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Brooklyn Paper

City invests $11 million in Old Stone House preservation

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Scale’ of Justice: Hochul signs bill authorizing tighter enforcement of trucks on BQE

U.S. Representative Jordan participates in a Republican-led forum on the possible origins of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, on Capitol Hill in Washington

Politics

Trump ally Jim Jordan draws eye of U.S. House’s Capitol riot probe

Posted on December 22, 2021

President Biden attends the National Education Association’s Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly in Washington

Business

Biden extends pause on student loan repayment through May

Posted on December 22, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Fulton County election worker Ruby Freeman processes ballots in Atlanta

Politics

Special Report: Trump campaign official set up meeting where Georgia election worker was pressured

Posted on December 21, 2021

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Concrete goals: Incoming DOT Commish Rodriguez promises to make half of plastic-protected NYC bike lanes ‘sturdier’

Posted on December 21, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Inauguration postponed: Adams, Lander and Williams call off indoor ceremony in Brooklyn

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Brooklyn Paper

Northern BK state senate race heats up as Rep. Niou challenges Brian Kavanagh

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PoliticsNY

Lander says COVID Testing Needed Before Return to School From Winter Break

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Brooklyn Paper

Adams names five women as deputy mayors

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Politics

Schumer vows action on social policy, voting rights bills despite setback

Posted on December 20, 2021

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Politics

Sue, sue again: Trump takes AG James to court in effort to stop fraud investigation

Posted on December 20, 2021

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Politics

Queens Council member Adrienne Adams celebrates victory in Speaker run

Posted on December 19, 2021

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) walks to a Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Politics

Manchin says he is a ‘no’ on Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ domestic investment bill

Posted on December 19, 2021

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QNS

Adrienne Adams ‘clinches’ Council Speaker race, this time Moya concedes

Eric Adams speaks during a news conference outside Brooklyn borough hall in Brooklyn, New York

Adams avoids lockdown talk amid Omicron-fueled COVID-19 surge in NYC

Posted on December 16, 2021

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Bronx

Rikers Island witnesses 16th death of incarcerated individual this year

Posted on December 15, 2021

U.S. President Biden attends a holiday celebration for Democratic National Committee, in Washington

Politics

Biden says hopes to get social spending bill done this year, will be close

Posted on December 15, 2021

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Politics

FIRST ON amNY: NYC lays out five goals for more freight shipping with bikes, boats, and trains

Posted on December 15, 2021

FILE PHOTO: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows arrives for U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement about early results from the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in the East Room of the White House in Washington

Politics

The Jan. 6 Insurrection: Biden says Meadows deserves contempt charges for failure to testify before investigative panel

Posted on December 15, 2021

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Queens

History made: Mayor-elect Adams officially names Keechant Sewell as first female NYPD Commissioner

Posted on December 15, 2021

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QNS

Moving in stereo: Adrienne Adams, Francisco Moya both declare victory in City Council Speaker race

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PoliticsNY

Adams teases police commissioner appointment, comments on Speaker race

U.S. House Select Committee on Jan. 6th members meet to vote on whether Meadows should be cited for contempt of Congress in Washington

Politics

The Jan. 6 Insurrection: Cheney outs Fox News hosts’ alarmed texts to Trump, panel seeks contempt charges against Meadows

Posted on December 14, 2021

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Queens

Taking flight: Hochul unveils massive $9.5 billion JFK Terminal One airport megaproject

Posted on December 13, 2021

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Politics

Mayor de Blasio claims 500,000 New Yorkers moved out of poverty during his 8-year tenure

Posted on December 13, 2021

FILE PHOTO: The sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol, surrounded by a security fence ahead of an expected rally Saturday in support of the Jan. 6 defendants in Washington

Politics

U.S. House Capitol Jan. 6 probe subpoenas more Trump aides

Posted on December 13, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers closing remarks at the State Department’s virtual Summit for Democracy from the White House in Washington

Politics

Biden and Manchin may speak on Monday as Democrats push $2 trillion spending bill

Posted on December 13, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Racial Justice Commission advances recommendations to scrub city of structural racism

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Politics

Zephyr Teachout halts AG campaign, endorses Tish James

Posted on December 12, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

Protesters march through Lower Manhattan calling for an end to winter evictions

Posted on December 12, 2021

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Lower East Side

Through chainsaws and woodchips: Inside the East Side war over coastal resiliency project at waterfront park

Posted on December 12, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Rapper Kanye West shows President Trump his mobile phone during meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington

Politics

Kanye West publicist pressed Georgia election worker to confess to bogus fraud charges

Posted on December 10, 2021

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Politics

State boosts value of housing voucher for homeless families

Posted on December 10, 2021

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Politics

‘Everybody thinks it can’t happen here until it does’: Protesters outside UN hold fake funeral for democracy, voting rights in America

Posted on December 9, 2021

FILE PHOTO: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in Washington

Politics

U.S. House Jan. 6 probe tells Meadows it has ‘no choice’ but to seek contempt charge

Posted on December 8, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Loft law update gives tenants right to sue in housing court

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PoliticsNY

Lander names executive leadership team at incoming comptroller’s office

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with U.S. President Joe Biden via a video link in Sochi

Politics

Biden, Putin begin talks, RIA says, after U.S. warning of toughest sanctions yet if Russia invades Ukraine

Posted on December 7, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

‘Call a vote!’: Protesters seeking solitary confinement ban demand City Council Speaker Johnson bring bill to floor

Posted on December 6, 2021

U.S. Senate Democrats hold weekly policy lunch at U.S. Capitol in Washington

Politics

U.S. Senate agenda includes Biden investment plan, debt limit, voting rights -Schumer

Posted on December 6, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

New York electeds rally around Planned Parenthood, assure NYC as safe haven for abortion seekers

Posted on December 6, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Former Congressmember Max Rose to run for old seat

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Omicron variant on the rise, elected officials push for COVID-19 and Pandemic Response Centers of Excellence Act

Posted on December 5, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole makes a point during a Memorial Day speech in Clifton

Politics

Former U.S. senator, presidential candidate Bob Dole, dies at age 98

Posted on December 5, 2021

Protestor call for the end of solitary confinement

Lower Manhattan

Exclusive: Advocacy groups say ‘It’s up to Speaker Johnson now’ to end solitary confinement

Posted on December 3, 2021

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Business

Black inspectors sue NYC Buildings Department, citing racial and disability discrimination

Posted on December 2, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with lawmakers to promote his bipartisan infrastructure bill at U.S. Capitol in Washington

Politics

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

More from around NYC

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What’s Happening | Pumpkin patch, farmer’s market, food festival and more

Protesters voiced their concerns about the proposed Metropolitan Park development at Corona Plaza on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Ramy Mahmoud.

Hundreds protest against CAC’s unanimous vote in favor of Metropolitan Park

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City Council grant to fund free field trips to Brooklyn Children’s Museum for Title I schools

Fairyland Movie Panel

ACT UP members join ‘Fairyland’ screening and Q&A