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Politics reporter at @nysfocus | Formerly @CrainsNewYork, @NYC_Patch Tips: nick(at)nysfocus.com, or on Signal: garber.01.

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Reporting on Harlem, Upper East Side & Midtown/Hell's Kitchen for @NYC_Patch. | Tips: nick.garber@patch.com | Twitter: @nick_garber |
Walker, subway rider, native New Yorker

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Hochul Extends Program to Hire Government Workers Faster. Mamdani Opts Out.

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By Nick Garber Verified
| WLIW-FM (Southampton, NY) Verified
New York is extending a program that has filled tens of thousands of government jobs across the state — but New York City, despite facing its own vacancy crisis, is opting out. Governor Kathy Hochul announced in late June that the program, NY HELPS, would be extended through June 2028, two years past its previous expiration date. The program, which began as an emergency pandemic-era effort, allows state and local governments to hire employees more quickly by waiving civil service exams.
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Hochul Extends Program to Hire Government Workers Faster. Mamdani Opts Out.

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By Nick Garber Verified
| News from the States
Share Description Photo courtesy of New York Focus New York is extending a program that has filled tens of thousands of government jobs across the state — but New York City, despite facing its own vacancy crisis, is opting out. Governor Kathy Hochul announced in late June that the program, NY HELPS, would be extended through June 2028, two years past its previous expiration date.
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DSA Dominates Albany Elections Despite Super PAC Deluge

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By Nick Garber Verified, Chris Bragg Verified
| New York FOCUS Verified
At New York Focus, our central mission is to help readers better understand how New York really works. If you think this article succeeded, please consider supporting our mission and making more stories like this one possible. New York is an incongruous state. We’re home to fabulous wealth — if the state were a country, it would have the tenth largest economy in the world — but also the highest rate of wealth inequality. We’re among the most diverse – but also the most segregated.
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