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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

Governor Hochul Tours Flood Damaged Homes in East Elmhurst, Queens

Politics

IDA CLEANUP: NYC opens service centers in each borough, AG James wants housing vouchers for basement tenants

Posted on September 4, 2021

U.S. President Biden delivers remarks on August Jobs Report in Washington

Remembering 9/11

Biden orders declassification review of documents related to Sept. 11 attacks

Posted on September 4, 2021

Aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Louisiana

Politics

Biden to visit Louisiana to see Hurricane Ida damage, New Jersey death toll rises

Posted on September 3, 2021

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Politics

Historic deadly rains put spotlight on city’s lack of preparation

Posted on September 3, 2021

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

Politics

Elected officials warn New York City not ready for effects of climate change after Hurricane Ida triggers flash floods

Posted on September 2, 2021

Rent Relief

Newest eviction moratorium takes effect in NY as Hochul signs special session bill

Posted on September 2, 2021

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Queens

‘It broke the door in!’ Queens residents recount terrifying night of flooding

Posted on September 2, 2021

Back To School

Politics

Quarantining public school students will get mix of live and asynchronous remote learning this fall

Posted on September 2, 2021

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Politics

Just the beginning: Hochul tells New Yorkers to prepare and repair for more severe storms due to climate change

Posted on September 2, 2021

U.S. House Committee investigating the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol holds first hearing in Washington

Politics

Republican Liz Cheney named as vice chair of U.S. House panel investigating Jan. 6 attack

Posted on September 2, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Sheinkopf Speaks: De Blasio farewell tour begins

PoliticsNY

Sanders floats bill to stop unjust home foreclosures

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PoliticsNY

Witt’s World: The pragmatism of progressive politics

Kathryn Garcia, Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor, speaks to supporters before participating in the Democratic primary debate in New York

Politics

Hochul appoints Kathryn Garcia to senior administration position

Posted on September 1, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Abortion rights activists rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington

Politics

De Blasio, women’s leaders condemn ‘dystopian’ Texas abortion ban, SCOTUS ignorance

Posted on September 1, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court justices hear a major abortion case on the legality of a Republican-backed Louisiana law that imposes restrictions on abortion doctors, on Capitol Hill in Washington

Health

Texas six-week abortion ban takes effect as Supreme Court ignores case

Posted on September 1, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

Rikers wrath: Families, advocates demand mayor immediately reduce prison population

Posted on August 31, 2021

Evictions

Politics

Hochul faces first test in eviction moratorium special session

Posted on August 31, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Two Brooklynites cuffed in connection to Capitol riot

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Upper West Side

Sliwa condemns latest gun violence in Manhattan, sends Guardian Angels to neighborhood

Posted on August 31, 2021

Afghan refugees arrive at Dulles Airport in Virginia

Politics

New York City working with feds to prep JFK Airport for arrival of Afghan refugees

Posted on August 31, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about Afghanistan, in Washington

Politics

U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan brings Biden new tests at home

Posted on August 31, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Suozzi, AOC make political bedfellows for SUNY Maritime Funding

Karla Conrad and Denver Foote, canvassers with Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, knock on doors to register people to vote in upcoming local elections in Des Moines, Iowa

Democrats counter Republican-led voter restrictions with early, aggressive outreach

Posted on August 31, 2021

A CH-47 Chinook is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul

Politics

It’s finally over: U.S. completes withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan after 20-year conflict

Posted on August 30, 2021

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‘People should never live like this!’ Life inside a Wards Island homeless shelter

Posted on August 30, 2021

The judge’s bench is seen behind plexiglass, due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan, New York City

Politics

Out of order! De Blasio, NYS courts trade barbs over slow criminal case processing

Posted on August 30, 2021

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Queens

Solidarity with Sikhs: De Blasio joins turban tying ceremony in Queens

Posted on August 29, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Brian Benjamin: Meet the new LG, a Harvard & Brown graduate who can freestyle rap too

New York Governor Kathy Hochul chooses Democratic New York State Senator Brian Benjamin as Lieutenant Governor in New York

Politics

Brian Benjamin officially named as Lieutenant Governor of New York

Posted on August 26, 2021

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Gay City News

LGBTQ leaders outline expectations for Governor Hochul

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PoliticsNY

Study questions proposed federal marijuana legislation

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Holy Vax! Mayor adds more incentives for youth vaccinations

Posted on August 26, 2021

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Brooklyn

Hochul welcomes Afghan refugees as Fort Hamilton army base demures

Posted on August 25, 2021

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Hochul’s COVID-19 death toll revision earns praise of NYC lawmakers, Cuomo critics

Posted on August 25, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer holds news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Politics

Schumer says infrastructure bills edge U.S. close to Biden climate goals

Posted on August 25, 2021

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Politics

Hochul rumored to tap Manhattan state Senator Brian Benjamin as next lieutenant governor

Posted on August 25, 2021

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Politics

Gov. Hochul vows speedier rent and excluded workers relief

Posted on August 24, 2021

U.S. House Speaker Pelosi arrives for a House Democratic caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Politics

After setback, U.S. House Democrats near deal on Biden agenda

Posted on August 24, 2021

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Politics

Reporter’s Notebook: De Blasio gets yoke of Cuomo off his neck, heralds Hochul’s arrival

Posted on August 24, 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

Governor Hochul wants New Yorkers to believe in government again on first day in office

Posted on August 24, 2021

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Manhattan lead paint confusion casts new doubts on moving public housing to private management

Posted on August 24, 2021

Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge swears in Kathy Hochul

THE NEW GOVERNOR: Hochul takes office at midnight ceremony

Posted on August 24, 2021

More from around NYC

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Lincoln Hospital hosts blood drive, takes part in multiple community celebrations

Cops are looking for this suspect, who allegedly shot a man in Far Rockaway in broad daylight on Tuesday, Aug. 12.

Gunman wanted in Far Rockaway shooting, victim ‘uncooperative’ with detectives: Source

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‘Unsteady, combustible, illegal’: DOB says Brooklyn Mirage was riddled with safety issues even as owners claimed it was ‘show ready’

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Seattle.

Federal appeals court expands ‘ministerial exception’ to customer service representative