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With NY's eviction moratorium expiring, advocates and lawmakers are pushing for the Good Cause Eviction bill, which would grant tenants the right to extend their lease unless the landlord has "good cause" to evict them while also limiting rent increases. https://t.co/QQtl1ZLATo — PolitiTweet.org

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A woman was killed after she was shoved onto the tracks and struck by a train at the Times Square subway station Saturday morning, according to police. https://t.co/rjuXJRGHlC — PolitiTweet.org

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Update: “Broadening who can participate in our asynchronous learning structure reflects the hard work many educators are already doing and this will make attending school simpler for families,” an education official said. https://t.co/UfzpeRNQCn — PolitiTweet.org

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More than 200 firefighters worked into Saturday morning to contain a massive, 11-alarm fire that broke out in a NJ industrial complex on Friday night https://t.co/gSAASgYlcw — PolitiTweet.org

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"We think there are ways to do this, where you can rebuild Penn Station and improve the neighborhood," says Sam Turvey, chairperson of advocacy group ReThinkNYC. "We're giving up the heavens for mediocrity at ground level." https://t.co/FHcyLwN3gx — PolitiTweet.org

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Early forecasts indicate snowfall in New York City will begin around 6 p.m. on Sunday. That precipitation is expected to turn to rain by midnight, spoiling the odds that New Yorkers will awake to a winter wonderland on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. https://t.co/OPWvgNGb4g — PolitiTweet.org

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"The more [people] feel comfortable, the more homey, more a better vibe, then they'll hopefully spend more time drinking and eating and in my house rather than staying home," says Michael Dorf, founder and CEO of City Winery. https://t.co/UKkcGTCx0v — PolitiTweet.org

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The NYC Department of Education has updated its attendance policy to give educators discretion on allowing students to learn remotely during the current COVID surge, and to count those students as present for attendance purposes. https://t.co/UfzpeRNQCn — PolitiTweet.org

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Because Martin Shkreli has been barred from the pharma industry for life, here are more evening links: What if we expanded Manhattan into New York Harbor by 1,760 acres? Are KF94 masks the best to use, or just fashionable? What is a Zillennial Capitalist? https://t.co/6C62jdW6qH — PolitiTweet.org

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More than 100 people marched through Midtown on Friday, dubbing Gov. Hochul the “Governor of Evictions” as they called on her to support a bill that would give tenants the right to renew their leases while limiting the ability of landlords to hike rent. https://t.co/bSuwQ72dKM — PolitiTweet.org

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Because now's your chance to buy a medieval-looking castle in suburban Detroit, here are your evening links: ER rooms are getting "absolutely crushed" by omicron patients, a British surgeon signed his initials on a patient's transplanted liver, and more. https://t.co/QZnYbat4ih — PolitiTweet.org

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When asked about NYC law prohibiting the hiring of family members, Mayor Adams pointed to instances when the Conflicts of Interest Board granted waivers for family of Michael Bloomberg and Bill de Blasio. Unlike Adams' brother, those roles were unpaid. https://t.co/MJur6Zb2yc — PolitiTweet.org

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50% of residents in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn are now fully vaccinated, meaning all New York City zip codes are at or above the 50% threshold. https://t.co/pe1afi4iLK — PolitiTweet.org

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New Jersey prisoners within a year of their release dates will once again be able to get out early due to the pandemic, after Governor Murphy's re-declaration of a public health emergency reactivated the state's early release law. https://t.co/m03Dte9XYP — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @karen_yi: NJ prisoners w/in a year of their release dates will again be able to get out early due to the pandemic. Gov. Murphy’s re-dec… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jangelooff: NYPD arresting protesters who blocked Third Avenue — outside @GovKathyHochul’s office — while chanting “housing is a human… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jangelooff: A rally on the steps of the New York Public Library calling on @GovKathyHochul to back “Good Cause” eviction bill begins wi… — PolitiTweet.org

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Green activists hailed New York as a leader in the fight against climate change in 2019 when lawmakers approved the Climate Act, a landmark bill committing the state to cut its greenhouse emissions by 85% by 2050. Now comes the hard part. https://t.co/59xUnLT75u — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JonCampbellNY: A state panel has a draft plan to cut NY’s emissions 85% by 2050. Among other things, the plan envisions: - Nearly all… — PolitiTweet.org

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New York’s pandemic-inspired moratorium on evictions is due to expire Saturday, but those facing a potential ouster from their homes still have a key option to protect themselves. https://t.co/QQtl1ZLATo — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JonCampbellNY: New York’s pandemic-inspired moratorium is expiring. Even the court system doesn’t have a great handle on how many peo… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BrianLehrer: Today: - @ByJessicaGould & @jeffwilen on students and COVID, - @DevlinBarrett on sedition charges for Oath Keepers, - @mat… — PolitiTweet.org

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As victims of the Bronx apartment building fire are laid to rest, community leaders on Thursday demanded city officials do more to help survivors living in temporary hotels find permanent homes. “Many of the families feel abandoned." https://t.co/1vT1p83kWT — PolitiTweet.org

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New York and New Jersey are joining forces in an attempt to turn the region into a hub for wind energy by auctioning about a half-million acres of an offshore area for wind power development. https://t.co/0VQJP3tPvb — PolitiTweet.org

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In total, authorities say that 17 people died in the Bronx fire, all from smoke inhalation. Of the fourteen people identified by the city so far, spread out over at least four families, eleven of the victims were from Gambia. https://t.co/Q6yKjFmWHn — PolitiTweet.org

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“The budget I put forward will not come with any tax increases,” NJ Gov. Murphy said in his State of the State. "We will continue our work taking on the one issue that has stood in the way of too many New Jersey families for far too long – property taxes.” https://t.co/nVg4WS61PM — PolitiTweet.org

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Following President Biden's announcement that private health insurance companies will be required to cover at-home COVID tests, Sabrina Corlette from the Center on Health Insurance Reforms says "people should definitely hang on" to receipts. https://t.co/6IGJ0SFvCt — PolitiTweet.org

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Lisa Daglian, who represents the riding public on the MTA board, says $6 billion that the agency received in federal funding will “will help stave off transit-pocalypse for riders and our region, which is still being pummeled by COVID.” https://t.co/ciQoBAJILu — PolitiTweet.org

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A church built in 1871, the Gimbels Skybridge, a bar inside of a 19th-century rowhouse, a piece of the original Penn Station; here are historic elements of the NYC streetscape that could be lost if the Penn Station Area Redevelopment moves forward as is. https://t.co/KSbH2R35BS — PolitiTweet.org

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Because it might be time to bring back shame, here are your evening links: The leader of the Oath Keepers has been arrested for his role in the Capitol riot, the RNC doesn't want to commit to presidential debates, post-apocalyptic art, and more. https://t.co/pgNotGkCx2 — PolitiTweet.org