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What do AOC, Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga, Batman, Julius Randle and Santa Claus have in common? They all got write-in votes for NYC mayor

Posted on December 1, 2021

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Comptroller- and mayor-elect announce nonprofit contracts task force

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Lawmaker plans to sue city over noncitizen voting

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Majority Leader Schumer says U.S. Senate will pass debt limit increase ‘soon’

Posted on November 30, 2021

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Ex-Trump chief of staff Meadows cooperating with Jan. 6 panel – for now

Posted on November 30, 2021

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Public Advocate lights world’s largest menorah with message of unity on the second day of Hanukkah

Posted on November 30, 2021

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Adams says he’s zeroing in on commish, chancellor appointments

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Brake the breaks: Williams, disabled rights advocates seek end to corporate parking violation fine discounts

Posted on November 29, 2021

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Congressman Tom Suozzi officially launches bid for governor

Posted on November 29, 2021

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Long Island Democrat Tom Suozzi to decide on run for governor Monday: reports

Posted on November 28, 2021

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No more ‘environmental racism’: Schumer says infrastructure bill will remove lead pipes city’s bowels

Posted on November 24, 2021

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Gov. Hochul nominates upstate judge for state’s top court

Posted on November 24, 2021

Bronx Times

Aleksander Mici files to run for U.S. Senate

Brooklyn Paper

Council votes to approve Gowanus rezoning, ending years-long debates

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Oldest gay bar in Queens to remain in Jackson Heights after purchase of its Roosevelt Avenue building

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Bring them home for the holidays: Families of elder incarcerated individuals call on governor for clemency

Posted on November 23, 2021

Brooklyn Paper

City expands $100 vax incentive to include SOMOS sites

QNS

Controversial Kloud Tequila Grill in Auburndale gets liquor license suspended

QNS

Queens lawmakers and community leaders honor staff members at Bagels & Co., denounce anti-Semitic threat

Brooklyn Paper

Broadway Junction to become ADA-accessible with slate of new elevators

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Exclusive: Families of incarcerated set rally on Tuesday for fair parole laws

Posted on November 22, 2021

QNS

Life’s WORC celebrates $1.5 billion in funding for organizations that support New Yorkers with developmental disabilities

Talking turkey: Governor Hochul packs meals and a punch on Cuomo rebuke

Posted on November 22, 2021

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Five arrested after riots erupt in Middle Village following Kyle Rittenhouse verdict

Brooklyn Paper

Akai Gurley honored with street co-naming outside building where he was killed by police

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State Assembly releases Cuomo impeachment report

Posted on November 22, 2021

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‘Hands off the insulin provision’: Schumer tells GOP not to touch affordable diabetic medication plan in Build Back Better agenda

Posted on November 21, 2021

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Paid family leave in spotlight as Senate weighs Biden social spending plan

Posted on November 21, 2021

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Queens/‌Long Island Congressman Suozzi contemplates joining Adams administration as deputy mayor

Brooklyn Paper

Hochul frees up $1.5 billion in funding for orgs working with developmentally disabled New Yorkers

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Biden to pardon Indiana turkeys Peanut Butter, Jelly for Thanksgiving

Posted on November 19, 2021

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Harris to be first woman to hold U.S. presidential reins as Biden undergoes colonoscopy

Posted on November 19, 2021

Mark Levine looks to ‘chart that course forward’ for Manhattan as its incoming borough president

Posted on November 18, 2021

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Hochul wants to make MTA acting chief Janno Lieber permanent

Posted on November 18, 2021

Brooklyn Paper

Coney Island watchdogs demand DEC revoke permits for ferry project after illegal dredging

Brooklyn Paper

Development begins on long-awaited Shirley Chisholm Rec Center in East Flatbush

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PoliticsNY with Skye: Behind the Curtain with NYC Council Member Carlina Rivera

Day of action: Coalition of New York housing advocates push for reforms to help tenants in distress

Posted on November 16, 2021

Brooklyn Paper

Brannan, Kagan victorious in southern Brooklyn Council races, opponents concede

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City Hall protesters urge NYC prosecutors to do more to review possible wrongful conviction cases

Posted on November 16, 2021

Gay City News

Hochul Signs Trafficking Relief, Gender-Affirming Utilities Legislation

Bronx Times

Protestors against Dinowitz’s school vaccine bill use Nazi imagery

Brooklyn Paper

Hochul, de Blasio spend Sunday at Brooklyn churches as 2022 governor’s race gears up

Business

‘Infrastructure Week’ is here at last: Biden inks $1 trillion bipartisan building bill

Posted on November 15, 2021

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After Nov. 2 Defeats, members call for State Democratic Chair’s resignation

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Trump adviser Bannon threatens Biden ‘regime’ while surrendering to FBI on Capitol riot probe charges

Posted on November 15, 2021

‘Get out of his way’: Adams supporters blast BLM leader Newsome for riot threats over mayor-elect’s police plans

Posted on November 14, 2021

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The gasoline is too damn high: Schumer says New York drivers desperately need relief from surging fuel prices

Posted on November 14, 2021

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