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Asian and transgender people saw the biggest spikes in targeted incidents, with increases of 87% and 171%, respectively, from 2020. Anti-Black incidents constituted 39% of the incidents while Jewish people were the most targeted religious group. https://t.co/UOPAaqaALO — PolitiTweet.org

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New York City will spend $6 million to add more than 200 new school sports teams in the settlement of a class action lawsuit that claimed the Department of Education provided unequal access to sports for Black and Latino students. https://t.co/1Hh81SZbeq — PolitiTweet.org

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New York City will fight a Staten Island judge’s decision to strike down the school mask mandate for preschool-aged children, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Friday. https://t.co/yxk4J0JJNZ — PolitiTweet.org

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If you want to catch tonight's northern lights show from New York City, it's recommended you look north between 10 p.m. and midnight, when there is a short window expected for clear skies. https://t.co/3zjpHdNDcJ — PolitiTweet.org

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The New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation announced it still had not made up its mind about whether to deny or renew the air permit application for a natural gas-powered plant supporting a bitcoin mining operation in the Finger Lakes region. https://t.co/j6Alr8wzkp — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Giambusso: Bezos: You're killing me, Smalls https://t.co/v1R725Fgak — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GwynneFitz: Amazon’s response: https://t.co/09JdUyKlyi — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GwynneFitz: So has the NLRB, @amazonlabor wins by 523 votes. https://t.co/ZaMGWh1SRU — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GwynneFitz: Chris Smalls President of the ALU has called it for the union. https://t.co/SvyuRAuFUD — PolitiTweet.org

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BREAKING: Workers at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island have voted to form the company’s first union — marking a historic victory that could set off a domino effect within the tech behemoth’s New York workforce. https://t.co/sKT8aUoNym — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GwynneFitz: Vote count is not quite final yet, but workers have called it out front, they were up by several hundred votes. https://t.c… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GwynneFitz: .@JasonBXNY0619 comes out during 10 minute recess, the vote count isn’t finalized yet but Anthony calls it “a landslide” he… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GwynneFitz: Outside National Labor Relations Board offices in downtown Brooklyn, where the final box of ballots is being counted. A fin… — PolitiTweet.org

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“We joke that Jersey girls pump their fist, but not their gas,” says Dr. Ashley Koning, the director of Rutgers University’s Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, who found that 73% of respondents to a poll prefer full-service gas. https://t.co/pPaYcnqaWA — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @WNYC: Today is the start of National Poetry Month—and the start of our poetry month challenge! The theme this year is "normalcy," whate… — PolitiTweet.org

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New research has found that throughout the New York metro area, neighborhoods deemed “unfavorable” nearly a century ago are more polluted on average than other communities mapped out by the federal authority, typically along racial lines. https://t.co/PJ1y1AZMIl — PolitiTweet.org

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One of the most prestigious shows in the contemporary art world—and sometimes one of the most controversial—has just opened at the Whitney Museum of American Art and spotlights not only what's new in art, but also how creative expression mirrors our times. https://t.co/drsGUG4ZNo https://t.co/pFSDcIZ8eb — PolitiTweet.org

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Because fruit costs too much in NYC, here are your morning links: The average slice of pizza costs more than a subway ride, only 22% of New Yorkers approve of the Bills' stadium funding, Caitlyn Jenner is at Fox News, every drink is a seltzer and more. https://t.co/ljBCMQEoeS — PolitiTweet.org

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The issue of open strollers on buses has pitted disability rights advocates who rely on buses, due to the lack of accessibility on the subways, against parents, who said they feel excluded from the bus network. https://t.co/2sErzHJ80r — PolitiTweet.org

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In the third school year of the pandemic, New York City's public school system has adjusted its COVID protocols. Here's what you need to know about classroom closures, quarantines, exposures and more. https://t.co/kTeBTMrwMe — PolitiTweet.org

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A tax break for developers building affordable housing in NYC has long been a political hot potato, coming up for renewal every so often & pitting real-estate interests—many are political donors—against critics who claim it doesn’t show enough of a return. https://t.co/CENPJRiyY0 — PolitiTweet.org

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“We are committed to ensuring that every New Jersey resident has a fair chance to find safe and affordable housing,” acting AG Platkin said after sending cease-and-desist to landlords posting ads banning residents with convictions from applying. https://t.co/hMXmz3rJRB — PolitiTweet.org

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“If you’re going to clear it out, help us,” Gloria, who says she’s been living on the streets for more than a year, says about Mayor Adams' effort to clear out homeless camps. She says she was denied a detox center bed due to not having a mailing address. https://t.co/Whou9JwFtL — PolitiTweet.org

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Mercer County Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy is weighing whether to find the state liable for the racial composition of its schools, but it’s unclear when he will issue his decision. https://t.co/euR1IFp10K — PolitiTweet.org

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In his work, social worker Francisco Rivera says he responds to calls for panic attacks, verbal disputes, psychotic episodes, and intoxication. Unlike similar programs around the country, B-HEARD doesn’t handle calls if there’s a threat of violence. https://t.co/9kJHrtcbKU — PolitiTweet.org

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Mayor Adams, who has raised at least $200K from donors engaged in crypto activity between 2018 and 2021, has latched onto crypto's promise of being a financial equalizer. Skeptics warn against the industry pushing legal and ethical boundaries. Read more: https://t.co/c633bGT11J https://t.co/s7eYhU6lf9 — PolitiTweet.org

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The governor is asymptomatic and will quarantine for five days. https://t.co/5OEveCBmI5 — PolitiTweet.org

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More than 60,000 state workers could see their paychecks disrupted if a budget isn’t approved by Monday. https://t.co/5xJ33WvjQ0 — PolitiTweet.org

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The elevated risk level threatens to scupper the rollback of city and state health precautions and also comes as federal pandemic funding is evaporating. https://t.co/HFDY2knzgG — PolitiTweet.org

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BREAKING: Judge tosses out NY's new redistricted maps, declaring them unconstitutional. State lawmakers have until April 11 to draw new maps. https://t.co/Yzx8XIT1qz — PolitiTweet.org