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An NYC Ferry pulls into DUMBO. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY

Double duty: How an overseer of NYC Ferry became an investor

April 17 | Rosa Goldensohn, THE CITY

This story was originally published on April 17 by THE CITY. In early 2018, the company that runs the city’s ferry system scored a major investment from a deep-pocketed firm. Onboard that deal was Mark Patricof, a member of the board of directors that governs the New York City Economic Development Corp. (EDC) — the […]

The lawsuit filed against the city calls the mandatory vaccination order "capricious, contrary to law” and exceeding “lawful authority.” AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Anti-vaxxers sue city over mandatory measles vaccination

April 16 | Scott Enman

An anti-vaxxer organization representing the parents of five unvaccinated children in Williamsburg filed a lawsuit against the city on Monday, asking a judge to vacate a mandate put out last week requiring mandatory measles vaccinations for residents in certain Brooklyn ZIP codes. Robert Krakow, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Patricia Finn of Children’s Health Defense […]