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2021 Elections: Who’s running for the 6th City Council District seat

Posted on April 1, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden holds news conference at the White House in Washington

Business

Analysis: Can Joe Biden recreate the U.S. economy he grew up with?

Posted on April 1, 2021

Virtual media availability at City Hall

Politics

De Blasio signs on for more diversity in the NYPD

Posted on March 31, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden hosts meeting on infrastructure with members of Congress at the White House in Washington

Biden kicks off effort to reshape U.S. economy with infrastructure package

Posted on March 31, 2021

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Constantinides resigning as city councilman for leadership position at Variety Boys and Girls Club

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De Blasio thanks state pols for correcting ‘mistakes of the past’ in pot legalization

Posted on March 31, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

‘We need to save our mothers’: Mayoral hopeful Garcia outlines plan to boost healthcare for NYC women

Posted on March 30, 2021

A sanitation truck cleans up 6th Ave after the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York

Politics

Spring cleaning: NYC gives funding boost to Sanitation Department to help NYC sparkle again

Posted on March 30, 2021

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NYC Comptroller candidates weigh-in on weed bill

Google pledges to upload millions to NYC for COVID-19 vaccines and economic recovery

Posted on March 30, 2021

Aren’t journalists essential? New York left reporters on back of the vaccine line

Posted on March 30, 2021

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Scott Stringer puts small businesses at the front and center of mayoral recovery plan

Posted on March 29, 2021

On stimulus spending, Andrew Yang says take it easy – but City Hall and Stringer have other ideas

Posted on March 29, 2021

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30 for 30: Cuomo opens COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to thirtysomethings Tuesday; all others April 6

Posted on March 29, 2021

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COVID-19 vaccine eligible to all New Yorkers as of April 6, Cuomo says

Posted on March 29, 2021

A woman smokes a joint on the day Canada legalizes recreational marijuana at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto

Business

Cuomo’s marijuana deal with legislature mirrors much of de Blasio’s 2018 legalization plan

Posted on March 29, 2021

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Politics

U.S. Supreme Court takes up bid to revive defense of Kentucky abortion law

Posted on March 29, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

Schumer pushes FTA to give disabled New Yorkers a lift

Posted on March 28, 2021

FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo waves goodbye as he departs an event in New York City

Politics

Cuomo aides subpoenaed in sexual harassment probe: report

Posted on March 27, 2021

Coronavirus vaccination site at NYCHA housing complex in Brooklyn

SOMOS, Cuomo team up to boost COVID-19 vaccine delivery in communities of color

Posted on March 26, 2021

Legalizing marijuana was favored in a state Department of Health report released on Friday.

Politics

State seeks to atone for ‘failed war on drugs’ with legal weed bill

Posted on March 25, 2021

Politics

Four police reform bills get NYC Council approval, with de Blasio’s NYPD overhaul debated

Posted on March 25, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden holds news conference at the White House in Washington

Politics

Biden says plans to run again, defends U.S.-Mexico border policy in news conference

Posted on March 25, 2021

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Politics

City Council set to pull NYC press credential duties away from the NYPD

Posted on March 25, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

City councilwoman announces Community Power Act during rally for police accountability in NYPD

Posted on March 25, 2021

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Cuomo forging forward with plans for a post-COVID future

Posted on March 24, 2021

COVID-19 vaccines are administered in Martinsburg, West Virginia

De Blasio: City on track to meet COVID-19 vaccine goals of 5 million doses by June

Posted on March 24, 2021

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Gay City News

Carlos Menchaca bows out of New York City Mayoral Race

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Politics

A more perfect city: de Blasio jumpstarts Racial Justice Commission to amend City Charter

Posted on March 23, 2021

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Seeking the ‘Cure’: NYC expands anti-violence programs while embracing expansive police reform

Posted on March 23, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Biden discusses implementation of American Rescue Plan at the White House in Washington

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Biden calls for tighter gun control measures after Colorado shooting

Posted on March 23, 2021

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An interview with mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia

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Greetings from PoliticsNY, your online home for New York City election news

Posted on March 23, 2021

Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo speaks at the unveiling for the Mother Cabrini statue

Politics

Cuomo impeachment probe may take months, firm’s ties to governor raise doubts

Posted on March 23, 2021

New York goes green

Politics

NYC pumping $6 billion in pension funds toward climate change investments

Posted on March 23, 2021

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Influential women of NYC: Our cup runneth over

Posted on March 23, 2021

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Podcast: Congresswoman Grace Meng, Representing Queens’ Sixth Congressional District

GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES “ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVE” CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE HOUSES OF WORSHIP TO SIGN UP AS VACCINATION SITES

Tax hikes, schmax hikes: Cuomo claims they found $5 billion to avoid big COVID-19 cuts

Posted on March 22, 2021

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Politics

Editorial: Put an end to ignorance in New York City

Posted on March 22, 2021

Govenor Andrew Cuomo arrives at William Reid Houses for press conference on Jan. 23, 2021.

Cuomo unveils new COVID-19 vaccine hub program, lowers eligibility age, shuts press out again

Posted on March 22, 2021

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Hundreds turn up in Columbus Park to protest anti-Asian hate

Posted on March 22, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Michael Cohen, a former lawyer to former U.S. President Donald Trump walks out of his apartment in New York City

Politics

‘Next phase’ of criminal probe into Trump finances: Finding witnesses

Posted on March 22, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

The Ungovernable: Hundreds march for Cuomo’s Impeachment

Posted on March 21, 2021

NYC: Peace Vigil

Appeal for peace: Hundreds hold vigil at Union Square seeking justice for Asian hate crime victims

Posted on March 20, 2021

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo attends an event in New York

Politics

Current Cuomo staffer is 8th woman to accuse governor of sexual misconduct

Posted on March 20, 2021

U.S. President Biden departs on travel to Atlanta, Georgia at the White House in Washington

Politics

Biden, Harris visit Georgia’s Asian-American community leaders after shooting

Posted on March 19, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Biden delivers status update on coronavirus vaccinations at the White House in Washington

Politics

Biden approval grows as more Americans receive vaccinations: Reuters/Ipsos poll

Posted on March 19, 2021

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Harlem

National Action Network unites Mayoral candidates to speak out against Asian hatred

Posted on March 18, 2021

More from around NYC

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Super Foodtown reopens under second-generation ownership in Throggs Neck

State Senator Kristen Gonzalez has proposed a number of policies to raise state revenue amid a threat of federal funding cuts.

Sen. Gonzalez calls for reform to state tax brackets to raise $20B amid threat of federal funding cuts

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Shootings, rape rose across Brooklyn in September, stats show, though overall crime dipped

(L to R) Ayo Edebiri as Maggie and Julia Roberts as Alma in "After the Hunt."

‘After the Hunt’ mistakes arbitrary plot twists for complex thought