The new mayor, William Cogswell, said partisan politics took a back seat to “mutual love and respect for our city.”
Tag: Local Government
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Houston Shows How to Tackle Homelessness
Houston demonstrates what should be obvious: that a wealthy society doesn’t have to accept as inevitable throngs of people sleeping on sidewalks.
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NYPD Upgrades Radios and Adds Encryption, Blocking Public Access
The New York Police Department is spending $500 million on a new radio system it calls more reliable and secure. But the public will no longer be able to monitor what officers are doing minute to minute.
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Federal Prosecutor Formally Seeks Takeover of Rikers Island
After a judge agreed to hear arguments on the issue, Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor joined the Legal Aid Society and other lawyers representing people detained in the jail complex in calling for a takeover.
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China Wants to Bulldoze ‘Urban Villages’ to Revive the Economy
The halting revitalization of one “urban village” in Shenzhen shows the challenges of fixing a national property crisis after years of overborrowing.