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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

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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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Soho

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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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

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PoliticsNY

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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PoliticsNY

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

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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

Union workers join the HEART 9/11 commemoration march honoring first responders who helped with the 9/11 cleanup and recovery.

Lower Manhattan

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

Posted on September 12, 2021

The Tribute in Light art installation is seen from Empire State Building, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, in New York City, New York, U.S., September 11, 2021. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

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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