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City’s Board of Elections admits tabulation error, promises new results soon

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Housing advocates make one last stand before the FY 2022 budget vote

Posted on June 29, 2021

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Politics

Eric Adams, Kathryn Garcia lead mayoral race after initial RCV count, but thousands of absentee ballots remain to be counted

Posted on June 29, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Councilmember Farah Louis expected to make full recovery after car crash

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Board of Elections begins counting thousands of absentee ballots in Queens

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Politics

Investing in the future: de Blasio, Schumer announce climate change facility competition on Governors Island

Posted on June 28, 2021

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‘We believe in reaching every part of the city’: Mayor outlines COVID-19 recovery budget for New Yorkers

Posted on June 28, 2021

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Politics

NYC education advocates call on mayor to boost pre-k special education teacher salaries

Posted on June 28, 2021

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Business

White House prepares order directing agencies to consider antitrust concerns – sources

Posted on June 28, 2021

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Voter turnout surged in AOC’s Queens and dropped where COVID raged worst

Posted on June 28, 2021

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Politics

Schumer wants feds to better target gun trafficking to help combat NYC shootings

Posted on June 27, 2021

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New York City high school teacher wins C-SPAN Educational Fellowship

Posted on June 25, 2021

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Cuomo signs Gender Recognition Act while celebrating Pride Week and 10 years of marriage equality

Posted on June 24, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in Washington

Politics

Pelosi announces creation of new committee to probe Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol

Posted on June 24, 2021

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Brooklyn

Adams vows to bring New York City’s mojo back if he wins mayor’s race

Posted on June 24, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks following a bipartisan meeting with U.S. senators about the proposed framework for the infrastructure bill

Politics

Biden gives green light to bipartisan infrastructure plan

Posted on June 24, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Solid primary turnout bolsters Adams, Lander leads

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de Blasio shrugs off latest Cuomo diss about NYC mayor’s competence

Posted on June 24, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on steps to curtail U.S. gun violence, in Washington

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Biden to target ‘merchants of death’ who sell illegal guns, as U.S. homicides spike

Posted on June 24, 2021

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Fear and loathing in SoHo/NoHo from rezoning opponents at first in-person hearing

Posted on June 24, 2021

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Politics

This Queens councilman makes renewed push for another referendum on ranked-choice voting

Posted on June 24, 2021

U.S. Vice President Harris holds an event on voting rights in Washington

Democrats vow ‘long march’ toward voting rights reforms

Posted on June 23, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Nadler ramps up advocacy for cross harbor freight tunnel

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U.S. Supreme Court declines to expand police search powers

Posted on June 23, 2021

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Lander emerges ahead of Johnson in city comptroller’s race

Posted on June 23, 2021

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Levine and Hoylman neck-and-neck in Manhattan borough president race

Posted on June 23, 2021

New York City mayoral primary election

Adams builds solid first-choice lead, but plenty of counting remains in NYC mayor’s race

Posted on June 23, 2021

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Alvin Bragg pulls ahead in tight Manhattan DA race

Posted on June 22, 2021

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Richards, Crowley battle for top spot in closely contested Queens borough president race

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Politics

NYC ELECTION STATS: Early ballot numbers show leads for Adams for mayor, Lander for comptroller

Posted on June 22, 2021

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QNS

Polls close in Queens as voters wait for results of primary elections

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POLLS CLOSED: Vote counting set to begin for 2021 New York City primary elections

Posted on June 22, 2021

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Bronx residents cast their votes in the New York City mayoral primary

Posted on June 22, 2021

People gather at Ebenezer Baptist Church during a stop on the Freedom Ride For Voting Rights in Atlanta

Politics

On ‘Freedom Riders’ 60th anniversary, voting activists ask Biden to do more

Posted on June 22, 2021

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Brooklyn

Who does Mayor de Blasio want to succeed him? He’s not saying

Posted on June 22, 2021

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QNS

Bill that would reduce re-incarceration due to minor parole violations awaits Cuomo’s signature

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Queens residents cast their votes on Primary Day

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn residents head to the polls to cast their votes in the Primary Election

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LIVE UPDATES: Manhattanites cast their ballots for mayor and other local races on Primary Day

Posted on June 22, 2021

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DECISION TIME: Polls now open across New York City for big mayoral primary

Posted on June 22, 2021

A polling site on special election day in Far Rockaway, Queens on Feb. 23. (Photo by Gabriele Holtermann)

PoliticsNY

Post election timeline to the final results

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Politics

The final push: Mayoral candidates Garcia, Yang and Adams stump for last-minute votes in NYC

Posted on June 21, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Republicans attend weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington

Politics

Senate’s ‘nothing but no’ McConnell stands as roadblock to Biden agenda

Posted on June 21, 2021

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Business

Thirteen groups oppose two Big Tech antitrust bills before U.S. Congress

Posted on June 21, 2021

Yang and Garcia, Democratic candidates for New York City Mayor, speak during a campaign appearance

Politics

De Blasio bashes mayoral candidates Yang and Garcia’s “opportunistic” alliance

Posted on June 21, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Wiley defends Ranked Choice Voting against voter suppression allegations

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Brooklyn

‘Dad Gang’ breaks down racial stereotypes during Father’s Day march in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park

Posted on June 20, 2021

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Queens

Schumer, Queens pols rally for a safer summer amid rising crime

Posted on June 20, 2021

More from around NYC

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Bronxites hit litter out of the park

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Man suspected of burglarizing a half dozen businesses in and around Flushing: NYPD

NY: NYCEDC celebrates Pier6 6 ground breaking

From rust to oasis: Pier 6 in Sunset Park breaks ground on $25M transformation into public green space

Upon entering Oberon, patrons are greeted by a collection of mirrors and a sign introducing the space.

Oberon, a new queer cocktail bar, opens in Williamsburg