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NYC Rent Guidelines Board Sets Mid-Year Rate Hike for Stabilized Tenants ([link removed])
The board voted to freeze existing rents for six months before increasing rates for the remaining half of the year, what some members described as a compromise between what tenants and landlords had each been pushing for. The new rules will take effect Oct. 1.

Pandemic Continues to Cause Shortages for NYC’s Blood Supply ([link removed])
COVID-19 cancelled more than a year of school-based blood drives, while the return of pandemic-postponed medical procedures is driving up demand for blood.

Maya Wiley, Kathryn Garcia Urge Voters to Wait for Final Ballot Counts ([link removed])
The two candidates trailing Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams closest in the polls and preliminary results said it was too early to know who the final winner will be. “This is going to be a ranked choice election. This is going to be about not only the one, but also about the twos and threes,

Eric Adams Strikes Celebratory Tone as Ranked Choice Count Begins ([link removed])
Eric Adams predicted victory in New York City’s Democratic primary for mayor Tuesday, telling supporters he was confident he won the June 22 election for the city’s top job.

Andrew Yang Concedes in NYC Mayor’s Race: ‘I’m a Numbers Guy’ ([link removed])
Once a front runner in the race and known for his high-energy campaign, Yang’s position in opinion polls had slipped in recent weeks

Worker Shortages at Some NYC Polls: Missing Translators, ‘A Table With Nobody’ ([link removed])
At the Jacob Riis Settlement Houses poll site in the Queensbridge Houses, a table was set up Tuesday morning to offer translation services for voters. But some chairs sat empty: two of the three Board of Elections translators slated to serve the site—its Spanish-language and Chinese-language interpreters—had yet to show.

‘I Don’t See the Point’: NYers React to Ranked Choice Voting ([link removed])
‘For me it’s not about choice—I know who I want to vote for and I voted for them,’ one voter told City Limits Tuesday. But others said they like RCV, and that it prompted them do more research about the candidates than they normally would.
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Opinion: Our Sons are Among NY’s 65K Ultra-Orthodox Children Lacking Secular Education ([link removed])
‘In high school, one of our boys is receiving zero secular education, and the other will experience the same once he reaches that age. By not addressing this educational neglect, New York is robbing children of the opportunity to reach their full potential in life.’

Opinion: To Protect NY’s Immigrants, End Law Enforcement Cooperation with ICE ([link removed])
‘The New York for All Act would have prohibited state and local agencies, including peace officers and law enforcement, from sharing information with ICE to funnel immigrants into the detention and deportation system.

Opinion: I Interviewed for Andrew Yang’s Nonprofit. It Was Demoralizing. ([link removed])
‘After an exercise in which we innovated a refrigerator to alert users when their food had gone bad, they handed out note cards and asked each of us to write down who we thought did the worst.’
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