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New York pols pen legislation to help determine the future status of Puerto Rico

Posted on March 18, 2021

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Brooks-Powers wins Queens District 31 special election in city’s first ranked-choice voting count

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Midtown Manhattan

2021 Elections: Q&A with Keith Powers, who’s running unopposed for re-election to 4th City Council District seat

Posted on March 18, 2021

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo holds daily briefing at State Capitol during outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Albany

Politics

‘If you’ve committed a crime, you can be prosecuted’: Cuomo in agreement with Biden on allegations

Posted on March 17, 2021

U.S. President Biden arrives to begin “Help is Here Tour” at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Politics

Biden backs filibuster reform after top Senate Republican says Democrats would pay if it’s scrapped

Posted on March 17, 2021

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Mayor announces new Emergency Management Commish after Criswell

Posted on March 17, 2021

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Harlem

Embattled Cuomo gets vaccinated against COVID-19 in Harlem while fighting off allegations

Posted on March 17, 2021

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Midtown Manhattan

Subdued St. Patrick’s Day Parade goes on during pandemic at crack of dawn

Posted on March 17, 2021

A domestic violence awareness event was held in Harlem on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017.

Health

De Blasio appeals for more resources to help combat domestic violence in New York City

Posted on March 16, 2021

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Health

No more arrests for sex workers in New York, de Blasio says

Posted on March 16, 2021

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Politics

Queens DA’s office asks that county supreme court toss 700 prostitution cases

Posted on March 16, 2021

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Campaign Finance Board makes big payouts to candidates

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2021 Elections: Who’s running for City Council in the 8th District

Posted on March 16, 2021

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Politics

Democratic-controlled U.S. House to vote on citizenship path for ‘Dreamers’

Posted on March 16, 2021

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Empire Station Complex could include 10 skyscrapers and natural light in existing Penn Station

Posted on March 15, 2021

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Brooklyn Democrat leader endorses Eric Adams for mayor

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Guardian Angel founder Curtis Sliwa tries to earn his wings as mayoral candidate

Posted on March 15, 2021

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Cuomo emphasizes NYC’s budget needs following de Blasio remarks on possible political retribution

Posted on March 15, 2021

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De Blasio vows to expose Cuomo if calls for resignation result in COVID-19 vaccine ‘retribution’

Posted on March 15, 2021

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Health

Gillibrand and Williams call for emergency increase of nutritional programs

Posted on March 14, 2021

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Tricia Shimamura endorsed by former Manhattan BP and mayoral challenger to Guiliani

Posted on March 14, 2021

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Politics

Frontrunners in NYC mayoral race become clearer as campaign contributions released

Posted on March 14, 2021

NYC public schools students, parents, and teachers rally on the steps of the Tweed Courthouse demanding the reopening of NYC public schools.

Lower Manhattan

Parents, students and educators rally in Lower Manhattan for full reopening of NYC public schools

Posted on March 14, 2021

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand deliver remarks on the coronavirus disease

Politics

New York’s Senators Schumer and Gillibrand also want Cuomo out of office

Posted on March 12, 2021

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New York City’s top doc Chokshi gets Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine

Posted on March 12, 2021

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

Politics

Cuomo resists ‘bowing to cancel culture,’ refuses to resign in face of impeachment probe

Posted on March 12, 2021

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Politics

These New York City lawmakers had the best environmental records in 2020

Posted on March 12, 2021

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Politics

‘He should simply resign’: De Blasio joins chorus calling for Cuomo to depart over scandals

Posted on March 12, 2021

House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing titled “Protecting the Timely Delivery of Mail, Medicine, and Mail-in Ballots,

Bronx

Seven NYC Congress members call for Cuomo to resign over sex harassment scandal

Posted on March 12, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. speaks during a news conference to announce the return of The Gold Coffin of Nedjemankh, to the people of Egypt, in New York City

Three is enough: Manhattan DA Vance officially announces he won’t seek re-election

Posted on March 12, 2021

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Assembly Speaker Heastie greenlights impeachment inquiry into Cuomo

Posted on March 11, 2021

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Brooklyn

Yang and Wiley score co-endorsement from Freelancers Union

Posted on March 11, 2021

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QNS

Queens congresswoman joins delegation in opposition of NRG’s Astoria power plant proposal

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Lower Manhattan

Plans to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks begin to take shape in NYC

Posted on March 11, 2021

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De Blasio, Schumer cut out Cuomo as middleman in deliverance of stimulus funds

Posted on March 11, 2021

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‘It is time for Governor Cuomo to resign’: legislators search for options amid scandal

Posted on March 11, 2021

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Upper West Side

2021 Elections: Who’s running for the 9th City Council District seat in Manhattan

Posted on March 11, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate panel holds hearing for attorney general nominee Garland

Politics

Senate confirms Biden nominee Garland as U.S. attorney general

Posted on March 10, 2021

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People of color made up 94% of marijuana arrests by NYPD in 2020, data and Legal Aid says

Posted on March 10, 2021

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NYC continues urging public caution as ‘COVID classic’ and virus variants spread through city

Posted on March 10, 2021

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Loree Sutton drops out of New York City Mayoral Race

The U.S. Capitol is seenas the House prepares to debate the Senate’s version of U.S. President Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan in Washington

Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill wins final approval in House (UPDATED)

Posted on March 10, 2021

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Brooklyn

Andrew Yang and Terrence Floyd discuss police reform at round table meeting in New York City

Posted on March 9, 2021

FILE PHOTO: An NYC Department of Corrections vehicle drives in the entrance to Rikers Island facility in Queens, in New York

Politics

Solitary ending at NYC jails, but incarcerated at Rikers need more COVID-19 vaccines

Posted on March 9, 2021

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Andrew Yang pitches fare-free week on transit; MTA tells him to write them a check

Posted on March 9, 2021

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De Blasio’s $65 million taxi medallion debt relief plan draws snickers from industry, NYC pols

Posted on March 9, 2021

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Julie Menin secures endorsement from Congressman Nadler in City Council race

Posted on March 9, 2021

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Politics

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson officially launches last-minute bid for Comptroller

Posted on March 9, 2021

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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

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‘Boots’ marches through life in the marines in the shadow of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’