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Supporters of defendants being prosecuted in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol hold a rally in Washington

Politics

Small, pro-Trump crowd of Capitol attacker sympathizers rally in DC

Posted on September 19, 2021

A U.S. Capitol Police officer patrols the unscalable fence erected around the Capitol ahead of an expected rally Saturday in support of the Jan. 6 defendants in Washington

Politics

U.S. Capitol on high alert as Trumpists converge for rally supporting Jan. 6 attackers

Posted on September 18, 2021

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Politics

Hochul, Benjamin celebrate prevailing wage legislation

Posted on September 17, 2021

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks to the media after a swearing-in ceremony at the New York State Capitol, in Albany, New York

Politics

Hochul signs decarceration bill amid Rikers controversy

Posted on September 17, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden gives remarks at Mather Airport, California

Politics

Biden expects Congress to approve spending, infrastructure bills

Posted on September 16, 2021

FILE PHOTO: US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform focused on the cost of prescription drugs in Washington

Politics

U.S. House panel to probe oil companies over climate disinformation

Posted on September 16, 2021

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Politics

Hochul expects 240 Afghan refugees to come to New York City

Posted on September 16, 2021

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GodSquad violence interrupters celebrate 11 years of crime reduction

Health

‘No words can describe the trauma’: Pressure mounts on city to fix Rikers Island crisis

Posted on September 15, 2021

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte tour Rikers Island where he met with Correction Officers and held a press conference

Politics

De Blasio pledges to visit chaotic Rikers Island before his term is up

Posted on September 15, 2021

COVID

Hochul defends NYS vaccine mandate for health care workers after federal judge blocks order

Posted on September 15, 2021

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AG James says she is actively looking into Rikers allegations

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Sliwa slams Adams on fair fares, driving record

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Witt’s World: A Journalist Day of Atonement

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NYPD may shut down subway stations ahead of future storms

Posted on September 14, 2021

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Politics

Emergency plan aims to help inmates, NYC ‘get the hell’ off Rikers Island: de Blasio

Posted on September 14, 2021

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Queens

‘I just witnessed an attempted suicide’: Elected officials shaken during latest Rikers Island visit

Posted on September 13, 2021

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Brooklyn

De Blasio advocates for crash victim rights after deadly Brooklyn crash over the weekend

Posted on September 13, 2021

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Remembering 9/11

World Trade Center restaurant workers call for fair wages on 9/11 anniversary

Posted on September 13, 2021

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Adams vows that NYC won’t be ‘anti-business’ under his watch

The skyline of lower Manhattan is seen before sunrise in New York

Politics

U.S. House Democrats seek corporate tax increase to 26.5 percent

Posted on September 13, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Mobile vaccination teams begin visiting Los Angeles schools to vaccinate middle and high school students

How will Biden’s vaccine mandate impact workers, companies?

Posted on September 13, 2021

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Harlem

Harlem hails Lieutenant Governor Benjamin in community swearing-in ceremony

Posted on September 12, 2021

NY:Memorial march honors 9/11 first responders

Lower Manhattan

A march with HEART: Unions honor workers who toiled during 9/11 recovery at Ground Zero

Posted on September 12, 2021

Commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City

Remembering 9/11

FBI releases declassified 9/11 document after Biden order

Posted on September 12, 2021

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Remembering 9/11

Law enforcement to beef up security over 9/11 anniversary weekend

Posted on September 10, 2021

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Mayor increases police presence near schools to enforce traffic safety

Posted on September 10, 2021

The first members of the Hassebroek family are vaccinated in New York

Health

NYC Council approves bill expanding health care access for uninsured New Yorkers

Posted on September 9, 2021

U.S. Justice Department announces lawsuit to block enforcement of Texas abortion ban, during news conference in Washington

Health

Biden administration sues Texas, seeking to block new abortion ban

Posted on September 9, 2021

Members Of New York Police Department Receive Covid-19 Vaccine

City prepares for widespread enforcement of vaccine mandates across NYC

Posted on September 9, 2021

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Brian Benjamin officially sworn in as New York Lieutenant Governor

Posted on September 9, 2021

FILE PHOTO: View of the U.S. Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington

Politics

Explainer: U.S. Senate referee in spotlight as Democrats pursue major spending

Posted on September 9, 2021

U.S. President Biden hosts labor unions event at the White House in Washington

With cases surging, Biden to launch six-point plan against COVID-19

Posted on September 9, 2021

FILE PHOTO: David Chipman, retired ATF Special Agent, testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Protecting America from Assault Weapons” at the Capitol in Washington

Politics

White House pulls Biden nominee Chipman to lead ATF firearms agency

Posted on September 9, 2021

A bike locked up at a street

Can you lock your bike to a NYC street sign? DOT chief won’t say

Posted on September 8, 2021

U.S. Capitol police outside the Capitol building in Washington

Politics

U.S. Capitol Police brace for potential repeat of pro-Trump rally violence

Posted on September 8, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

NYPD counterterrorism officers outline safety plan for 9/‌11

Posted on September 8, 2021

Governor Andrew Cuomo Holds Meeting with Mayor Van Johnson

Politics

Hochul says Cuomo loyalist Larry Schwartz not part of her administration

Posted on September 8, 2021

NY: Suozzi Welcomes Afghan Family he Helped Evacuate from Kabul

Upper West Side

‘I got another life’: Upper West Side man jubilant to be reunited with wife, kids after they evacuate Afghanistan

Posted on September 8, 2021

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Queens

De Blasio exempts illegal basement apartments from fines during hurricane recovery

Posted on September 8, 2021

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De Blasio signs emergency order for post-Ida building repairs

Posted on September 7, 2021

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AOC shares how her office is helping constituents amid the Afghanistan evacuation efforts

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NYC crime rate drops, shootings plummet in August: NYPD

Posted on September 7, 2021

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Gay City News

Alphonso David fired by Human Rights Campaign

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A family’s stimulus check from the U.S. Treasury for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) aid arrived in the mail in Milton

Business

U.S. Congress stuck between a rock and a hard place on raising debt limit

Posted on September 7, 2021

Governor Hochul Tours Storm Damaged Home in Upper Manhattan

Politics

Hochul urges Biden to approve major disaster declaration for flood-stricken New York

Posted on September 5, 2021

A bus navigates past abandoned cars on a flooded highway in Queens, New York

Queens

Biden to visit storm-ravaged Queens on Tuesday

Posted on September 4, 2021

A sign is pictured at the entrance to a Planned Parenthood building in New York

Politics

Planned Parenthood wins a victory in battle over new Texas anti-abortion law

Posted on September 4, 2021

More from around NYC

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Mayoral candidate Michael Blake qualifies for $2M in matching funds just days before primary

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Victoria’s Secrets: Vote, vote, vote!

NY: Jonathan Blum Art Show

‘Undeniably Jonathan’: Arts Gowanus celebrates artist Jonathan Blum’s 60th birthday with retrospective art show

Mayor Eric Adams on NYC Pride, his LGBTQ record, gender-affirming care, and more