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How Much Will Cleaning Up NYC Cost?

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A $14.5 million makeover will clean up New York City’s trashy side, Mayor Eric Adams said.

Adams unveiled “Get Stuff Clean”, a (literal) sweeping effort to clean more than 1,000 neglected areas across the city.

“America’s biggest city is going to be America’s cleanest city,” he said. “We’re investing more than $14 million this fiscal year alone to participate in the largest cleanup effort in decades.”

More than 200 new sanitation workers will be added to cleaning efforts across the city, the ...

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Real estate gets its candidate for mayor: Eric Adams

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Adams was heavily supported by business interests and real estate in particular. However, that was not the primary reason he won the Democratic primary, nor does it mean he will be in developers’ pockets when he takes office in January: His campaign platform calls for “aggressive” housing construction, but he has also blamed development for increasing rents in communities of color, criticized Brooklyn developers and recommended slashing the height of proposed towers that were opposed by NIMBY groups.

Adams, the Brooklyn-born son of a house cleaner and a butcher, and former captain in the ...

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Miami-Dade orders all non-essential businesses closed due to coronavirus

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Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has expanded his order of businesses that must close — and those that can remain open — during the coronavirus pandemic. All malls and casinos will have to shut down. Construction sites, hotels and banks can remain open.

Medical facilities, grocery stores, gas stations and restaurant kitchens can stay open for pick-up and delivery. The announcement is effective Thursday at 9 p.m.

Gimenez ordered all non-essential ...

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