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NYC among least affordable markets in the country: report

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Nov. 16, 2023 By Ethan Marshall New York City was named among the least affordable cities in the United States over the month of October, according to the latest National Affordability Report from the real estate firm RealtyHop. The Big Apple ranked as the fourth-least affordable city, moving up from the fifth place spot in the prior month’s report. The cost of a home in New York City ended up increasing, with the real estate value growing 3.8%. High interest rates and asking prices were cited as two of the main contributing factors to New York City becoming less affordable…
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DCP updates online census tools with new demographic information and features

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Nov. 16, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Department of City Planning announced that updates have been made to the Population FactFinder and Population MapViewer tools on its website to provide new demographic information and features on New York City’s community. These updates include information from the Census Bureau’s 2020 “Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics” file. “The latest additions to Population FactFinder and MapViewer are the next step in our ongoing work to make important demographic information about New York City accessible and transparent to all,” Department of City Planning Director Dan Garodnick said. “Our cutting-edge online tools make it easy…
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Queens Community Board 9 meeting highlights worries over ‘City of Yes’ initiative and cannabis dispensaries

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Nov. 15, 2023 By Anthony Medina During the Community Board 9 monthly meeting at Queens Borough Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 14, growing concern about Mayor Eric Adams’ “City of Yes” initiative, proposed adult-use cannabis retail dispensaries and liquor license applications occupied a packed agenda. A presentation on the “City of Yes” initiative by Paul Graziano,…
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Three found dead across Queens in addition to triple homicide in St. Albans: NYPD

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Nov. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry A 54-year-old St. Albans landlord was arrested and booked on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the 113th Precinct on murder and weapons charges for allegedly killing his girlfriend and two tenants to death at his home on Millburn Street. David Daniels allegedly admitted to fatally stabbing two women and a…
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Winning Take 5 tickets sold in Jamaica, St. Albans

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Nov. 13, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Top-prize winning tickets were sold in Jamaica and St. Albans for the midday drawing on Saturday, Nov. 11, according to the New York Lottery. Both winning tickets amounted to a $10,226.50 prize. The winning ticket in Jamaica was sold at a Associated Supermarket, at 153-30 89th Ave., while the St. Albans ticket was bought at Linden Convenience Store Corp, located at 189-07 Linden Blvd. Take 5 drawings are televised twice every day, at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. The numbers are drawn from a field of 1-39. Prizes of any amount can be claimed…
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Drivers beware: MTA activates bus lane enforcement cameras along Jamaica Avenue

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Nov. 13, 2023 By Bill Parry The MTA has activated the bus lane enforcement camera on the Q54 route in southeast Queens. The NYC Department of Transportation will issue warning notices to violators during the first 60 days on implementation The Q54 route is now the 21st bus route to have Automated Bus Lane Enforcement (ABLE) cameras activated on its route and it is the fifth activation by the MTA so far this year. ABLE cameras capture drivers violating bus lane rules in real time and are aimed at deterring motorists from blocking these lanes to improve bus service and…
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