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☆ After 2 years of applying for the NYC housing lottery, she finally won her bid. Now she pays $1,000 in rent for her Manhattan apartment.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A millennial woman won the New York City affordable housing lottery after applying for two years. Nkenge Brown, 30, now pays around $1,000 in monthly rent for her one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. AdvertisementNkenge Brown first heard about the New York City housing lottery system four years ago while she was at work. "Someone told me that they won a lottery apartment, and I was like, 'What's that?'" In 2018, the odds of winning the housing lottery were 1 in 592, per the Times.

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☆ It took an Austin developer 4 years to build 4 small homes that he made no money on as the city struggles to bridge the gap between tiny apartments and pricy houses
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

AdvertisementFor decades, the city's restrictive zoning and land-use policies have made missing-middle housing almost impossible to build. But there aren't many options, particularly for homeownership, between mostly high-end apartments and prohibitively expensive single-family homes. But he's concerned the law won't do enough to shorten the permitting process for missing-middle housing construction. The HOME Act will encourage the construction of smaller single-family homes and promote density, making housing — particularly homeownership — more affordable. Turner just wants the city to "level the playing field" for developers who are willing to build missing-middle housing.

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☆ MTA Board passes final vote on congestion pricing plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Mark Morales | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Congestion pricing is coming to New York soon with transit officials officially approving the toll structure at a hearing on Wednesday. New York City will soon join other cities such as London, Stockholm and Singapore, with the new congestion pricing plan. Passenger and commercial vehicles will now pay $15 once they enter the “congestion relief zone,” which is below 60th Street in Manhattan. “One of the biggest goals of this is to finally attack congestion but the other side of the equation is to invest more in transit,” Lieber said. Despite the approval and expected implementation of the tolling plan, multiple lawsuits, such as one spearheaded by New Jersey Gov.

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☆ Bike lanes are good for business
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Freaked-out business owners have been fighting bike lanes coast to coast, in cities from San Diego to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Rowe compared sales taxes in these “Neighborhood Business Districts” with those in similar districts in the city that didn’t get bike lanes. In one NBD, which replaced car lanes and three parking spots with two bike lanes, sales closely tracked those in the bike-less areas, both in peaks and troughs. Sometimes nothing changed, but more often the areas near bike lanes wound up with more employees and more revenue. It’s the new normal.” All the data in the world may prove that bike lanes are good for business.

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☆ Inside a prison healthcare company's ownership shell game
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Dakin Campbell | Nicole Einbinder | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has criticized Corizon successor company YesCare for its opaque corporate structure. Yet Geneva's track record is scant; it only incorporated in November 2021, six months before it got the YesCare contract. AdvertisementOnly one agency with a YesCare contract told BI it was aware of the extent to which YesCare had outsourced its operations. AdvertisementAn October 2022 YesCare bid document, submitted to the Alabama Department of Corrections, says PharmaCorr will dispense all prescription medications for YesCare. AdvertisementThe agreement between Geneva and prison healthcare provider YesCare requires YesCare to pay at least $500,000 a month to Geneva.

Persons: Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Corizon, YesCare, —, Dick Durbin, Raphael Prober, Prober's nonanswer, Warren, Christopher M, Lopez, Robert Green, Corizon —, Green, Lori Mayer, Aaron Kaufman, Chris Atkinson, Joel Landau, Tehum, Martin Horn, Alabama Department of Corrections YesCare, Thomas Mailey, Bryan Baker, Isaac Lefkowitz, Perigrove, — Lefkowitz, Lefkowitz, David Gefner, Gefner, Storm Harper, PharmaCorr, Jeff Sholey, Steven Weiss, Atkinson, Sara Tirschwell, Zalman Shapiro, Tirschwell, Michael Farrier, Jeffrey Sholey, Judge Lopez Organizations: Service, Corizon Health, Business, Getty, YesCare Holdings, Justice Department, Tehum Care Services, Geneva Consulting, Genesis Healthcare, BI, Geneva, American Correctional Association, . Maryland Department of Public Safety, Correctional, CHS, PharmaCorr, University of West, of Health, Allure, New York State Department of Health, Public, New York City Department of Correction, Alabama Department of Corrections, Alabama, New York State Department of Corrections, Community Supervision, Doña, Okaloosa, LinkedIn, YesCare, YesCare . Alabama Department of Corrections, Gefner, Court, Western, of, Corizon's, Florida's, Florida's Hillsborough County Sheriff's, Tehum's Locations: Missouri, Houston, Texas, Geneva, Florida, Alabama, New Jersey, YesCare, University of West Florida, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Riker's, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, Okaloosa County , Florida, Wyoming, Maryland, Colorado , Florida, North Carolina, Suffern , New York, YesCare's Alabama, of Missouri, Florida's Hillsborough County

☆ Why it’s so hard to find an apartment you can afford
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Anna Bahney | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Washington, DC CNN —Finding a new apartment to rent can be a slog. In New York City, the rental vacancy rate, which is the share of habitable unoccupied units, has dropped to a record low 1.4%. In Boston, the rental vacancy rate was a very tight 2.6% at the end of last year, according to the Census Bureau. However, the most recent vacancy rate is also lower than the more typical 3.6% from prior to the pandemic. In the fourth quarter of 2023, the rental vacancy rate was 6.6%.

Persons: Maria Torres, ”, Orphe Divounguy, “, that’s, Lawrence Yun, Yun Organizations: DC CNN, New York City Department of Housing Preservation, Development, Census, New York City, Springer, Real Estate Investment Services, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, National Association of Realtors Locations: Washington, Northeastern, New York, Boston, New York City, Yorker, Manhattan, Northeast, Southern, Austin , Texas

☆ A man who has lived in a New York City hotel rent-free for 5 years may finally have to move out
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA New Yorker successfully lived in the iconic New Yorker Hotel building for half a decade without paying a single cent in rent — but the jig is up. Police arrested Mickey Barreto last week and charged him with filing fraudulent property records after attempting to claim homeownership of the hotel, according to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. For the Manhattan district attorney, it was the last straw. Advertisement“As alleged, Mickey Barreto repeatedly and fraudulently claimed ownership of one of the City’s most iconic landmarks, the New Yorker Hotel,” Alvin Bragg, Manhattan district attorney said in a statement. Business Insider reached out to Barreto through his company, Mickey Barreto Missions, but didn’t hear back before publication.

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NEW YORK (AP) — For five years, a New York City man managed to live rent-free in a landmark Manhattan hotel by exploiting an obscure local housing law. But prosecutors this week said Mickey Barreto went too far when he filed paperwork claiming ownership of the entire New Yorker Hotel building — and tried to charge another tenant rent. “As alleged, Mickey Barreto repeatedly and fraudulently claimed ownership of one of the City’s most iconic landmarks, the New Yorker Hotel,” said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The Unification Church sued Barreto in 2019 over the deed claim, including his representations on LinkedIn as the building's owner. “And I never made a penny out of this.”Barreto said his legal wrangling is activism aimed at denying profits to the Unification Church.

Persons: Mickey Barreto, Barreto, “, ” Barreto, he'd, Barreto “, Sun Myung Moon, ”, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Nikola Tesla, Muhammad Ali, Baretto, Moon Organizations: Holy Spirit Association, New York City Department of Environmental, New Yorker, Attorney, Garden, Penn Station, Yorker, NBC, Unification, Unification Church Locations: New York City, Manhattan, Yorker, New York, Los Angeles, South Korea, Madison, North Korea

☆ Trump's sexual assault on E. Jean Carroll cost him just $2mil. His mouth put him on the hook for nearly $90mil more.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Most of the nearly $100 million Donald Trump owes E. Jean Carroll stems from verbal attacks on her. For the sexual assault, the jury ordered Trump to cough up just over $2 million to the longtime advice columnist. This most recent trial differed from last year's, at which Carroll sued Trump for both the sexual abuse and defamation. AdvertisementE. Jean Carroll with her attorneys Shawn Crowley and Roberta Kaplan following the second trial's jury verdict. Only a massive punitive damages verdict, Carroll's lawyers argued, would get Trump to actually stop.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jean Carroll, Trump, Carroll, —, E, she's, Carroll's, defaming Carroll, Spencer Platt, Chris Mattei, Alex Jones, Mattei, Shawn Crowley, Roberta Kaplan, Yuki Iwamura, wasn't, J, Erik Connolly, Connolly, Carroll —, Donald Trump's, hasn't Organizations: Service, CBS, Trump, Business, Getty, White, AP, Benesch, CNN Locations: Manhattan, New York City

☆ Bench-slapped Trump attorney Alina Habba 'acted more like a lawyer' when the former president wasn't in court, E. Jean Carroll lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

E. Jean Carroll's lawyer said Donald Trump attorney Alina Habba acted more professional when Trump wasn't around. Habba "was much more disciplined" and "acted more like a lawyer," Carroll lawyer Shawn Crowley said. Habba's courtroom antics made headlines during the Carroll defamation trial against Trump. AdvertisementDonald Trump's attorney Alina Habba — whose courtroom antics in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation trial made headlines — "acted more like a lawyer" when the former president wasn't around and buzzing in her ear, Carroll's attorney said. In the same interview, Carroll's attorney Roberta Kaplan said Habba regularly "yelled" at US District Judge Lewis Kaplan during the trial.

Persons: Jean Carroll's, Donald Trump, Alina Habba, Carroll, Shawn Crowley, —, Donald Trump's, Alina Habba —, Jean Carroll, wasn't, Rachel Maddow, Crowley, Trump, defaming, Roberta Kaplan, Habba, Lewis Kaplan Organizations: Trump, Service, US, Business, MSNBC Locations: Manhattan, New York City

☆ Stanley and other drink cups contain lead. Should you be worried?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —First, Stanley cups were all over social media because so many people wanted them. Videos on social media sites such as TikTok show people breaking out a lead testing kit and trying it on their Stanley cups and other travel flasks. And Stanley cups are everywhere. Stanley cups are in the hands of beauty bloggers, the cars of parents at school pickup, and even on the Christmas lists of many kids this past year. The main source of lead exposure in the United States comes from inhaling dust or eating particles contaminated by paint chips.

Persons: Stanley, ”, Jane Houlihan, ” Houlihan, It’s, “, CPSC, Patty Davis, ” Davis, Olga Naidenko, Naidenko Organizations: CNN, Stanley, Pacific Market, “, US Centers for Disease Control, Healthy, US Consumer Product Safety, Amazon, US Environmental Protection Agency, CPSC, US Consumer Product, Safety Commission, CDC, Environmental Protection Agency Locations: Washington, DC, United States

BEIJING (AP) — A landslide in southwestern China’s mountainous Yunnan province early Monday buried 44 people and forced the evacuation of 200 more. The disaster struck just before 6 a.m. in the village of Liangshui, under the town of Tangfang in Zhenxiong County. The county publicity department said rescue efforts were underway to find victims buried in 18 separate houses. The cause of the landslide wasn’t immediately known, although photos from the scene appeared to show snow on the ground. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Organizations: BEIJING, Associated Press Locations: China’s, Yunnan, Liangshui, Tangfang, Zhenxiong County

☆ The key to fighting the urban doom loop might be a downtown beach
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Urban rivers, lakes, and parks can also be the key to making cities more resilient to climate change. The 1,200 tons of sand near Greenwich Village along the Hudson river would have to do. But there's no public pool nearby, and no sanctioned river swim spots in the city. The sandy bluff on Gansevoort peninsula is part of the much larger Hudson River park and looks out over Little Island, a whimsical, highly instagrammable transformation of Pier 55. Seattle has torn down an elevated freeway downtown to make way for a waterfront park.

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☆ There's an easy way cities can lure in more holiday shoppers: Get rid of street parking
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Some shop owners fear that reducing street parking will hurt their sales. But there's mounting evidence that street parking isn't necessarily good for business. The study notes that shop owners often oppose removing street parking around them because they're "afraid of deteriorated accessibility, declining pedestrian frequencies, and lower revenue." Previous studies have shown that bike lanes and more pedestrian-friendly, walkable, and car-light areas are better for business. Shopping districts are much like outdoor malls, which are most convenient and popular when they have both adequate garage parking and are accessible by mass transit.

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☆ New York unveils statue commemorating alligator sewer myth
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —New York City has unveiled a sculpture paying homage to one of the city’s most enduring myths: Alligators lurking in the sewers. The sculpture shows a life-size gator wrapped around a New York City manhole cover, according to a news release from the Union Square Partnership. Designed by Swedish artist Alexander Klingspor, the bronze statue is on display at Union Square Park in Manhattan. Fittingly, the sculpture is entitled “N.Y.C Legend.” The piece will be on display until June 2024, according to the Union Square Partnership. The artwork was created in partnership with New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and Union Square Partnership, and funded by Swedish Mollbrinks Gallery, according to the news release.

Persons: Alexander Klingspor, ” Organizations: CNN, New, Union Square, Union Square Partnership, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Square Partnership, Swedish, Big Apple, gator, Bronx Zoo, The New York Times Locations: New York, Swedish, Manhattan, NYC, Harlem

☆ New York's floods weren't a one-off — here's how the city is preparing for the future
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The same idea could be applied to create cloudburst gardens. Source: New York City Department of Environmental ProtectionNew York City environmental agencies are also working on installing rain gardens. Roughly 12,000 rain gardens have already been installed in New York City sidewalks, according to Aggarwala. Rain gardens line a sidewalk in Queens, NY. Source: NYC WaterAlong with extreme rainstorms, the climate chief is equally or more concerned about the threat of extreme heat, which causes more fatalities in the city rainfall.

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☆ Flash floods foreshadow a threatening reality in New York City
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Denise Chow | Evan Bush | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Cars drive along a flooded street on Church Avenue amid a coastal storm on September 29, 2023 in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn borough New York City. And more than a decade after Hurricane Sandy forced officials to rethink the meaning of climate resilience in New York City, it appears there's still much to be done. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley, calling the storm a "life-threatening rainfall event." The storm caused about $19 billion in damage to New York City. In densely populated cities like New York, flooding risks are heightened because of the built environment and lack of green spaces.

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REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann//File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 28 (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Thursday rejected a bid by Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N), DoorDash Inc and Grubhub Inc to block New York City's novel law setting a minimum wage for app-based delivery workers. The law will require companies to pay delivery workers $17.96 an hour, which will rise to nearly $20 in April 2025. App-based delivery workers are usually treated as independent contractors rather than company employees, so general minimum wage laws do not apply to them. They say city officials based the minimum wage law based on flawed studies and statistics. The companies allege the city's surveys of delivery workers were biased and designed to elicit responses that would justify a minimum wage.

Persons: Arnd, Nicholas Moyne, Moyne, Uber, Daniel Wiessner, Chris Reese, Aurora Ellis Organizations: REUTERS, Uber Technologies, DoorDash Inc, Grubhub Inc, New York, Companies, New York City Department of Consumer and Worker, Thomson Locations: Davos, Switzerland, York, Moyne, United States, Albany , New York

☆ NYC rolls out plan to convert empty office buildings into 20,000 homes as remote working persists
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NYC Mayor Eric Adams outlined a proposal to convert office buildings into affordable homes. Adams said the goal is to create as many as 20,000 homes to help solve the city's housing crisis. "It makes no sense to allow office buildings to sit empty while New Yorkers struggle to find housing. Empty office buildings are an issue across US cities including San Francisco and Chicago. A recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that over 2,000 US office buildings could be transformed into as many as 400,000 apartment units.

Persons: Eric Adams, Adams, Dan Garodnick, Maria Torres, Meta Organizations: Service, New York's Department of City, Housing Opportunity, New York City Department of Buildings, of Standard, Appeals, Springer, Colliers, New York Times, National Bureau of Economic Research Locations: Wall, Silicon, York City, Manhattan, New York, San Francisco, Hudson Yards, Chicago

☆ Cruise will reduce robotaxi fleet by 50% in San Francisco while California DMV investigates ‘incidents’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In an aerial view, Chevrolet Cruise autonomous vehicles sit parked in a staging area on June 08, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Cruise will reduce its robotaxi fleet by 50% in San Francisco, the California Department of Motor Vehicles told CNBC. "The DMV is investigating recent concerning incidents involving Cruise vehicles in San Francisco," a DMV spokesperson said in a statement. In addition to the crash with a firetruck, one Cruise vehicle reportedly got stuck in concrete, and an autonomous vehicle with a passenger got hit by a driver. Last weekend, a slew of Cruise vehicles stalled and slowed traffic outside an outdoor music festival.

Persons: Alphabet's Waymo, Cruise, Greg Dietrerich, Dietrerich, — CNBC's Lora Kolodny Organizations: Chevrolet Cruise, Cruise, California Department of Motor Vehicles, CNBC, General Motors, San, DMV, Cruises Locations: San Francisco , California, Autonomous, San Francisco

☆ Here’s who is on strike in LA, and what it means for Angelenos
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Ellie Stevens | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The strike is the first by LA city workers in more than 40 years. Members voted to authorize the strike only after “repeated labor law violations” by Los Angeles city management, according to the union. “City workers are vital to the function of services for millions of Angelenos every day and to our local economy. Los Angeles city workers hold a rally outside the city hall during a one-day walkout strike in protest over labor negotiations, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 8, 2023. Los Angeles city departments are bracing for the impact of today’s work stoppage and attempting to mitigate disruptions to city operations.

Persons: ” David Green, “, ”, we’re, Lauren Lesure, Sarah Reingewirtz, ’, that’s, ” Green, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Green, Bass, Mike Blake, ” Dae Levine, –, Sam Delouya, Nadia Bidarian Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, LAX, SEIU, InterContinental, Downtown, MediaNews, Los Angeles Daily News, United Auto Workers, Ford, General Motors, Teamsters, UPS, Los Angeles Mayor, Los, Los Angeles World Airports Locations: Los Angeles, Southern California, InterContinental Los, Angeles, Northern California, Jose, California, Los, “ City, Los Angeles , California, U.S, United States

☆ It’s not just actors: Over 11,000 city workers will strike in LA on Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Over 11,000 Los Angeles city workers are planning to strike on Tuesday, according to the union that represents many of the city’s public-sector staff. SEIU 721, which represents more than 95,000 workers in Southern California, said members voted to authorize the strike after “repeated labor law violations” by Los Angeles city management. “City workers are vital to the function of services for millions of Angelenos every day and to our local economy. A summer of strikes nationwideThe strike is the first by LA city workers in more than 40 years and comes amid a wave of union activity in the city and across the country. Get ready for slower serviceLos Angeles city departments are bracing for the impact of Tuesday’s work stoppage and attempting to mitigate disruptions to city operations.

Persons: “, ” David Green, we’re, Green, that’s, ”, ” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, ’, ” Green, ” Dae Levine Organizations: CNN, SEIU, Los Angeles International Airport, City Hall, LAX, ” Los Angeles Mayor, United Auto Workers, Ford, General Motors, Teamsters, UPS, Los, Los Angeles World Airports Locations: Angeles, Los Angeles, Southern California, ” Los, “ City, Northern California, Jose, California, United States

☆ Big X taken down from Twitter roof after San Francisco squabble
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A giant, glowing X no longer marks the spot on the San Francisco high-rise that is headquarters to Elon Musk's messaging company X, formerly known as Twitter. "Beautiful San Francisco, though others forsake you, we will always be your friend," Musk wrote. "This morning, building inspectors observed the structure being dismantled," a spokesperson from the city Department of Building Inspection said by email on Monday. X user @itsmefrenchy123 said they would be "LIVID" over the bright logo, imagining it "right across from your bedroom." "I'm just astounded at the flagrant lack of consideration for anyone ever," wrote X user @DollyMarlowe.

Persons: Musk, X, I'm, Nicholas P, Brown, Peter Henderson, Sheila Dang, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: San, Elon, Twitter, Department of, Locals, Thomson Locations: San Francisco, Francisco

☆ New Yorkers Got Broken Promises. Developers Got 20 Million Sq. Ft.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Urvashi Uberoy | Keith Collins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

These agreements allow developers to build larger towers and earn more revenue in exchange for providing public spaces. “Developers received something that was disproportionately valuable,” said Jerold S. Kayden, a lawyer and professor of urban planning and design at Harvard University and an advocate for keeping privately owned public spaces open to the public. Bonus Building Space The additional space that developers received is often far larger than the public spaces they provided. Here are the 392 buildings with privately owned public spaces. The violations fall under three main categories:Reduced Access In 2021, the plaza at 835 Sixth Avenue was fenced off.

Persons: Jonathan J, Miller, Richard J, Roddewig, ”, Jerold, Kayden, Gale Brewer, ” Ms, Brewer, “, Larry Silverstein, Mr, Silverstein, Melissa Grace, David Rubenstein Organizations: of Buildings, Advisory Services, “, Harvard University, New York’s Department of City Planning, Municipal Art Society of New, The Times, greenwich, madison, Database, New York City Department of City Planning, Department, Environmental, Buildings, Department of, Planning, City, The, of City Planning, Department of City Planning, Wall, Lincoln Center, Times, MANHATTAN BRONX, Yorkers, Real, Board, New, Google Locations: New York City, Central, Municipal Art Society of New York, pennsylvania, greenwich, lincoln, “, Manhattan, MANHATTAN BRONX QUEENS BROOKLYN, New York, AKAM, Brooklyn

☆ China tamps down on gatherings providing harmful information -media
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BEIJING, July 9 (Reuters) - China is tamping down on meetings that provide false information and could harm citizens, state media said, as the authorities step up oversight on what they consider questionable activities in various areas. China wants to curb activities like gatherings and forums that collect fees irregularly and schemes that provide participants money, expensive gifts or securities, it said. The irregular activities include unofficial ventures claiming to be organised by authorities and activities improperly described as "national" "international" or "summits", state media reported. In its recent crackdown, China has shut more than 100,000 online accounts that it said created fake news and content and has targeted rumours that hurt businesses. Reporting by Bernard Orr and Qiaoyi Li; Editing by William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Bernard Orr, Qiaoyi Li, William Mallard Organizations: Department, Communist Party of China Central Committee, Thomson Locations: BEIJING, China, Xinhua

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