Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to solve New York City’s housing problem by forcing suburbs like Scarsdale to build 800,000 units over the next decade. She faces heavy resistance.
Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, a Democrat who represents Scarsdale and other parts of Westchester County, said the “proposal would change the complexity of our county in a way that doesn’t make sense.”

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The number of people riding outside trains — which can include riding on top of cars, in between them and hanging on the sides — has more than quadrupled in one year. In an era where social media is so central to status, teens are incentivized to post more daring and eye-catching content, experts said, and videos of teens surfing have gone viral on TikTok. Two recent deaths show the dangers of the trend.

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Hody Childress grew up poor, surviving with his family on sustenance farming and by hunting small game. In 2010, he walked into Geraldine Drugs and pulled the pharmacist aside. “‘I have a question,’” she recalled him saying, “‘Do you ever have anyone who can’t pay for their medication?’”
“‘Well, yeah, that happens a good bit,’” she told him. He handed her a folded hundred-dollar bill and said, “‘The next time that happens, I want you to use this,’” she recalled. “‘I want it to be anonymous. I don’t want to know any details on who you use it on, just tell them this is a blessing from the Lord,’” he told her.
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