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Mayor Adams's Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs Leads a Nonprofit That Funnels Millions Into the Manhattan Institute

Kristen Edgreen Kaufman told Hell Gate she's "not involved" with the think tank, but the Adams admin official has steered nearly $3 million to the group through Acrocorinth, Inc., a nonprofit foundation she runs with her husband.

Drones vs. Birds at the Beach

An outlandish solution to a very solvable problem has, get this, created yet another problem. And more news for your Monday.

Go Ahead and Block the Empire State Building, It Sucks Now

If I want a daily reminder of what I'm supposed to think about, or what observance I'm supposed to solemnly honor, I'll check the Google Doodle.

Oh Great, NYC Killed the Only Good Thing to Come Out of the COVID Era

Instead of building upon one of the few bright spots of the pandemic, curbside dining is now heading for swift extinction beginning on August 3, even as the City insists this isn't the case.

Raising Delivery Drivers' Minimum Wage Made Them More Money, World Didn't End

We're...alive? We're alive! Plus, more links for your Friday.

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