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

Bronx

The week ahead: de Blasio on the clock for promised trip to problem-plagued Rikers Island

Posted on September 26, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Pelosi holds her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Politics

Pelosi says U.S. infrastructure bill will pass, eyes smaller social spending bill

Posted on September 26, 2021

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New York may tap National Guard to replace unvaccinated healthcare workers

Posted on September 26, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building

Politics

What are Congress’ options for funding the government and raising the debt limit?

Posted on September 26, 2021

FILE PHOTO: First day of New York City schools

Court blocks New York City schools vaccine mandate, sets hearing for next week

Posted on September 26, 2021

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Bronx

After NYC jail officials ignored suicide prevention plan, five detainees took their own lives

Posted on September 25, 2021

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PoliticsNY with Skye: Behind the Curtain – Ep. 31 – Matt Cohen, President & CEO, Long Island Association

Posted on September 24, 2021

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Mayoral candidate Adams prepares for the next Ida

Politics

Sliwa demands an apology from Adams campaign over Willowbrook school comments

Posted on September 24, 2021

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Georgia U.S. Senator comes to NYC for fundraiser

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Sheinkopf Speaks: AOC’s gala gown meets the working class

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Politics

‘Let them go!’ Rally at Foley Square demands Biden stop deportations

Posted on September 23, 2021

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Queens

Mayor says New York City has more work to do with anti-violence this year

Posted on September 23, 2021

New York State Department of Health Commissioner Howard Zucker speaks during a news conference at the opening of the the New York State coronavirus disease vaccination site at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, in New York

State Health Commissioner Zucker resigns from post, Hochul announces

Posted on September 23, 2021

Haitian migrants flown out of Texas border city arrive in Port-au-Prince

Politics

U.S. special envoy for Haiti resigns amid deportations: report

Posted on September 23, 2021

A delivery worker cycles throuugh Kips Bay in Manhattan, June 4, 2020.

Business

NYC set to pass food delivery app laws securing workers minimum pay, bathrooms and more

Posted on September 23, 2021

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East New York man charged with killing of four-year-old boy

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Lower Manhattan

‘Torture island’: Calls grow louder for mayor to shutter Rikers, address inhumane conditions

Posted on September 22, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Brooklyn’s Haitian leaders denounce deportation of migrants at Texas border

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards

Queens

Plugged in: De Blasio touts electric conversion for NYC vehicle fleet as part of ‘Climate Week’ investments

Posted on September 22, 2021

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Bronx

De Blasio sparing rod, offering spoils for Rikers Island corrections cops working triple duty

Posted on September 22, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building

Business

Bill to hike debt limit could get U.S. Senate vote next week, Durbin says

Posted on September 22, 2021

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Politics

Brooklyn councilmember talks details of commercial rent bill

Posted on September 21, 2021

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Brooklyn

Cornegy hosts second-annual HBCU Battle of the Bands

Posted on September 21, 2021

The sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Politics

U.S. House to test Republican roadblock in Tuesday debt-limit vote

Posted on September 21, 2021

NY: Human Rights Groups demand closure of Rikers

Gracie Mansion protesters urge de Blasio to act over latest Rikers Island inmate death

Posted on September 21, 2021

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Google spending $2.1 billion to buy St. John’s Terminal in Hudson Square for new campus

Posted on September 21, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Bipartisan legislation bolstering local journalism moves through Congress

U.S. President Joe Biden returns from Delaware to the White House in Washington

Politics

Biden administration seeks to lift U.S. refugee cap to 125,000

Posted on September 21, 2021

FILE PHOTO: The Rikers Island Prison complex is seen from an airplane in the Queens borough of New York City, New York

Politics

After latest Rikers Island death, de Blasio acknowledges more improvements coming

Posted on September 20, 2021

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QNS

Another detainee dies on Rikers Island after electeds warned of deplorable conditions

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Politics

Op-ed | ‘Less is More’ act may mean more trouble than its worth

Posted on September 20, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul in Albany, New York

Politics

Juicing up NYC: Hochul unveils renewable energy projects for Climate Week

Posted on September 20, 2021

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Witt’s World: It’s Time to Welcome Walmart Into NYC

FILE PHOTO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination event outside the Bronx Writing Academy school in New York City

Politics

De Blasio urges speedy FDA approval of Pfizer vaccine on kids 5-11, no vaccine mandate for students yet

Posted on September 20, 2021

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Politics

NYC increases COVID-19 testing for unvaxxed students and teachers after dozens of school-linked infections pop up

Posted on September 20, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Senators Arrive to Vote on Amendments to Infrastructure Bill

Politics

Crunch time for Congress with Joe Biden’s agenda, and debt limit, on the line

Posted on September 20, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Yellen testifies about Treasury budget request

Business

U.S. Treasury’s Yellen: Debt default would ‘permanently’ weaken America

Posted on September 20, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. flag flies outside of the Capitol dome in Washington

Business

Senior House Democrats concede likely scale-back of $3.5 trillion Biden spending bill

Posted on September 19, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Philippine Senator and boxing champion Manny Pacquiao reads his briefing materials as he prepares for the Senate session in Pasay city, Metro Manila

Sports

Boxer Manny Pacquiao to run for Philippine president in 2022

Posted on September 19, 2021

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Health

Seeking a SWAT team: Schumer urges feds to help combat NYC’s growing mosquito problem

Posted on September 19, 2021

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

More from around NYC

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How Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is ending Food Bank’s two nutritional programs for Bronx families

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Homeless man faces 75 years to life in prison for killing estranged wife in front of her daughter in St. Albans: DA

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Brooklyn Book Festival to celebrate 20 years with nine days of literary events

Outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4, 2024.

In long-shot bid, Kim Davis asks Supreme Court to overturn same-sex marriage