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Jeffery C. Mays

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Kenya The New York Times world
19 Aug 2024
NEW YORK — New York City will direct more than 18,000 of its municipal workers to use 311 to give social service workers real-time information to help them steer the almost 4,000 people who live on the streets into shelters.
New York to Use 18,000 City Workers to Identify and Help Homeless
Kenya The New York Times world
19 Aug 2024
NEW YORK — Mayor Bill de Blasio, not far removed from his own failed presidential bid, said Monday that there was “no way in the world” that his predecessor in City Hall, Michael Bloomberg, deserved the Democratic nomination for president.
Bloomberg for President? 'No Way,' His Successor Says
Kenya The New York Times world
18 Aug 2024
NEW YORK — The words “Heil Hitler” and “gas chamber” were scrawled on walls at the Silver Gull in Queens, one of the city’s last beach clubs. A rabbi walking through a park in Brooklyn was punched in the face and bashed with a rock. A gay pride flag outside a Harlem bar was set on fire.
White Supremacists Targeted Her. Now She's Fighting Hate Crime.
Kenya The New York Times world
18 Aug 2024
NEW YORK — Telecommunications firms and mobile-based apps make billions of dollars each year by selling customer location data to marketers and other businesses, offering a vast window into the whereabouts of cellphone and app users, often without their knowledge.
New York City to Consider Banning Sale of Cellphone Location Data
Kenya The New York Times world
18 Aug 2024
NEW YORK — Telecommunications firms and mobile-based apps make billions of dollars per year by selling customer location data to marketers and other businesses, offering a vast window into the whereabouts of cellphone and app users, often without their knowledge.
New York City May Ban Sale of Phone Location Data
Kenya The New York Times world
18 Aug 2024
NEW YORK — Eighteen months after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority banned alcohol advertisements on New York City buses, in subway cars and in stations, the City of New York has followed suit, instituting its own ban on most city-owned properties.
New York Bans Alcohol Ads on Most City Property
Kenya The New York Times world
18 Aug 2024
NEW YORK — Eighteen months after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority banned alcohol advertisements on New York City buses, in subway cars and in stations, the City of New York has followed suit, instituting its own ban on most city-owned properties.
Kenya The New York Times world
17 Aug 2024
NEW YORK — Jumaane D. Williams, a Democratic councilman from Brooklyn, was elected as New York City public advocate Tuesday night, notching a victory over 16 other candidates in a free-for-all race that could give him a platform to seek higher office.
Jumaane Williams Wins Public Advocate Race in New York City