by National Politics
The relationships between big cities and rural-dominated legislatures have often been hostile. But a rift between Nashville and the Tennessee…
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World
UNESCO Moves to Protect Odesa, Designating the City a World Heritage Site
Sandbags in front of Odesa’s Opera and Ballet Theater in June last year.Credit...Laetitia Vancon for The New York TimesThe view…
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World
Mayor Adams Focuses Agenda on the ‘Working People’ of New York
In his second State of the City address, Mayor Eric Adams turned his attention toward the essential needs of everyday…
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World
State of the City: What Goals Should the Mayor Set for 2023?
As Eric Adams gives his annual address today, experienced observers will be listening for his approach to the economy, crime…
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World
Why Hasn’t It Snowed Yet in New York City?
If there is still no measurable snowfall by Sunday, it would be the longest stretch of winter without snow since…
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World
New York City to Open Migrant Shelter at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
The shelter will temporarily accommodate about 1,000 single men until cruise season begins in the spring.
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World
Why Harlem Is Getting a Truck Depot Instead of New Housing
A developer wanted to build residential towers, and a city councilwoman feared they would accelerate gentrification. Their fight reflects the…
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World
The Slow, Inevitable Death of Middle-Class Housing
Built with high ideals and architectural panache, New York’s stock of mid-20th-century apartment buildings is now threatened by greed and…
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World
Eric Adams Heads to Mexican Border, as the Migrant Crisis Continues
The New York City mayor said the arrival of tens of thousands of asylum seekers could cost as much as…