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Gov. Cuomo signs landmark open-government law

State agencies must now make documents available prior to public meetings

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The Daily Q: Which city workers will be on duty Christmas Day?

Which city workers will be on duty Christmas Day? The work year is winding down but a group of city workers have a busy weekend ahead of them. For one thing, New York City drew a record number of tourists this year β€” estimates say 50 million visitors by the close of 2011 β€” and […]

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Attorney General Cuomo, 2007

The mystery of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s missing records

A year after he left office as state attorney general, files have not appeared in the State Archives

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Hundreds seek to get warrants dismissed at Project Safe Surrender

Bedford-Stuyvesant report: Police stops haunt residents under suspicion

At an event to resolve unpaid summonses, Brooklyn residents attest to the toll of police interrogations

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State Assembly leaves open-government bill in limbo

Without a signature by the end of the year, disclosure bill will disappear in an automatic veto

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Despite drops, number of stop-and-frisks headed toward record high

Fewer than 6 percent of those stopped this summer were arrested

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What’s happening at other privately owned public spaces downtown?

Zuccotti Park is not the only privately owned public space downtown that must be open to the public 24/7

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875 Third Ave.

Behind closed gates: Inaccessible ‘public spaces’

WNYC listeners and New York World readers report back on plazas and lobbies improperly blocked off from public access

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Privately owned, publicly treasured: Your favorite hidden spaces

WNYC listeners and New York World readers reveal the best privately owned public spaces in Manhattan

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Disappearing state web archives prompt questions about preservation

Years of planning documents for rebuilding the Tappan Zee bridge vanish, prompting an outcry and restoration β€” for now

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