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Will Mayor Mamdani's Rent Guidelines Board Deliver the Rent Freeze?

David Brand talks about the preliminary vote on rent regulations for about one million regulated apartments
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Congestion pricing takes a toll on South Bronx air quality, report finds

A new study from researchers at Columbia University, which is still undergoing peer review, shows for the first time that the tolls may be harming some of the city’s poorest communities.
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Inside One of New York City’s Most Dangerous Women’s Shelters

New York City is legally required to provide shelter to anyone who needs it. But a new WNYC and Gothamist investigation finds that the Tillary Street Women’s Shelter in Downtown Brooklyn has become a place where violence, overdoses and chaos are part of daily life. WNYC and Gothamist editor Andrew Giambrone joins us to discuss months of reporting that uncovered more than 2,000 calls to 911 in a single year, hundreds of fights, and growing concerns from residents who say they did not feel safe inside one of the city’s largest shelters for women with mental illness and addiction.
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The Unexpected Positive Side Effects of GLP-1s

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U.S. cruise passengers fly back for hantavirus monitoring, as one tests positive

Passengers are returning to their home countries after weeks on the ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak. Most of the Americans aboard are headed for Nebraska to be evaluated by health officials.
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Israeli settlers force Palestinian family to exhume and rebury their father

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Trump rejects Iran's latest response to U.S. ceasefire proposal

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A chocolate laboratory in Italy will be good for chocolate eaters — and farmers

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Keir Starmer's party lost big in U.K. local elections. Here's what comes next

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NYC taxi scam exposed

NYC Taxi Scam Exposed: How Travelers Get Hustled By Illegal Cabbies

A tourist who landed at JFK says she was charged $800 for a ride from the airport to Times Square after she fell victim to a notorious New York City scam. WNYC’s Ramsey Khalifeh joins us to explain how a network of unlicensed drivers and dispatchers target exhausted travelers in a hustle that's been going on for decades. -Got any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org
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Tourists getting ripped off by fake cabbies at JFK Airport

It's a classic New York City scam that gives tourists a cold, expensive welcome to the Big Apple.
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Legendary NYC taxi hustler says modern airport scammers are out of control

Jan “Rocco” Uzzo bilked tourists at New York City's transportation hubs for a half century until he retired last year. He says today's taxi hustlers run a far more sophisticated operation.
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JFK to Midtown for only $800: NYC taxi hustlers running wild at airport terminals

It's a classic New York City scam that gives tourists a cold, expensive welcome to the Big Apple.
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Why Mayor Mamdani Skipped the Met Gala This Year

This year's Met Gala had plenty of bold looks, but the bigger story was who decided to stay home. Arts & Culture Editor Matthew Schnipper joins us to break it down, plus never before seen Keith Haring works going to auction, what's coming up at SummerStage, and the best frozen treats in the city this summer. Photo: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images -Got any questions, comments or story ideas? Send us a message at NYCNow@WNYC.org
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