#Budget deal adds 5M in spending by former ThriveNYC

#Budget deal adds $115M in spending by former ThriveNYC

“#Budget deal adds $115M in spending by former ThriveNYC” The city budget deal struck Wednesday includes $115 million in added spending by the new city agency that grew out of first lady Chirlane McCray’s controversial, $1.25 billion mental-health initiative. The boost gives the Office of Community Mental Health — which Mayor Bill de Blasio created…

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#Letters to the Editor — June 4, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — June 4, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — June 4, 2021” The Issue: Naomi Osaka’s decision not to give post-game interviews because of mental-health struggles. I am glad that Naomi Osaka has taken a stand against the press (“French exit,” June 1). These days, journalists are often trying to create news stories, rather than reporting on them. This…

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#Street menaces are Mayor Bill de Blasio’s parting gift

#Street menaces are Mayor Bill de Blasio’s parting gift

“#Street menaces are Mayor Bill de Blasio’s parting gift” Some classic New York traditions are best left in the past. Any Gothamite of a certain age well remembers the bad old days of aggressive squeegee men demanding payment for unwanted services, or aggrieved panhandlers following and threatening subway commuters. As Bill de Blasio wraps up…

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#NYC subway rider barricades himself in conductors cabin

#NYC subway rider barricades himself in conductors cabin

“#NYC subway rider barricades himself in conductors cabin” A man barricaded himself inside the conductor’s cab of a Manhattan train Wednesday morning — shutting down service on the line for over an hour, police and officials said. The standoff aboard the J train at the Broad Street station kicked off three incidents in the span…

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#Family of ‘A-Train Ripper’ victim launches GoFundMe page

#Family of ‘A-Train Ripper’ victim launches GoFundMe page

“#Family of ‘A-Train Ripper’ victim launches GoFundMe page” The grieving family of the homeless woman killed by the “A-Train Ripper” launched a GoFundMe page to help pay for her funeral.  Claudine Roberts’ sister Denise Deen set up a “memorial fund” Wednesday, after supporters reached out and asked how they could help. The family is looking…

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