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Hundreds of Midtown East residents voiced overwhelming opposition to a plan to build an underground casino next to the United Nations during a heated town hall Thursday evening, with shouts

Hundreds of Midtown East residents voiced overwhelming opposition to a plan to build an underground casino next to the United Nations during a heated town hall Thursday evening, with shouts of “blood money” and “not here!” The plan, from the Soloviev Group, would be for a massive entertainment district dubbed “Freedom Plaza” that would include a casino, hotel, shops, open space and over 500 ...

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Hundreds of Midtown East residents voiced overwhelming opposition to a plan to build an underground casino next to the United Nations during a heated town hall Thursday evening, with shouts of “blood money” and “not here!” The plan, from the Soloviev Group, would be for a massive entertainment district dubbed “Freedom Plaza” that would include a casino, hotel, shops, open space and over 500 ...

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A techie firm is pitching broadband fan Mayor Eric Adams with a new design to replace a network of hulking 2,000, 32-foot high 5G cell phone antenna towers that has drawn opposition.

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A top staffer for Rep. Jerry Nadler has been violating federal law by providing legal services to the New York Democrat's campaign and leadership PAC.

A senior staffer for Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, provided legal services to the lawmaker in violation of House rules, a watchdog group has claimed, while Nadler’s campaign denied the charge.

House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., paid a senior staffer tens of thousands of dollars for legal services in an apparent violation of House ethics rules.