March 15, 2025

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USC Marching Band raises funds to get to Macy’s Day Parade

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – The University of South Carolina (USC) Marching Band needs your help to get more than 375 of their members to New York City for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in November. Audra Vaz, The Assistant Dean for Advancement at the USC School of Music, told WIS for travel, room and board

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Investment

Three Drivers Behind Surge In New York City Investment Sales

New York. View through a window of a luxury penthouse over Manhattan getty Three drivers contributed to a pickup in New York City investment sales in 1H 2024 resulting in $11.79 billion in trades, up 26% from 2H 2023, according to Ariel Property Advisors’ New York City 2024 Mid-Year Sales Report. New York City investment

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Finance

New York State’s $100M program to publicly finance campaigns prompts emergency fix

ALBANY — New York State has issued an emergency order to better verify contributors to campaigns before the state matches cash contributions under the new public campaign financing program. The order was made two days after the June primary and in the midst of the program’s biggest rollout leading to the November legislative elections. It followed

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New York City to fully restore library funding in 2025 fiscal year budget

NEW YORK — Funding for New York City libraries is being fully restored in the 2025 fiscal year budget. That means libraries will return to being open seven days a week. Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said Thursday that $58.3 million will be restored to the three city public library systems,

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Investment

Let’s Swim NYC: Mayor Adams, NYC Parks announce $1 billion investment into public pools over next 5 years

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — With the extreme heat taking over over New York City this week, the need for public pool access is at an all-time high. And city officials are tackling the issue for now and the future. Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation on Tuesday

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Finance

NYC Campaign Finance Board backs expanding straw donor enforcement powers amid Adams campaign issues

The head of New York City’s Campaign Finance Board voiced support Friday for a number of City Council bills that would expand the watchdog entity’s straw donor enforcement powers amid ongoing issues and investigations related to Mayor Adams’ campaign. Neither the mayor nor his campaign have been accused of wrongdoing. Still, Adams’ 2021 campaign has

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Funds

MTA warns of future without congestion pricing funding – NBC New York

New Yorker lawmakers ended the legislative session without plugging the MTA funding gap caused by Gov. Kathy Hochul’s abrupt cancellation of the June 30 congestion pricing launch. The failure to act now leaves a billion dollar hole in the transit agency’s budget and further questions about how New York plans to pay for long-awaited updates

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Property

Inside luxe Financial District property

Real Estate By Riley Cardoza Published May 14, 2024, 1:24 p.m. ET Wendy Williams’ New York City penthouse has been sold.thewendyexperiencepodcast/Instagram Wendy Williams’ extravagant New York City penthouse is off the market. The former talk show host’s 2,400 square foot property in the Financial District, which was purchased in July 2021 for $4.5 million, was

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Property

Luxury housing market: Horror stories about super-rich tenants in Manhattan

There’s a segment of the super-rich in Manhattan who can easily afford to buy luxury property but for a number of reasons choose to rent instead. In a deep dive into this elite crowd, the Financial Times talked to several real estate brokers who revealed that rent can range from $25,000 to $75,000 per month,

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