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

Health

High time or no time: Marijuana legalization faces make-or-break moment in New York

Posted on February 16, 2021

Coronavirus

‘The last thing we wanted to do’: Cuomo regrets New York nursing home death data ‘void’

Posted on February 15, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden visits the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia

Politics

In NATO debut, Biden’s Pentagon aims to rebuild trust damaged by Trump

Posted on February 15, 2021

FILE PHOTO: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in New York City

Cuomo expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to those with underlying conditions

Posted on February 14, 2021

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Acquitted again by Senate, Trump still a powerful force in Republican politics

Posted on February 14, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Trump supporters protest during a Stop the Steal rally at the U.S. Capitol

Politics

Senate Republicans bail Trump out again, help former president avoid impeachment for Capitol coup

Posted on February 13, 2021

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in Washington

Politics

Trump lawyers use whataboutism as primary, brief defense in impeachment trial over Capitol assault

Posted on February 12, 2021

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Manhattan man busted for threatening to kill elected officials and cable newscasters

Posted on February 12, 2021

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De Blasio wants to ‘know more’ about ‘disturbing’ report on Cuomo nursing home death data

Posted on February 12, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress in Washington

Politics

Georgia prosecutor says Trump probe will look at intent

Posted on February 12, 2021

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Protesters block Midtown traffic with makeshift house as they demand tax on richest New Yorkers

Posted on February 11, 2021

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Politics

House managers rest case in second Trump impeachment, say Capitol attackers were ‘fighting’ for him

Posted on February 11, 2021

Members Of New York Police Department Receive Covid-19 Vaccine

Brooklyn lawmaker to introduce bill that would require vaccine outreach for homebound seniors

Posted on February 11, 2021

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Politics

New documentary explores legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Posted on February 11, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Impeachment trial of former U.S. President Trump continues in Washington

Politics

Graphic riot videos not enough to convict Trump, some Republican senators say

Posted on February 11, 2021

Carolyn Maloney leads a hearing about coronavirus preparedness and response in Washington

Politics

Congresswoman Maloney proposes new gun safety bills on Parkland anniversary

Posted on February 10, 2021

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump protest in Washington

Politics

Democrats argue Trump planted seeds of Capitol attack with false election claims

Posted on February 10, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A St John’s Ambulance volunteer holds a syringe during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinator training course at the Princess Anne Training Centre in Derby

New York pols pen legislation requiring translations on state agency websites for better COVID-19 info accessibility

Posted on February 10, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress in Washington

Politics

Georgia’s biggest county launches criminal probe into Trump efforts to influence election

Posted on February 10, 2021

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Homeless advocates challenge de Blasio’s 2020 claim of creating adequate affordable housing

Posted on February 10, 2021

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First lady McCray gets Pfizer vaccine at Kings County Hospital

Posted on February 9, 2021

An emergency services vehicle is seen outside Citi Field, the home stadium of the MLB’s New York Mets one day ahead of the opening of a portion of the baseball park as a COVID-19 mass vaccination site in Queens, New York

De Blasio concerned about reallocation of COVID-19 vaccine supplies

Posted on February 9, 2021

Second impeachment trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington

Politics

Trump’s impeachment trial starts with graphic video of deadly Capitol assault

Posted on February 9, 2021

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Mayor and City Council seek to move press credential powers away from NYPD

Posted on February 9, 2021

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Haitian-American New Yorkers worry about political crisis back home

Posted on February 9, 2021

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Manhattan lawmakers on the move

Posted on February 9, 2021

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Schumer and AOC announce $2 billion in COVID funeral relief

Posted on February 8, 2021

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Brooklyn borough president candidates speak on diversity in policy

Posted on February 8, 2021

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City Council candidate Christopher Marte calls for budget amnesty for public schools

Posted on February 8, 2021

Sunrise over the U.S. Capitol ahead of former President Trump’s impeachment trial in Washington

Politics

Former president faces filing deadline as second Senate impeachment trial looms

Posted on February 8, 2021

Ray Sanchez joins race for Manhattan’s City Council District 7

Posted on February 8, 2021

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Politics

Editorial | Malliotakis right to reject Greene, wrong to embrace ‘whataboutism’

Posted on February 7, 2021

Honduran migrants, sent back to Guatemala from the U.S., sit at the table after arriving at Casa del Migrante shelter in Guatemala City

Politics

Biden administration suspends Trump asylum deals with El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras

Posted on February 7, 2021

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Brooklyn

Malliotakis takes stand against conspiracy theory-loving lawmaker, votes her off committees

Posted on February 5, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress in Washington

Politics

Trump impeachment defense to attack the process, lawyer says

Posted on February 5, 2021

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers remarks on the coronavirus disease

Politics

Cuomo, Murphy urge Congress to cut the SALT deduction killing New York, New Jersey taxpayers

Posted on February 5, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s Super Tuesday night rally in West Palm Beach

Politics

U.N. chief names Michael Bloomberg climate envoy to rally action

Posted on February 5, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Rudolph Giuliani attends ceremonies held to mark 19th anniversary of September 11, 2001 attacks on World Trade Center in New York

Politics

Smartmatic sues Fox News, Giuliani over election-rigging claims

Posted on February 4, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress in Washington

Politics

House Democrats want former president to testify at his second impeachment trial

Posted on February 4, 2021

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State health commissioner Zucker rebuffs de Blasio’s request to use second COVID-19 doses as first shots

Posted on February 4, 2021

SOMOS Community Care administers Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at pop-up site in New York

Health

Nine pop-up vaccination sites to open in New York City: Cuomo

Posted on February 3, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks a news conference in Dallas

Politics

With party’s future on the line, U.S. Republicans battle over Marjorie Taylor Greene

Posted on February 3, 2021

FILE PHOTO: The Charging Bull or Wall Street Bull is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City

Politics

Big business, Wall Street push role in citywide elections & recovery

Posted on February 3, 2021

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Politics

State lawmakers vote to repeal walking while trans ban

Posted on February 2, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Article of impeachment against former president Trump delivered to Senate

Politics

Trump lawyers, House Democrats spar over looming impeachment trial

Posted on February 2, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate panel holds hearing for transportation nominee

Politics

U.S. Senate confirms Buttigieg to head Transportation Department

Posted on February 2, 2021

People line up at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination site in Plant City, Florida

Restaurant workers in New York will get COVID-19 vaccine priority after all

Posted on February 2, 2021

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

Bronx

Five takeaways from AOC’s Instagram Live on Capitol coup and surviving sex abuse

Posted on February 2, 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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Red Hook Pool expected to reopen Sunday after weeks-long repair

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

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