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Feds give green light to Hochul’s $9 NYC congestion pricing plan clearing final bureaucratic hurdle

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Congestion pricing is moving full speed ahead. The Federal Highway Administration OK’d the final bureaucratic step Thursday for the revamped program to collect $9 tolls for cars entering Manhattan below 60th Street starting Jan. 5. The agreement gives the MTA permission to collect congestion tolls under the feds’ value pricing pilot program. The federal sign-off comes after … Read more

The Bronx mansion of the late lyrical poet Stanley Moss sees a nearly $1M price cut mere months after his death

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An aerial of the mansion, which stands in Riverdale, boasting vistas of the Hudson River and the Palisades. Christie’s International Real Estate Group Here’s your chance to own a page of New York’s literary history. In The Bronx, a 10,000-square-foot mansion formerly owned by the late poet Stanley Moss is on the market again with … Read more

Ten American cities where rental prices are actually decreasing

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Here’s some good news for renters: Rent prices are still moving in the right direction—and have fallen for the 15th consecutive month. The median asking rent in the 50 largest metros registered at $1,720, down $23 from last month and $40 from its August 2022 peak, notes Realtor.com economist Jiayi Xu in the October 2024 Rental Report. While … Read more

Epic Toronto conman dubbed ‘Jack of Diamonds’ sentenced to prison in U.S. but still hasn’t paid back victims

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‘I charged a large amount of money on my credit card to purchase the diamonds…. I never received any diamonds just excuses. I had to sell my company,’ one of 200 victims tells court Jack Kronis, circa 1991.Photo by Handout Jack Kronis, a prolific career conman and serial fraudster from Toronto, still owes more than … Read more

Telfar’s Broadway flagship, Paris Bar at Le Meridien, more NYC events

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“Colorama” at Superhouse, Paris Bar at Le Meridien and Telfar’s new Broadway flagship are all on the schedule in this week’s Alexa Calendar. Images: Courtesy of Paris Bar; Courtesy of Superhouse Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide … Read more

California bomb cyclone brings record rain, major mudslide risk

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Santa Rosa (Jeff Chiu/Associated Press) Windsor (Godofredo A. Vásquez/Associated Press) Forestville (Godofredo A. Vásquez/Associated Press) Mt. Shasta (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/Associated Press) Soda Springs (Brooke Hess-Homeier/Associated Press) An atmospheric river dumping rain across Northern California and several feet of snow in the Sierra was making its way across the state Friday, bringing flooding and threatening mudslides … Read more

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