In the New York Post: NYC pols push state to fix decades-old law blamed for preventing much-needed housing as highlighted by Post probe

Top Manhattan pols are urging Albany to finally yank a decades-old state law that’s been blamed for exacerbating the Big Apple’s housing shortage — ripping it as “a relic of another era,” The Post has learned.

The push set to be unveiled Wednesday — and backed by Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine and most of the island’s City Council delegation — requests that Gov. Kathy Hochul and state legislative leaders include repealing the 1961 law as they finalize this year’s must-pass budget.

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CBS News:  Protesters gather at Columbia University after school says DHS detained student

CBS News: Protesters gather at Columbia University after school says DHS detained student

Federal agents detained a Columbia University student Thursday morning at one of the school's residential buildings, acting President Claire Shipman wrote in an email to students. Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal claimed in a social media post that the agents "impersonated NYPD with fake badges and a phony missing persons bulletin for a 5 year old girl." CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
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