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Bronx Times

City Council approves Just Home housing project despite objections from Mayor Adams, Council Member Marmorato

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QNS

Resorts World earns CAC approval, moves toward final hurdle in bid to win state gaming license

Mayor Eric Adams.

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Adams slams Mamdani and Sliwa, claims there’s a ‘coordinated effort’ to ‘undermine’ his campaign

Posted on September 25, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

Where things stand in the NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani remains in strong position, experts say, with 6 weeks till vote

Posted on September 24, 2025

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2025 NYC mayor's race

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo re-endorsed by Teamsters Joint Council 16 that backed him in primary

Posted on September 24, 2025

FILE - A man in custody was found dead in his cell at the George R. Vierno Center at Rikers Island on Saturday, Aug. 23.

2025 Mayor’s Race

amNY Your Vote: Where does the next NYC mayor stand on the future of Rikers Island?

Posted on September 24, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

Mamdani says he reached out to ABC to reschedule town hall after Jimmy Kimmel reinstated

Posted on September 23, 2025

Tony Simone

PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Tony Simone

Mayor Eric Adams speaking at podium

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams still insists he’s staying in contest following weekend with no public campaign events

Posted on September 22, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

EXCLUSIVE | Mamdani pulls planned ABC town hall event after network suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show

Posted on September 22, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

Sunday in the NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani’s ‘Big Canvass,’ Cuomo’s tough talk on Trump at church, and more

Posted on September 21, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

amNY ‘The Third Rail’: Talking with A train riders about the NYC Mayor’s Race and more

Posted on September 21, 2025

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani wins Sen. Stewart-Cousins’ ‘ringing endorsement,’ capping Albany trifecta

Posted on September 19, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference at City Hall.

Gay City News

Mayor Adams to ‘dig into’ authority to ‘change’ student bathroom policy

NYC bins on 103rd Avenue. City Hall will soon be providing rebate checks to eligible households. Photo courtesy of Office of Council Member Joann Ariola.

QNS

City Hall to provide homeowners with automatic rebate checks for NYC Bins

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Brad Lander, Jumaane Williams and 13 other NYC elected officials arrested by feds at immigration court sit-in

Posted on September 18, 2025

man in shirt sits at court hearing for making terroristic threats against Zohran Mamdani

Politics

Queens DA charges Texas man with hate crimes for making terroristic threats against Zohran Mamdani

Posted on September 18, 2025

Sanitation workers in West Harlem look at trash containers during containerization

Politics

Op-ed | City Council bill to legalize trash bags on our streets is for the rats

Posted on September 18, 2025

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Mayor Adams calls for end to NYC horse-drawn carriage industry; City Council says for political gain

Posted on September 17, 2025

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie speaks to reporters after endorsing Democratic mayoral nominee and frontrunner Zohran Mamdani at a Bronx news conference. Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Speaker Heastie backs Mamdani’s Albany agenda, says he’s ‘not concerned’ about Hochul pushback

Posted on September 17, 2025

NYPD at scene in Brooklyn where man was shot dead

2025 Mayor’s Race

amNY Your Vote: Where do the mayoral candidates stand when it comes to public safety and improving the NYPD?

Posted on September 17, 2025

Al Taylor

PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Al Taylor

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo appears to attribute Hochul, expected Heastie, support for Mamdani to ‘socialist faction’

Posted on September 16, 2025

a man and a woman speaking in microphones. Kathy Hochul and Zohran Mamdani.

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Hochul endorsement of Mamdani gets mixed reactions from Jewish advocates

Posted on September 16, 2025

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Politics

The soaring prices of groceries in NYC: What do the 2025 mayoral candidates say they will do to help cut costs?

Posted on September 16, 2025

Advocates stress that with 60 votes needed in the Senate, Schumer and Democrats have the leverage to block further cuts, and they are calling on him to protect essential federal programs supporting food, water, and climate

Politics

Protestors rally outside Sen. Schumer’s Midtown office urging he ‘hold the line or resign’ against GOP spending cuts

Posted on September 15, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Hochul gives Mamdani crucial endorsement, putting pressure on Schumer and Jeffries

Posted on September 15, 2025

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Politics

NYC homeless advocates livid over Fox News host Brian Kilmeade’s remarks about killing the unhoused, despite his apology

Posted on September 14, 2025

Photos of the four NYC mayoral candidates Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa

2025 Mayor’s Race

Sunday in NYC Mayor’s Race: Candidates talk economy, free buses, housing and Holocaust education during visits

Posted on September 14, 2025

commuters on the M train talking about politics and issues important to them

2025 Mayor’s Race

amNY ‘The Third Rail’: Talking with M train riders about the NYC Mayor’s Race and more

Posted on September 14, 2025

Deliveristas rallied at City Hall for protections from being fired without cause from delivery apps.

Politics

Deliveristas rally at City Hall for protections ahead of vote to block delivery apps from firing without cause

Posted on September 12, 2025

Zohran Mamdani man in beard speaking in microphone at rally

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani says he’ll apologize for past social media post that blasted NYPD as racist

Posted on September 12, 2025

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Bronx Times

President Trump visits Yankee Stadium for 9/11 anniversary game

MetLife Stadium will host eight matches at next summer's FIFA World Cup. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

2025 Mayor’s Race

FIFA says its offering ‘fair access’ while defending dynamic pricing for World Cup tickets after Mamdani criticism

Posted on September 11, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams speaking at a podium

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Adams campaign says its future may rest with ‘independent’ internal poll

Posted on September 11, 2025

An officer in the Quality of Life division patrols Coney Island.

Politics

NYC Mayor’s Race: Where do the candidates stand on improving the city’s quality of life?

Posted on September 11, 2025

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Bronx Times

Fireworks at second hearing on Bally’s Casino plan for Throggs Neck as Marmorato voices concerns over hecklers

Alex Bores

PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Alex Bores

City Council overrides Mayor Adams’ vetoes of legislation to decriminalize street vending, raise minimum wage for grocery delivery workers

Posted on September 10, 2025

Charlie Kirk speaks during a Turning Point USA “American Comeback Tour” event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, Sept. 10, in Orem, Utah, shortly before he was shot.

Politics

Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk killed in Utah, drawing condemnation from New York pols

Posted on September 10, 2025

Zohran Mamdani speaks

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani pushes FIFA to put ‘Game Over Greed,’ stop predatory ticket sales and keep World Cup seats affordable

Posted on September 10, 2025

Ex NYPD commissioner Tom Donlon smirking at camera

Politics

Ex-top cop Donlon’s lawyer urges Trump Justice Department to take over NYPD, citing alleged ‘corruption’

Posted on September 10, 2025

Zohran Mamdani man speaking into microphone during mayor's race

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani leads field by 15%, wins in all one-on-one matchups in yet another poll

Posted on September 10, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams wearing sunglasses while standing in front of podium

2025 Mayor’s Race

Why is Eric Adams staying in the mayor’s race despite low polls? Experts offer a few possible reasons

Posted on September 10, 2025

Rochdale Village residents protest against potential 30% rate hikes. Photo: Paul Frangipane.

QNS

Rochdale Village residents protest against potential 30% rate hikes at Mitchell-Lama complex

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2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Poll finds Mamdani narrowly defeating Cuomo in 2-person race, but dominating 4-way field

Posted on September 9, 2025

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Bronx Times

Adams announces free Chromebooks for 350,000 NYC students this school year

Bronx designer with woman on fitting a dress for a fashion show

Bronx Times

Custom glam: Council Member Farías collabs with Bronx dressmaker Edwin Reyes for elected officials’ fashion show

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In a ‘critical first step,’ City Council to fund low-cost spay and neuter pilot program at Flatbush Cats

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