Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is distancing itself from a planned acquisition of a large Bronx industrial center after it emerged that a city real estate official — who is close friends with Adams — had gone to unusual lengths to promote the deal.The administration had been in talks to purchase or lease the newly-built Bronx Industrial Center for as much as $670 million, City Councilman Lincoln Restler said at a hearing on Tuesday. Louis Molina, Commissioner of the Department of Citywide Administrative services, acknowledged that he had met to discuss the possible deal on Oct. 8 with his deputy, Jesse Hamilton, and brokers from Cushman & Wakefield, including the firm’s vice chair Diana Boutross. Days earlier, Hamilton’s and Boutross’s phones had been seized as part of a bribery probe by the Manhattan district attorney.But Molina appeared taken by surprise Tuesday when Restler showed a grainy video in which Hamilton, who supervises the city’s real estate holdings, encouraged city agencies to consider the “phenomenal,” “state-of-the-art industrial space.” Molina said he had never seen the video, which had previously been posted online but was not produced by DCAS’s communications office. Molina said that the acquisition of the Bronx Logistics Center was still “in the early stages of consideration.”Hours later Tuesday evening, the city disowned the whole concept. A DCAS spokesman said that the agency is “not moving forward with the lease or acquisition of the Bronx... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
[ Crains New York | 2024-10-30 17:40:25 UTC ]
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Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is distancing itself from a planned acquisition of a large Bronx industrial center after it emerged that a city real estate official — who is close friends with Adams — had gone to unusual lengths to promote the deal.The administration had been in talks to... Continue reading at Crains New York
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The City Council advanced but weakened Mayor Eric Adams’ City of Yes housing plan in a last-minute deal ratified on Thursday in two committee votes. As part of the agreement, the administration committed to spending $5 billion on affordable housing programs and infrastructure improvements.Many... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2024-11-21 19:06:35 UTC ]
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Another October Prime Day is on the books, but all of the deals haven’t disappeared from Amazon’s site just yet. This year’s Fall Prime Day brought a bunch of discounts on smartphones, speakers, wearables, robot vacuums and more tech, and you can still grab some of the sale prices right now even... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-10 14:00:36 UTC ]
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October Prime Day 2024 has given Prime members another opportunity to save one some of our favorite tech and maybe even snag some holiday gifts early and for less. If you checked out Amazon's site yesterday or today, you may have quickly gotten overwhelmed by the volume of deals — we wouldn't... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-09 23:00:18 UTC ]
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October Prime Day 2024 is half over but you can still save thanks to a slew of deals across the entirety of Amazon’s online storefront. Props to you if you came prepared with a wishlist of items you hope to buy on sale, because it can be easy to get distracted by the thousands of other deals... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-09 15:14:28 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is back this year, returning on October 8 and 9. The “fall Prime Day” of sorts has served as the online retailer’s unofficial kickoff to the holiday shopping season for the past few years. We expect most of the deals to be Prime exclusives, meaning you must be an... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-07 21:00:14 UTC ]
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The Amazon Prime Big Deal Days event is coming up in a few days, so it’s time to start thinking about what you may want to snag at a discount during the sale. Some may shudder at the thought of holiday shopping already, but if you pay the $139 annual fee for Prime, these sale events are a great... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-06 13:12:09 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is back this year, returning on October 8 and 9. The “fall Prime Day” of sorts has served as the online retailer’s unofficial kickoff to the holiday shopping season for the past few years. We expect most of the deals to be Prime exclusives, meaning you must be an... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-04 13:25:06 UTC ]
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Since 2022, Amazon has held a second Prime Day of sorts in October and that sale event is coming back this year, too. Prime Big Deal Days returns on October 8 and 9, but we’re already starting to see some decent deals pop up across Amazon’s site. As per usual, most of the deals we expected to... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-03 19:00:39 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is back this year, returning on October 8 and 9. The “fall Prime Day” of sorts has served as the online retailer’s unofficial kickoff to the holiday shopping season for the past few years. We expect most of the deals to be Prime exclusives, meaning you must be an... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-03 17:54:46 UTC ]
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We know the Amazon Prime Big Deal Days event is coming up soon, so it’s time to start thinking about what you may want to snag at a discount during the sale. Some may shudder at the thought of holiday shopping already, but if you pay the $139 annual fee for Prime, these sale events are a great... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-10-03 14:45:46 UTC ]
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The shift in Facebook's agreements with publishers for video content, first hinted at in January, appear to be moving forward, "multiple sources" told Kurt Wagner of Recode. Wagner reported that while the new pacts still include payment for Facebook Live videos, they encourage publishers to... Continue reading at AdWeek
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Publishers are finding classic tarot card and playful oracle decks more popular than ever. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Eric Adams stood alone in City Hall on Tuesday and tried to project confidence in his imperiled mayoralty as he answered in-depth questions for the first time since his federal corruption indictment.Adams was not seated at a table surrounded by his usual phalanx of deputy mayors, and instead... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2024-10-01 19:47:39 UTC ]
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We knew Amazon would revive its Prime Big Deal Days sale event this fall, but we didn’t know the exact dates until today. The online retailer announced that the sale event will return this year on October 8 and 9, giving us all the more reason to call it October Prime Day as we have done in... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-09-18 16:55:13 UTC ]
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We knew Amazon would revive its Prime Big Deal Days sale event this fall, but we didn’t know the exact dates until today. The online retailer announced that the sale event will return this year on October 8 and 9, giving us all the more reason to call it October Prime Day as we have done in... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2024-09-17 05:03:56 UTC ]
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Mayor Eric Adams nominated the accomplished but controversial attorney Randy Mastro to be the city’s top lawyer on Tuesday, defying expected opposition from the City Council.Mastro, currently a partner at King & Spalding, is a former federal prosecutor who held senior roles in Mayor Rudy... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2024-07-30 18:28:40 UTC ]
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Mayor Eric Adams expresses frequent pride in the number of women he has elevated to senior roles in his administration. But several of those appointees have departed under murky circumstances in the past year, reflecting the continued difficulties those leaders face — especially in... Continue reading at Crains New York
[ Crains New York | 2024-07-16 19:14:25 UTC ]
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We love a good sale, so we’re stoked to see some great USB flash drive deals on Prime Day 2024. Look no further for the best thumb drive discounts from all the big names in flash memory! I’ve even curated these drives by capacity levels, so you can get exactly the right model for your... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2024-07-16 07:02:00 UTC ]
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We know there’s always the temptation to buy a new gadget, a new laptop, a new smartphone, and so on, but with laptop bags and backpacks, they’re more of a necessity than a want. And it’s a good thing you held off getting a new laptop bag or backpack until Prime Day 2024, because we’re... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2024-07-12 11:15:00 UTC ]
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