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Strand Central Park bookstalls go up for bid

Under the city comptroller’s watchful eye, Parks department must seek competitive bids for beloved literary spot

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Construction permit middlemen face new hurdle to getting the job

Proposed city rules would stiffen job requirements for expeditors who push through paperwork at the Department of Buildings

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There’s a new top dog in town

Debuting this Friday at Central Park: a food cart with a $1.39 million in rent to pay

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City Council ‘participatory budgeting’ to expand

After a dynamic inaugural year of inviting the public to help decide how the New York City Council spends some of its funds, four council members who pioneered the practice here are about to have some company

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As homeless pack shelters, storage brokers seek their stuff

One tactic: names that sound like those of government agencies

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Hailing one of their own

Contributions from taxi drivers could make Ahmadou Diallo the first African in the New York City Council

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Drivers with unpaid parking tickets: has the boot come down on you?

With parking enforcement set to get tougher than ever, we want to ask drivers how you’ve fared until now. If you’ve ever let parking tickets go unpaid, what happened? Was your car towed or booted? Did you hear from the city or a collections company? If so, what did they say?

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Green for greens — while it lasts

A modest serving of Health Bucks entices food stamp recipients to buy farmers market produce

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