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GAINESVILLE – Two parcels at opposite ends of the massive Mundy Mill mixed use development likely will be exchanging zoning designations after receiving a unanimous recommendation for approval Tuesday evening from the Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board. The 605-acre development along Mundy Mill Road was originally approved in 2004 for 1148 single-family homes, 1235 condominiums, townhomes and apartments, over 800,000-square feet of office/warehouse space, 885,000-square feet of commercial...

‘Burdensome’ Website Keeps New Yorkers From Getting Vaccine as Doses Are Wasted A Woman receives a dose of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a vaccination site at South Bronx Educational Campus, in the Bronx New York on January 10, 2021. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images) Alex Nester • January 11, 2021 6:00 pm SHARE Elderly New York City residents seeking to be vaccinated against the coronavirus must navigate a bulky heal...

As New York expands eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to millions more people, including those 75 years old and older, concerns are being raised about the steps it takes to register online for an appointment.

Stringer said Sunday a public utility could “power New York with 100% renewable energy by 2035 or sooner.”

POLITICO Get the New York Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories Seven members of the New York delegation and Mayor Bill de Blasio took to the City Hall steps to demand th...

Mercury Mercury’s lobbying and public affairs firm, which is headed by Michael McKeon, boasts more than 30 media relations professionals in its New York office. The growing media relations team is led by former Bloomberg spokesperson John Gallagher, managing director and former National Action Network communications lead Rachel Noerdlinger, former Fox News producer Dan Bank and former Associated Press chief White House correspondent Ben Feller. Mercury, which represents a wide variety of clie...

Ahead of an increasingly likely New York City mayoral run following a filing made with the city board of elections and the creation of a campaign bank account — which a source familiar with the move described to Insider as a "next step" despite "no official decision" — Yang explained why he has been out of the city during stretches of the pandemic. "We live in a two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan," Yang told the Times. "And so, like, can you imagine trying to have two kids on virtual school...

NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is ridiculed for complaining about working in his two-bedroom Manhattan apartment while his kids are in - during an interview from his $500,000 weekend home Andrew Yang has been slammed for complaining about working in his two-bedroom Manhattan apartment while his children are there Yang has bounced back and forth between his Hells Kitchen apartment to his $500,000 weekend home in New Paltz, which is about 80 miles outside the city  Can you imagine trying to h...

  Share Source: AP Photo/Hans Pennink Finally, on Monday, New York will allow the COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to more senior citizens. Last week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had practically begged Gov. Andrew Cuomo to allow him to vaccinate elderly New Yorkers. They had the supplies, he argued. So what was the hold up? "Ive got a huge number of folks over 75 who would show up right now if we would allow them to do it – state wont allow it," the mayor told a group of reporters...

The $10 billion effort would focus on underserved communities and wouldn't forget the city's artists, either.