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    Optimism, Productivity, and New Normalcy for 2026

    By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large Keep your head up, and on a swivel, could be hardy advice as New Yorkers enter 2026 with all the local, national, and international concerns. As Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani took office on January 1, 2026, he is facing a panorama of citywide...

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