The new year means a new way to vote in city elections with ranked-choice voting taking over. Instead of choosing just one candidate, voters can rank their choices from their most-preferred to least. Yet, that might all go away if Eric Adams has his way.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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12/5/20
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It’s over. The massive Henry Hudson Bridge renovation that started nearly four years ago has now officially wrapped up. And it’s doing it two months early.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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12/4/20
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Some things in life are always constant, no matter what reality tries to throw at it. Like the coronavirus. Jim Breidenbach in particular knows how to stay positive amidst a crisis, and because of that, he stays true to the constant fixtures in life worth living for.
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By PETE JANNY
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11/29/20
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One Kingsbridge eatery that usually serves up Latin and Greek fare is serving something a little extra to its community in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic — free food.
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By FRANK DIEZ
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11/29/20
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It took the United States nearly 100 days to produce its first 1 million confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections, hitting that mark on April 28. Today, the country is adding that same number of cases every six days.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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11/27/20
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Winter is coming, and it’s making no secret of its arrival as the days get colder and colder. The coronavirus pandemic has made staying inside the norm for many people — especially senior citizens. But how can our older and wiser population stay healthy and happy this time of year?
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STAFF REPORT
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11/26/20
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Joy Solomon is known by many for her work as director and managing attorney for the Weinberg Center for Elder Justice. But now she’ll have a chance to wear another hat while continuing to promote elder justice into New York City’s suburbs.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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11/22/20
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Big changes are coming to the corner of Broadway and West 251st Street where a single-story corner retail lot has languished in recent years.
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By MICHAEL HINMAN
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11/22/20
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The U.S. Postal Service has been criticized for not being able to deliver envelopes and packages on time — but sometimes the hard-working postal workers don’t even get the chance.
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By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN
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11/22/20
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Even though most, if not all, the races have been called, not all the election results in New York are in yet. State and city election officials didn’t start counting absentee ballots until Nov. 10, meaning more than 700,000 ballots remained outstanding from initial counts — including nearly 13,000 in the 81st Assembly District, currently represented by Jeffrey Dinowitz.
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By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN
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11/22/20
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