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Epics / Getty / The Atlantic From California to the Northeast, a funny thing has happened recently in America’s most expensive metropolitan areas: Rents have gone down. Ever since remote workers began fleeing urban cores at the start of the coronavirus pandemic—whether to the Hamptons or their parents’ basements—urban housing markets have been flooded with empty apartments. As a result, the prices that rental units command in certain large cities have dropped dramatically, to the tune o...

Here’s Everyone Running for New York City Mayor (So Far) Curbed 1 day ago Caroline Spivack Are you running for mayor? No? You may be unique: More than six months before the primaries in June, the race is already brimming with candidates. Some 40 New Yorkers have filed campaign paperwork — ranging from career politicians to total newcomers — and several more are exploring bids for City Hall. Over the coming months, prepare yourself for a barrage of campaign speeches, deba...

Andrew Yang enters race for New York City mayor Print this article Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang decided what his next political venture will be: entering the 2021 New York City mayoral race, according to records filed with the citys Campaign Finance Board. New Yorks mayoral election is scheduled for 2021, and the winner will replace Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose own 2020 White House bid failed to gain traction in a crowded Democratic field. De Blasio will not be able to seek reelec...

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has officially entered the race to be New York Citys next mayor, after filing paperwork with the Campaign Finance Board. CFB officials confirmed the receipt of Yangs paperwork on Wednesday, making him the biggest name to enter the race so far. Yang was a contender in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, gaining steam with his debate performances and promises of a universal basic income of $1,000 a month for every American adult. He prom...

Andrew Yang Holds Early Lead For NYC Mayor In Poll Andrew Yang speaking at an event in Des Moines, Iowa (Image: Gage Skidmore) Entrepreneur and former Democratic Presidential Nominee Andrew Yang hasn’t officially announced he will run for New York Mayor, but is already a popular candidate. Yang hasn’t officially declared yet, but finalized the paperwork to run Wednesday. The Columbia and Brown graduate led more than a dozen candidates in a Public Policy Polling survey on NYC mayoral candida...

Andrew Yang, former Democratic presidential candidate, speaks at night four of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Andrew Yang filed paperwork to run for New York City mayor in 2021, the campaign finance board confirmed.  The 45-year-old tech entrepreneur amassed a loyal following in the Democratic primary and joined at least 35 other candidates who want to succeed the widely unpopular Mayor Bill de Blasio. Yang lives in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. He’s never run for...

Here’s Everyone Running for New York City Mayor (So Far) Forty-plus and counting. Photo: Getty Images, Shutterstock Are you running for mayor? No? You may be unique: More than six months before the primaries in June, the race is already brimming with candidates. Some 40 New Yorkers have filed campaign paperwork — ranging from career politicians to total newcomers — and several more are exploring bids for City Hall. Over the coming months, prepare yourself for a barrage of ...

Investigating America’s Largest Police Force ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The chair of New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board is calling for a fundamental shift in how NYPD officers are disciplined for abuse of civilians. The Rev. Fred Davie, who has led the board since April 2018, said last week the police commissioner should no longer be the final arbiter of discipline...

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Share via Shortlink Manhattan’s Paramount Group received an unsolicited takeover bid early last month for about two-thirds of what the company was worth prior to Covid. Just a few weeks later, the real estate investment trust’s board unanimously rejected the offer from activist investor Bow Street, noting that its offer was “inadequate and significantly undervalues” the office landlord run by Albert Behler. The hedge fund’s bid, however, was in line with Paramount’s stoc...