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Trouble over coffee? Former Starbucks employee files lawsuit against coffee giant with the help of DCWP.

Politics

Grounds for dismissal: NYC sues Starbucks for wrongful termination of local barista

Posted on March 12, 2025

Speaker Adams speaks about 2025 NYC mayor's race

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Speaker Adams ‘confident’ she can fundraise, amass support quickly for late bid

Posted on March 12, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams at Hazel Dukes memorial ceremony

Harlem

Remembering Hazel Dukes: NYC pols honor life of civil rights icon at Harlem service

Posted on March 12, 2025

a group of people rallying in Midtown Manhattan about e-bike riding in NYC and e-bike safety

E-bikes in NYC: Safety advocates rally in Midtown for registration law to combat ‘lawless’ riding

Posted on March 12, 2025

Jackson Heights Post

Assembly Member Cruz slams NYC ICE policies, introduces immigrant protection bills

Mayor Adams speaks about NYC mayor's race

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC mayor’s race: Incumbent Adams insists he isn’t fazed by key allies snubbing him for Cuomo

Posted on March 11, 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul gathered a Youth Mental Health Roundtable to announce a 'distraction-free schools' proposal.

Politics

‘Bell-to-Bell’: How Governor Hochul is seeking to protect kids from digital distractions in schools

Posted on March 11, 2025

Mayor Adams speaking at press conference

Mayor Adams Indictment

Mayor Adams fumes over press’ focus on Mahmoud Khalil arrest instead of legal filing he says exonerates him

Posted on March 11, 2025

Mayor Adams with shotgun at NYPD announcement about illegal firearms seizures

Brooklyn

Mayor Adams rails against critics while touting record illegal gun seizures in Brooklyn: ‘The numbers don’t lie; your noise lies’

Posted on March 10, 2025

City Comptroller Brad Lander in 2025 NYC mayor's race

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC mayor’s race: Lander hits Cuomo over report about state still paying millions in legal fees related to scandals

Posted on March 10, 2025

Civil rights marchers from Selma walk across Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn

‘Back to the Bridges’: Demonstrators march across the Brooklyn Bridge for civil rights on 60th anniversary of ‘Blood Sunday’

Posted on March 9, 2025

NYC Mayoral Race: Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Harlem

NYC mayor’s race: Cuomo pledges to hire 5,000 NYPD officers as part of public safety plan

Posted on March 9, 2025

International Women's Day March in Lower Manhattan

International Women’s Day march in Manhattan sees call to reject Trump admin attacks on civil rights

Posted on March 9, 2025

Mayor Adams testifies at Congress hearing on sanctuary city

Politics

Mayor Adams indictment: Court-appointed counsel recommends fed judge dismiss case in its entirety

Posted on March 7, 2025

A group of protesters called on their community to continue their support for Ukraine following President Trump's decision to remove military aid.

Politics

Fears of an emboldened Putin rise among New Yorkers from Ukraine and other former Soviet republics

Posted on March 7, 2025

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Bronx Times

Former Bronx BP Ruben Diaz Jr. backs Cuomo for NYC mayor, dealing blow to Adams

Columbia University says it has begun suspending students Monday afternoon as tensions ran high following a 2 p.m. deadline to vacate the lawn.

Politics

Trump admin cancels $400M in federal grants for Columbia University over alleged failure to stem antisemitism

Posted on March 7, 2025

Brooklyn Paper

‘The Chisholm Effect’: Brooklyn celebrates Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s legacy at Children’s Museum

Mayor Eric Adams

Mayor Adams Indictment

Mayor Adams replaces 4 deputy mayors who left over his alleged quid pro quo with Trump Justice Department

Posted on March 7, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC mayor’s race: Cuomo’s opponents bash him over report he’s only lived in NYC full-time since September

Posted on March 6, 2025

Jeremy Kudon Photo

PoliticsNY

Op-Ed | More Than Just a Game: How Mobile Betting is Keeping March Madness Safe and Regulated

A coalition of peace groups called for the end of nuclear power.

Politics

Activists call for an end to nuclear energy and weapons outside the United Nations

Posted on March 6, 2025

Speaker Adams gives speech before entering NYC mayoral race

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC mayoral race: Speaker Adams officially joins crowded contest to unseat Mayor Adams

Posted on March 6, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams responds to Cuomo campaign

Politics

Mayor Adams’ approval rating hits all-time low; more than half of poll respondents saying he should resign

Posted on March 5, 2025

Mayor Adams testifies at Congress hearing on sanctuary city

Politics

Mayor Adams in the House: As Republicans go easy, Dems press him on quid pro quo during heated immigration hearing

Posted on March 5, 2025

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine.

Politics

EXCLUSIVE | City Comptroller hopeful Mark Levine wants to use city pension funds to build 75,000 affordable homes

Posted on March 5, 2025

Ukrainian flags can be spotted plastered across glass and hanging from window sills with photos of Trump reading “No kings.” Other banners read: “abort Prez Musk.”

Politics

Little Ukraine residents pull no punches after Trump-Zelenskyy White House meeting, pause on military aid

Posted on March 4, 2025

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams delivered her final State of the City speech as she appears likely to launch a bid for mayor. Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Politics

State of the City: Speaker Adams lays out vision for NYC leadership in speech teeing up mayoral run

Posted on March 4, 2025

QNS

Mayoral candidates address Queens voters at Jamaica community forum

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Brooklyn Paper

Nurses at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn receive immediate raise after reaching contract agreement, avoiding strike

Mayor Eric Adams responds to Cuomo campaign

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC mayoral race: Eric Adams says NYC needs to be saved from Cuomo after ex-governor jumped into race

Posted on March 3, 2025

"New York wants you" Governor Hochul said to federal workers impacted by the DOGE federal layoffs.

Politics

Hochul looks to support federal workers axed by ‘Elon Musk and his clueless cadre of career killers’

Posted on March 3, 2025

NYC LGBTQ+ members rally in Albany to protect civil rights in Trump era

Politics

Advocates for NYC LGBTQ+ community rally in Albany to protect civil rights in Trump era

Posted on March 3, 2025

Michael Blake to run for mayor.

Caribbean Life

Michael Blake, son of Jamaican immigrants, runs for NYC Mayor

A women holding a board

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC mayoral race: Cuomo’s comeback attempt faces opposition from protesters over sex harassment allegations that forced him out of office

Posted on March 2, 2025

Andrew Cuomo speaking at podium in NYC mayoral race

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC mayoral race: Andrew Cuomo criticizes state of a city ‘in trouble,’ outlines action plan at first campaign speech

Posted on March 2, 2025

Gov. Kathy Hochul delivers remarks to churchgoers at the Greater Allen AME Cathedral on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Queens

Hochul touts economic agenda, vows to fight Medicaid cuts in Sunday visits to Queens

Posted on March 2, 2025

NYC mayoral race forum candidates speaking and listening

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC mayoral race: Democratic candidates debate affordable housing, mental health in shadow of Cuomo’s entry into contest

Posted on March 2, 2025

Protest against Elon Musk at Tesla dealership in Manhattan

‘Pull the plug’: New Yorkers protest Elon Musk’s government rampage outside Manhattan Tesla dealership

Posted on March 2, 2025

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC mayoral race: Andrew Cuomo finally declares himself a candidate after months of speculation

Posted on March 1, 2025

Dr. Hazel Dukes in 2023

Politics

Dr. Hazel Dukes, 92, remembered as long-time champion of civil rights in NY

Posted on March 1, 2025

Former city Comptroller Scott Stringer. Feb 13, 2025.

Mayor Adams Indictment

Mayoral hopeful Stringer cautions Gov. Hochul’s proposed guardrails for Adams go too far

Posted on February 28, 2025

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Bronx Times

Guardian Angels begin regular patrol of new migrant shelter site

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn GOP seat swaps could pave way for Ari Kagan’s return to city council

Amanda Lefton testifies during the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee when she was director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on Thursday, May 13, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

LI Press

Long Islander Amanda Lefton named new DEC commissioner

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QNS

Asian American Republican Club of Queens officially launches in Flushing

Protesters Rally Against Elon Musk Outside OPM Office

Bronx Times

Bronx native Army veteran fired under Trump cuts with days left in probationary period

NYC Mayoral race candidates at debate

Politics

NYC mayoral race: Candidates to attend bilingual forum on key issues with Latino community in Washington Heights

Posted on February 27, 2025

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Sandra Oh & Lupita Nyong'o in Shakespeare in the Park's "Twelfth Night."

Shakespeare in the Park is back with ‘Twelfth Night’