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RT @jangelooff: The bill also promised to move communications for serious crashes away from the NYPD, which has a history of victim blaming… — PolitiTweet.org

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“Usually when people commit suicide using a sharp weapon, the weapon is found at the scene,” says medical examiner Dr. Michael Baden. “So those are features that struck me as indicating that this was not at all a typical suicide or suicide homicide.” https://t.co/FWC0nnsQou — PolitiTweet.org

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New York City's expansion of a college scholarship program for kindergarteners will disperse $6.5 million to 65,300 kids this year, automatically giving each kindergartener in public and participating charter schools a $100 deposit into a scholarship fund. https://t.co/GefeIZ9B5V — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @yenbakas: A new exhibit on the transit history of the Bronx includes the story of NYC's first monorail, which crashed during its inaugu… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @brigidbergin: Now on @BrianLehrer, @LizKrueger laments the potential end of Roe. "Women are going to die." — PolitiTweet.org

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Seward said she’d voted for Adams, but she was rethinking her choice. “I know that he has good intentions,” she said. “But the intentions cannot [be]: open the city, open the clubs and then you’re going to make people homeless.” (11/11) https://t.co/9BvZefw4xb — PolitiTweet.org

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Linda Seward, 70, a retired Verizon worker who lives in a rent-stabilized building in the Bronx, says her budget is tighter with the surge in food and medication prices. “I find myself going to food banks … I don’t know what they want from us." (10/11) https://t.co/9BvZefw4xb — PolitiTweet.org

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Landlords of rent-stabilized buildings have argued the board shouldn’t be considering renters’ or the city’s financial health when deciding whether to raise rents. They argue if tenants can’t afford rent, the government should bump up rent subsidies.(9/11) https://t.co/9BvZefw4xb — PolitiTweet.org

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Unemployment remains stubbornly high in New York City, at 6.5% compared to the statewide average of 4.6%. Meanwhile the median income for rent-stabilized households was $44,560. (8/11) https://t.co/9BvZefw4xb — PolitiTweet.org

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Market rate rents are at historic heights, and after two years of a pandemic-era moratorium, evictions are starting to spike. Statewide data showed 17,678 evictions were filed in March, up 38% from the month before. (7/11) https://t.co/9BvZefw4xb — PolitiTweet.org

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Attorney Christina Smyth, who represents landlords and management companies across the five boroughs, and housing court lawyer Adán Soltren, who is thought to be more receptive to tenant concerns. (6/11) https://t.co/9BvZefw4xb — PolitiTweet.org

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Adams has appointed three new members to the nine-person board since taking office: Arpit Gupta, assistant professor of finance at New York University Stern School of Business, who’d previously voiced skepticism about the concept of rent control (5/11) https://t.co/9BvZefw4xb — PolitiTweet.org

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That followed years of low or no increases under former Mayor de Blasio. Tenants and tenant advocates now say a pivot that benefits landlords could accelerate displacement under Mayor Adams, who cites striking a balance between landlords and tenants.(4/11) https://t.co/9BvZefw4xb — PolitiTweet.org

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Groups representing property owners for NYC's rent-stabilized housing have been pushing significant increases, pointing to an estimated 4.2% surge in costs for landlords and a year and half when the board voted to hold rents flat during pandemic. (3/11) https://t.co/9BvZefw4xb — PolitiTweet.org

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Rent-stabilized tenants in New York City are bracing for the worst ahead of a vote by the New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board set for Thursday night that they fear could trigger the largest rent increases in years. (2/11) https://t.co/9BvZefw4xb — PolitiTweet.org

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Retired peer counselor Kim Statuto pays $1,781 in monthly rent for her rent-stabilized in the Bronx, but she only brings in $1,000 a month. A possible rent increase will have a certain outcome. “Do I need to be in a shelter at 62?” (1/11) https://t.co/9BvZefw4xb — PolitiTweet.org

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Because the Gucci store now accepts Bitcoin, here are your morning link: Mayor Adams weighs in on someone charging Dave Chapelle with a knife, the man who has seen Hamilton 10 times because he buys tickets for clients, Elon Musk documentary and more. https://t.co/ydwf9uKttA — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @teamtrace: NEW: The NYPD quietly launched a gun violence database. Advocates worry it’s tracking innocent people. @bychipbrownlee repo… — PolitiTweet.org

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Last year, in response to complaints about the NYPD’s handling of crash investigations, the City Council voted to create a DOT crash analysis and safety unit. Now, the unit is understaffed, a legally mandated report is late and traffic deaths are surging. https://t.co/FOOTMEX8ES — PolitiTweet.org

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The Adams administration hasn't announced it and the NYPD is declining to talk about it; police have created a second secret database composed of anyone connected with gun violence—including suspects, witnesses, and victims. Reporting with @teamtrace. https://t.co/w9i56jwmj4 — PolitiTweet.org

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New Jersey will spend $50 million to buy homes flooded by the remnants of Hurricane Ida as part of broader efforts to prepare the state against future storms, Governor Murphy announced on Tuesday. https://t.co/rHEQNIZmDT — PolitiTweet.org

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“Usually, many people think Asians are better off economically than Blacks and Latinos, but our data show, no, that's not true,” says Columbia Professor Qin Gao. “So that's something that needs to be known and to be really digested and understood a bit.” https://t.co/ta0jV6IU0M — PolitiTweet.org

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New York City launched a $4 million public service campaign to warn drivers about the dangers of speeding amid a disturbing rise in traffic fatalities. The campaign will run in nine languages and $1.5 million will go toward community and ethnic media. https://t.co/lL2AKkK1oJ — PolitiTweet.org

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“That isn’t something to brag about. That is a colossal failure,” says social worker Craig Hughes, adding that the number didn’t take into account the “exhaustion, trauma and desperation that people had to experience during those sweeps.” Read more: https://t.co/mtVfLClBaG https://t.co/QK1FtFaFgP — PolitiTweet.org

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Cops say the victim answered a knock at her door on 109th Avenue in Ozone Park around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday before the suspect, identified as a 41-year-old man who was later arrested, shot her several times. https://t.co/sVg8i12ddz — PolitiTweet.org

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“The Morbid Anatomy flea market is a place to go if you're the kind of person who likes the kind of things you can't buy at normal flea markets,” says Joanna Ebenstein. “We have what I call morbid-ilia, different kinds of macabre or death related things." https://t.co/1HAY5EOa3N — PolitiTweet.org

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If the Supreme Court finalizes its leaked draft ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, New Yorkers will not have to worry about losing their existing abortion rights, which have been codified into law. https://t.co/Mmv6Bp4lrK — PolitiTweet.org

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“The thing that happens a lot these days is you have one incident, very dramatic, and it was caught on a cell,” says Barry Glassner. “It stays in your mind. Facts about how very unlikely this is to happen to you don’t stay in your mind in the same way." https://t.co/VzMi3kXM8U — PolitiTweet.org

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A top police official says the department must do more to partner with mental health professionals. https://t.co/xmr52R1nUQ — PolitiTweet.org

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"Why not make life easier? Why not stay in New Jersey?" Rep. Josh Gottheimer asked. https://t.co/eKhQoBUXLq — PolitiTweet.org