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At full scale, the faith-based shelter program will host nearly 1,000 asylum seekers.

Vets in uniform were handing out American flags. The crowd cheered when the U.S. Marine Corps Band began playing.

"The planned four beds per room at the 83rd Street facility raises significant concerns.”

A city official told the Rag that over 33,900 asylum seekers are currently in the city’s care, in 100 emergency shelters around the city.

I wanted to paint in Gale Brewer’s office.

“The city should unearth every available dime before telling agencies to make cuts,” said Council Member Gale Brewer, who initiated the report.

On Wednesday morning, a protest called to oppose the safe haven drew around 25 residents of West 83rd and nearby blocks.

City Councilmember Gale Brewer and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal announced a new program on Wednesday to support young people.

The ‘hood looks cleaner and it’s gratifying to see. For that I wish to express public gratitude.

A 2017 survey commissioned by the Parks Department found the structure to be in a near-catastrophic state of decay.

Over $200,000 worth of illicit products were seized and more than $16,000 in fines were issued.

He coached basketball at the Amsterdam Houses and bought all the players food.

Children posed for pictures with Santa, and received hats, gloves, toys, and steaming hot food.

City and state officials provided updates on the rollout of legalized marijuana.

A growing number of unlicensed “smoke shops” are illegally and openly selling cannabis products on the UWS – and suffering few, if any, legal consequences.

The Upper West Side man arrested on November 19 in connection with an alleged threat to the Jewish community in New York appeared in court on Tuesday to face a new charge: conspiracy.

A man was hit on the head with an umbrella and slashed on his arm.

Brewer got an earful.

While many residents see problems in their neighborhoods, a few voluntarily step up to tackle them.

"The only way to get rid of the rats is to do organics," City Councilmember Gale Brewer told the crowd at a