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Honor guard escorts casket carrying Charles Rangel

Politics

Remembering Charles Rangel: Body of late Congressman arrives at City Hall to lie in state

Posted on June 11, 2025

Andrew Cuomo speaking about Trump and ICE

2025 Mayor’s Race

Cuomo warns: Trump would send federal troops to NYC; mayoral candidate urges protesters to remain peaceful

Posted on June 11, 2025

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Ranked-choice voting: A refresher on how the system works ahead of the June 24 primary in NYC

Posted on June 11, 2025

Voting stations at P.S. 166 in Astoria.

Politics

Solidarity PAC launches 2025 NYC voter guide for Democratic primary; ranks Cuomo, opposes Mamdani

Posted on June 11, 2025

Rally in Manhattan to protect the rule of law

Massive anti-Trump protests planned in NYC for national ‘No Kings Day’

Posted on June 11, 2025

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo lands endorsement of former Gov. Paterson and head of Manhattan Democrats

Posted on June 11, 2025

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Meet the City Council Candidates for Manhattan’s District 4

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QNS

González-Rojas calls Trump a ‘fascist’ over federal response to anti-ICE demonstrations

Jumaane Williams, Jenifer Rajkumar, and Marty Dolan are the three Democratic contenders for this cycle's NYC public advocate election.

Politics

2025 Elections: Who are the Democrats running for NYC public advocate?

Posted on June 11, 2025

FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg attend a campaign event in Chattanooga

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Democratic frontrunner Cuomo nabs support from former Mayor Mike Bloomberg

Posted on June 10, 2025

Immigrant in elevator after being arrested by ICE agents in Lower Manhattan court

Gone in 30 seconds: Frantic scenes in Lower Manhattan as ICE agents apprehend immigrants attending court hearings

Posted on June 10, 2025

ICE agent at Manhattan immigration court

Legal Aid Society condemns ICE raids at NYC immigration courts

Posted on June 10, 2025

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Meet the City Council Candidates for Manhattan’s District 1

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2025 Mayor’s Race

ICE raids: Adams doesn’t ‘foresee’ Trump sending troops to quell NYC protests; leading rivals present plans

Posted on June 10, 2025

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QNS

Rozic and Stavisky pass bill to combat antisemitism on college campuses

State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, and Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton lead a news conference on the Million Dollar Staircase at the New York State Capitol in Albany ahead of Monday's vote.

Health

New York on the cusp of allowing medical aid in helping terminally ill die as state Senate sends controversial bill to Hochul’s desk

Posted on June 10, 2025

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QNS

New York passes bill requiring stores to accept cash payments, protecting unbanked and low-income shoppers

Masked ICE agents in immigration court in Lower Manhattan

‘Living hell’: ICE presence at Manhattan immigration court fueling fear and anger among lawyers and visitors alike

Posted on June 9, 2025

Andrew Cuomo speaking in mayor's race

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: CFB awards Cuomo chunk of public funds it withheld over preliminary findings of illegal coordination with Super PAC

Posted on June 9, 2025

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Politics

2025 Elections: Who are the four Democrats running for NYC comptroller in the June 24 primary?

Posted on June 9, 2025

NYPD commissioner and Espaillat holding check for camera funding

NYPD to install more cameras around Upper Manhattan with security funding from Espaillat

Posted on June 9, 2025

New Yorkers protest Trump travel ban and anti-immigrant policies

Trump travel ban on 12 African and Asian nations ‘racist’ and un-American, New York pols and advocates say

Posted on June 9, 2025

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Bronx Times

Mayor Adams announces plan to close Rikers jail barge, create marine terminal in Hunts Point

District 5

PoliticsNY

Meet the City Council Candidates for Manhattan’s District 5

Members of Congress denied entry into ICE facility

Politics

NYC Congress members fume after being denied access to ICE detainment centers in Lower Manhattan: ‘This is not Russia’

Posted on June 8, 2025

ICE agents in Lower Manhattan.

2025 Mayor’s Race

On thin ICE: Protests erupt in New York and Los Angeles over Trump admin’s targeting of immigrants in nation’s two biggest cities

Posted on June 8, 2025

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media next to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, with Tesla cars in the background, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

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From bros to foes: how the unlikely Trump-Musk relationship imploded

Posted on June 7, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: State Sen. Jessica Ramos stuns with endorsement of Andrew Cuomo

Posted on June 6, 2025

Members of the New York State Tenant Bloc rally outside the Rent Guidelines Board meeting at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on April 30, demanding a rent freeze

Politics

Rent freeze debate heats up as NYC board prepares to vote on increases

Posted on June 6, 2025

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Meet the City Council Candidates for Manhattan’s District 2

Public Advocate Debate June 4

Politics

Williams, Rajkumar trade blows over misconduct allegations, Mayor Adams ties in heated Public Advocate debate

Posted on June 6, 2025

City Comptroller Brad Lander at NYC Mayor's Race debate

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Lander ‘grateful,’ not disappointed, over AOC third-place mayoral endorsement

Posted on June 5, 2025

Speaker Adrienne Adams speaking at debate

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Speaker Adams goes live with first TV ad pitching her as the ‘no drama’ candidate

Posted on June 5, 2025

City Comptroller Brad Lander speaking at podium

2025 Mayor’s Race

‘Arbitrary cruelty’: Lander slams ICE court house detentions, observes immigration hearings

Posted on June 5, 2025

Manhattan City Council District 5 primary candidates Julie Menin and Collin Thompson

Election 2025: Incumbent faces challenger in Manhattan’s City Council District 5 primary race

Posted on June 5, 2025

AOC speaking at rally

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: AOC endorses Mamdani first in ranked-choice slate aimed at overcoming Cuomo

Posted on June 5, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order to shut down the Department of Education

Politics

Trump cannot proceed with gutting US Education Department, court rules

Posted on June 5, 2025

Democratic mayoral candidates spar with Andrew Cuomo on debate stage

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Rivals rip into frontrunner Cuomo during first Democratic primary debate

Posted on June 4, 2025

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Bronx Times

Kingsbridge Armory developer, local nonprofit announce community ownership agreement

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QNS

Paladino stands by Mamdani deportation post as Democrats blast ‘xenophobic’ rhetoric

NYC housing in Trump era

Politics

New York shelter and supportive housing provider sounds alarm over Trump’s proposed housing cuts

Posted on June 4, 2025

Birth control pills and IUD

Politics

Op-ed | Expanding birth control access in New York

Posted on June 4, 2025

One in three respondents reported their quality of life as being "good" or "excellent."

Business

New Yorkers’ quality of life and public safety ratings remain low but improve since 2023, survey shows

Posted on June 4, 2025

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Politics

NYC’s largest housing voucher program expands, but lawmakers say it’s not enough

Posted on June 3, 2025

Mayor Adams speaks at a press conference

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mayor Adams accuses Cuomo of running on reversing problems he caused as governor

Posted on June 3, 2025

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QNS

Paladino calls for Mamdani’s deportation, prompting backlash from mayoral candidate

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QNS

Holden accuses Council of ‘crying wolf’ on e-bike dangers while blocking safety bill

Astoria Post

Cabán’s R.E.C.E.I.P.T.S. Act clears City Council, streamlines public benefits process

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Little Caesars to celebrate new Jamaica location with free pizza giveaway Saturday

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Sunny’s Bar in Red Hook defies odds, recognized for inspiring disaster comeback

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