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NYC subway fare jumpers easily beat anti-theft ‘fins’ as MTA spends $7.3M to bring program to nearly every station

Stand clear of the closing snorts! The MTA will dish out $7.3 million to expand its anti-fare evasion gadgets to nearly every subway station in the five boroughs — even though rule breakers have been laughing their way right past them. The MTA signed off this week on a deal with Boyce Technologies to add...

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NYC City Council poised to pass NYPD body camera bill in end-of-year steamroll vote

Police lights, body cameras, last-minute action! City Council Dems were poised to steamroll through a controversial bill giving the NYPD’s civilian watchdog direct access to body-worn camera footage Thursday in an end-of-year vote. The measure faced strenuous objections from police unions, who decried it as a slap in the face for rank-and-file cops. The bill would...

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Unions call on President Trump to release Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government control

A new ad from a union-led coalition is calling on President Trump to free mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from their government conservatorship in a bid to boost housing production. The “Remember Us?” spot features Bethpage firefighters, who Trump visited during a trip to Long Island in 2018, asking the president to release...

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