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Around 12,000 city workers are still reporting to work while NYC evaluates their requests for COVID-19 vaccine exemptions. Toward the end of the month, threats of a staffing crunch could resurface if the city denies a swath of those exemption requests. https://t.co/clhJhG2pOz — PolitiTweet.org

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An event years in the making, the blooming of a corpse flower at the New York Botanical Garden, has arrived. The flower has a distinctive odor, which some claim is reminiscent of rotting flesh. https://t.co/2c35ApOs4R — PolitiTweet.org

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In this week's #AskTheMayor segment, de Blasio calls in from Puerto Rico and fields questions about the vaccine mandate, Somos, the taxi strike, election results, and more. Read or listen here: https://t.co/xZjR0vLVKy — PolitiTweet.org

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NJ's Senate President survived well-funded challenges to his senate seat in the past. So how did he lose to a political unknown who spent about $2,000 on his campaign and didn’t receive mainstream media coverage nor much support from the Republican party? https://t.co/GNhhlNOSFQ — PolitiTweet.org

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The EPA has announced a proposal to designate the Meeker Avenue Plume in Greenpoint, Brooklyn as the city's fourth federal Superfund site. A Superfund designation allows the EPA to bill the cost of cleanup to those who caused the pollution. #COP26 #CCNow https://t.co/SZHdhIs6QY — PolitiTweet.org

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Ballot proposals that would have expanded voting access and streamlined NY’s redistricting process failed after not garnering enough “yes” votes on Tuesday, with one government reform group calling the results “a black eye for democracy.” https://t.co/WhkQGrFGxC — PolitiTweet.org

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Vegan restaurant HipCityVeg began when Nicole Marquis helped her dad lose 25 pounds by switching to a plant-based diet. "I thought, 'I've got to bring this to everyone.' Like my dad, though, most people won't change their eating habits unless it's easy." https://t.co/NEuDClAkef — PolitiTweet.org

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During arguments in a case that could jeopardize NY's 108-year-old concealed carry law, which requires showing "proper cause" to be granted a permit, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Alito speculated people may need guns to protect themselves on the subway. https://t.co/DuekbFVXnP — PolitiTweet.org

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SantaCon, when binge-drinking, Santa-clad revelers leave a vomitous path in New York's streets, will return after the city was granted a pandemic-induced reprieve in 2020. Organizers are encouraging Santas to not start fights or use fake IDs and vax cards. https://t.co/iDu8Hhvg9F — PolitiTweet.org

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New York State is cracking down on illegal car mufflers and exhaust systems after Governor Kathy Hochul signed Stop Loud and Excessive Exhaust Pollution (SLEEP) Act, which increase fines from $150 to $1,000. https://t.co/0mdZVfvc4c — PolitiTweet.org

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Because there are even more rats in NYC, here are your evening links: Aaron Rodgers compared himself to MLK while claiming he was in the "crosshairs of the woke mob" for lying about being vaccinated, the future of porn, lunar eclipses, new ABBA, and more. https://t.co/RKW8jKPa4r — PolitiTweet.org

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After we set the clocks back an hour to appease Daylight Saving Time, a number of things happen: traffic accidents tend to go up; people feel jet-lagged for days after; cows get depressed. Now, bipartisan state legislation could free us from DST. https://t.co/fvQn1Bbap1 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jangelooff: The administrative judge who declined to recommend Mullins be fired cited the fact that the city was dealing with "unrelent… — PolitiTweet.org

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Ed Mullins, the outgoing head of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, will be docked 70 vacation days for using slurs against city officials and leaking personal info about Mayor de Blasio's daughter following her arrest at a Black Lives Matter march. https://t.co/F0lHx9JzIa — PolitiTweet.org

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Mullins, who stepped down from the NYPD sergeants' union following a federal raid on his home and office, was reprimanded for his Tweets, including one where he disclosed personal information about Mayor de Blasio's daughter. https://t.co/m6jL0z0OCZ — PolitiTweet.org

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"Let's make the conversation more about what the impacts are going to be on the day-to-day New Yorker," says New York Metro Weather's John Homenuk. The weather forecasting Twitter & website will let you know the daily vibes. Catch them on @WNYC at 4:45 PM! https://t.co/gmctZZPgqz — PolitiTweet.org

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NY conservatives are taking a victory lap after defeating ballot proposals that would have expanded voting access, prompting Sen. McConnell to declare, “even in deep blue New York, citizens seem to be rejecting the Democrats’ demands for weaker elections.” https://t.co/2PEYPTUOY4 — PolitiTweet.org

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Fall foliage in the New York City metro area is about to reach its peak this weekend, exploding with color as the weather begins to chill. https://t.co/deYhDcSoju https://t.co/riFJYdy4BR — PolitiTweet.org

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The corpse flower has begun blooming at the @NYBG, gracing visitors with a scent described by garden officials as "similar to a number of terrible odors all mixed together from rotting fish to limburger cheese." https://t.co/2c35ApOs4R — PolitiTweet.org

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While NY’s general election has largely been settled, the contest for the city's second-most powerful position is now underway, but it’s not in voters’ hands. Instead, coalitions are being built to win the 26 votes required to become City Council Speaker. https://t.co/kWGDuy46PZ — PolitiTweet.org

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According to witnesses, a private helicopter made multiple unauthorized landings in Crown Heights on Thursday—reportedly dropping off a passenger—before the NYPD began an aerial pursuit that ended at Lakewood Municipal Airport in New Jersey. https://t.co/nF3vjwxr4c — PolitiTweet.org

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Despite about 2,000 staff calling out sick—partly in protest—FDNY response times before and after NYC's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers went into effect have stayed roughly the same. However, some emergencies are assigned fewer teams. https://t.co/ryMDttFznv — PolitiTweet.org

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Have you ever felt like riding a bike 750 miles from Manhattan to Canada? We’ve got a bike trail for you, and some morning links, too: A 2,500 pound New Jersey bison was safely returned home, a man who can’t burp, casting for a Wicked movie, and more. https://t.co/r8mzmYkYdI — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @lizkimtweets: Asked about the election and Republican wins, Mayor Bdb says Democrats need to focus on "sharp clear messages and kitchen… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CWEBCRUZER: 2nd Caller on @BrianLehrer: The double-decker buses have been able to reopen without tour guides, w/drivers running the tou… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CWEBCRUZER: 1st caller on @BrianLehrer for #AskTheMayor: Why was the 5th Avenue busway scrapped? Why you siding with real estate develo… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CWEBCRUZER: .@NYCMayor at the SOMOS Conference, is back on the phone at @BrianLehrer. Brian mentions a fascinating subject on "vultur… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CWEBCRUZER: .@NYCMayor on @BrianLehrer playing his greatest hits on the vaccine: 80% of New Yorkers have been vaxxed. When have New Y… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @lizkimtweets: All fire units fully operational, @NYCMayor tells @BrianLehrer this morning. 80% firefighters, 90% EMS workers have at le… — PolitiTweet.org

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Elected officials and public defenders are calling on Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon to drop his office’s charges against Jason Serrano, a man who accused an NYPD officer of planting marijuana while searching a car he was riding in. https://t.co/Kj0jKETDvG — PolitiTweet.org