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Debate intensifies over bill targeting protest 'buffer zones' outside schools

A pair of City Council bills aimed at addressing a rise in hate crimes has sparked a citywide debate over safety, policing and free speech, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani faces a deadline to decide whether one of the measures becomes law.

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NYC announces $4 billion housing investment initiative

New York City Comptroller Mark Levine says the initiative will commit roughly $1 billion per year over the next four years to address the affordability crisis.