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NYC Comptroller Opens Probe Into Outdoor Dining Permit Delays

The probe targets a council-created, multi-step review process that restaurants say has slowed approvals.

Berlin Police Probe Overnight Tampering at Görlitzer Park Gates

BMC Clears About 70 Hawkers in Kamathipura in Latest Anti-Encroachment Drive

LAPD Seeks Suspect in Silver Lake Reservoir Gropings as Patrols Increase

Bombay HC Rebukes BMC and Police, Orders Spot Checks and Citywide Hawker ID Drive

Bombay High Court Raps BMC and Maharashtra Over Illegal Hawkers, Seeks Affidavit

Park Police Defend Battery Park Fence as Goldman, Advocates Push Changes

Man Arrested After Fire Set at Tokyo’s Shibuya Scramble Crossing

France Gives Rail and Metro Security Wider Powers as Decree Takes Effect

Santa Fe Senate Passes Bill to Ban 'Cuidacoches,' Shifting Enforcement to Municipalities

Karnataka Council Clears Bill to Regulate Hoardings, Let Cities Levy Advertisement Fees

Berlin to Close Görlitzer Park at Night From March 1 With Private Security

Mysuru Launches Crackdown on Illegal Banners as MCC Begins Midnight Removal Drive

Report Calls for More NYC Parking Meters and Peak Pricing, City Hall Is Receptive

Bombay HC Orders BMC to File 10‑Day Plan on Powai Encroachments, Calls ‘Private Road’ Defence an Abdication

San Diego Scales Back Balboa Park Parking Fees, Restores Free Parking for Verified Residents

BMC Clears Encroachments on Mohammed Ali and Ibrahim Merchant Roads in South Mumbai

Maraú Bans Mandatory Charges for Beach Furniture in New Decree

Mexico City Clears Informal Stalls in Centro Histórico, Seizes Over 5,000 Vapes

San Diego Councilmember Proposes Petco Parking Rollbacks as Mayor Stands Firm on Balboa Park Fees