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News May. 17, 2019, 2:02 AM

Bill de Blasio’s presidential campaign announcement was met with intense anger and mockery over New York’s failing public transit system

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio’s announcement of his 2020 presidential campaign was slammed both online and in real life. Many social media users posted photos of New York’s dilapidated public transit system in protest. His first appearance as a candidate on ABC’s “Good Morning America” was met with […]

News May. 16, 2019, 9:31 PM

‘I’ve known Trump’s a bully for a long time’: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio focused on his history battling Trump as he announced a run for president

Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, has announced his run for the Democratic presidential nomination. A video released on Thursday references his history with President Donald Trump, who he describes as a “bully” and said: “I’ve beaten him before and I will do it again.” He also focused […]

News May. 16, 2019, 9:42 AM

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will be the 23rd Democrat to announce a 2020 presidential campaign

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will announce his plans to run for the Democratic presidential nomination May 16 on Good Morning America, his campaign confirmed to NBC News. He will be the 23rd candidate and third New Yorker in the 2020 Democratic primary. De Blasio, 58, has served […]

Tech May. 14, 2019, 11:06 PM

Google’s New York City office is one of the city’s biggest polluters, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio — and it could face millions in fines

Google’sNew York City office is the third largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions for a building in the city and could face fines totaling more than $US4 million should the company not make appropriate updates. The tech giant’s New York City headquarters – located at 111 8th Avenue – would […]

News Mar. 20, 2019, 4:43 AM

New York’s mayor wants to spend $10 billion to save Wall Street from disastrous flooding, but some people are sceptical

Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City just revealed a $US10 billion plan to extend part of Manhattan’s coastline by up to two city blocks. The mayor said the project would protect the city’s financial district – home to about 500,000 jobs – from flooding caused by sea-level rise. […]

News Mar. 13, 2019, 1:21 AM

Bill de Blasio is running for president in 2020 — and all signs point to his campaign being a disaster in the making

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio formally announced his 2020 presidential campaign on May 16. De Blasio is the 23rd candidate to join the Democratic presidential field, but all signs point to his campaign being over before it begins. A March Monmouth University poll revealed that he’s the only […]

News Feb. 18, 2019, 3:39 AM

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio slammed Amazon for cancelling its HQ2 project, calling it ‘an abuse of corporate power’

Sunday’s “Meet the Press” stoked sharp condemnation from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Amazon’s decision to cancel its deal to build HQ2 in the city. De Blasio said Amazon had let down working people when the tech giant “took their ball and went home.” In a later […]

News Feb. 16, 2019, 3:33 AM

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio slams Amazon and local politicians for ‘pulling out in the dead of night’ from Long Island City HQ2 deal

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio blamed Amazon for abandoning its agreement to bring 25,000 jobs to Queens with a Long Island City headquarters on Friday. de Blasio said he was “astounded” by Amazon’s decision, which he said he had “no indication of” before Thursday, when the company announced […]

News Feb. 15, 2019, 10:44 AM

Amazon is reportedly seeking a new space in New York City. Here’s why the giant canceled its HQ2 plans 5 months ago.

Amazon is reportedly seeking a new space in New York City, just five months after it canceled its HQ2 plans. In November 2018, the e-commerce giant chose to build its new headquarters in Long Island City, Queens, but the move was met with backlash from New York locals and politicians. […]

News Feb. 15, 2019, 7:22 AM

‘They should be held accountable’: Andrew Cuomo rails against local Democratic lawmakers who opposed Amazon HQ2 in Long Island City

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is furious with local politicians in his state who opposed a plan for Amazon to build a new headquarters in New York City. The vast majority of the local lawmakers who fought against the plan are Democrats, like Cuomo. Cuomo said the local leaders who […]

Tech Feb. 15, 2019, 6:43 AM

Here’s how politicians and tech execs are reacting to the surprise news of Amazon pulling HQ2 from New York City

Amazon said Thursday it was no longer planning to bring its new headquarters, named HQ2, to New York City. The decision to bring HQ2 to New York was met with fierce backlash from many politicians, local residents, and tech leaders who took aim at HQ2’s effect on housing prices, the […]

News Feb. 15, 2019, 6:33 AM

Amazon’s HQ2 deal with New York is officially off — and it means the state and the city could lose out on $27.5 billion in tax revenue

Amazon announced on Thursday that it would pull its plan to build a second headquarters, known as HQ2, in the Queens borough of New York City. “After much thought and deliberation, we’ve decided not to move forward with our plans to build a headquarters for Amazon in Long Island City, […]

News Feb. 15, 2019, 6:17 AM

New York politicians appear stunned but defiant over Amazon’s abrupt cancellation of move to Long Island City

Amazon on Thursday announced it’s cancelling a plan to set up a new headquarters in New York City in the Long Island City neighbourhood of Queens, stunning local politicians. New York leaders stumbled to respond, and some seemed more pleased than others. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio seems […]

News Feb. 15, 2019, 5:48 AM

Mayor Bill de Blasio slams Amazon for scrapping its HQ2 project in New York City

Amazon on Thursday announced it had canceled its planned HQ2 project for New York City. In a blog post announcing its plans, Amazon called out state and local politicians for their opposition to the second headquarters. Mayor Bill de Blasio, who had been a key supporter of the project, released […]

News Nov. 20, 2018, 4:42 AM

Andrew Cuomo claims media is bashing the Amazon HQ2 deal because they compete with the Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo released an op-ed Monday defending the state’s deal to lure Amazon’s HQ2 to New York City. The state gave more than than $US1.5 billion in tax incentives to Amazon, a move that was widely criticised. Cuomo said negative coverage of the HQ2 deal came in […]

News Nov. 14, 2018, 10:23 AM

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he will continue to boycott Amazon as the state offers more than $1.5 billion for its HQ2

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio celebrated in a joint press conference with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo the news that Amazon has chosen Long Island City as one of the sites for its second headquarters, HQ2. New York is offering up more than $US1.5 billion in tax breaks […]

News Nov. 14, 2018, 8:19 AM

‘This blows away anything we’ve ever seen’: Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio held a jubilant press conference announcing Amazon HQ2 in Queens

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio celebrated their deal with Amazon to bring the retail giant’s secondary headquarters, known as HQ2, to Long Island City, Queens. Both men praised the “unprecedented” scale and impact of the project – which will create at least […]

News Oct. 26, 2018, 9:10 AM

A retired NYPD detective screening Robert De Niro’s mail realised he’d been sent a pipe bomb after he saw the packaging from news coverage

A retired New York Police Department detective called the bomb squad early Thursday after realising a package he’d screened in the actor Robert De Niro’s mail looked like the ones he’d seen on news coverage. A series of pipe bombs have been intercepted in recent days after being sent to […]

News Sep. 14, 2018, 5:47 AM

Bill de Blasio is reportedly looking for a way to tear up the city’s contracts with the Trump Organisation after Michael Cohen’s guilty plea

Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration is again looking into whether the city can cancel its contracts with the Trump Organisation. This time around, de Blasio is zeroing in on President Donald Trump’s former longtime lawyer Michael Cohen’s recent guilty plea in federal court as possible grounds […]

Tech Aug. 15, 2018, 1:25 AM

Uber is going on the offensive and plotting clever ways to grow despite NYC’s cap on ride-hailing cars

Uber plans to use creative measures to remain competitive in New York City following the passage of a bill that put a cap on the number of vehicles that may operate within the city. In a statement to Business Insider, an Uber spokesperson said, “Uber will do whatever it takes […]

News Jun. 15, 2018, 1:19 AM

Bill de Blasio has a plan that would destroy New York City’s elite high schools

Bill de Blasio is hoping to change the way students gain entry into the city’s elite schools. His proposal mistakes test scores for nefarious “elitism,” and it seeks a race-conscious solution to a different problem. Earlier this month, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wrote an op-ed explaining his […]

News Jun. 5, 2018, 12:28 AM

Michael Cohen wanted to run for mayor of New York City after Trump won the presidential election

President Donald Trump’s longtime lawyer Michael Cohen wanted to run for New York City mayor after his boss won the presidential election. He ended up not doing so. “Despite many friends suggesting that I run for mayor… I obviously chose not to,” Cohen told Axios. “Additionally, I believe that Mayor […]

News May. 23, 2018, 5:14 AM

The NYPD has been told to stop arresting people for using marijuana in public in New York City

The New York City mayor directed the New York Police Department to issue summons instead of arrests for public marijuana use. The announcement comes after reports of widespread racial disparities in marijuana arrests. Many New York city and state politicians are expressing support for marijuana legalization measures. New York City […]

News May. 5, 2018, 10:00 PM

Inside New York City Cyber Command — a government agency most people know nothing about that’s leading America’s biggest city into the future

Most people have never heard of NYC Cyber Command (NYC3), but it is perhaps one of the most important government agencies in America’s biggest city. It is responsible for protecting the city from cyberattacks and other online threats that could have devastating consequences for millions of NYC’s residents. Although the […]

News Mar. 30, 2018, 9:15 AM

New York City just launched a free app to protect people’s phones because cyber criminals are becoming a bigger threat

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a new mobile app on Thursday that will help protect New Yorkers online for free. The app is part of an initiative called NYC Secure and will help people monitor insecure WiFi networks and malicious content on their phones. Amid privacy concerns, city officials […]

News Mar. 25, 2018, 8:23 AM

‘NRA sashay away’: 175,000 people took to the streets for New York City’s ‘March for Our Lives’ rally

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across the US and around the world on Saturday to push for gun reform in the wake of the deadly high-school shooting in Parkland, Florida. New York City was no different, where tens of thousands of people marched from West 72nd […]

Strategy Mar. 2, 2018, 6:26 AM

The man chosen to lead the largest school system in America backed out less than 24 hours after accepting the job in a stunning announcement

New York City chose Albert Carvalho, superintendent of Miami-Dade public schools, be the next chancellor of New York City public schools. He backed out of his agreement suddenly, surprising New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. New York City public schools is the largest school district in America and serves […]

News Dec. 30, 2017, 2:50 AM

The Bronx fire that killed 12 was apparently caused by a 3-year-old child playing with the burners on a stove

Investigators believe the deadly fire that ripped through a Bronx building Thursday evening was caused by a child playing with a stove, New York City officials said. The fire killed 12, including four children, making it the deadliest New York City blaze in decades. The blaze that ripped through a […]

Tech Dec. 20, 2017, 5:03 AM

The first bill to examine ‘algorithmic bias’ in government agencies has just passed in New York City

New York City has passed the algorithmic accountability bill, which will assign a task force to examine the way that city government agencies use algorithms. Algorithmic bias is a critical issue in the justice system, which often relies on algorithmic risk assessments to inform criminal sentencing in federal court. The […]