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U.S. House Speaker Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Schumer speak to reporters during news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington

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Editorial | Time for Schumer to ditch Mitch McConnell from Senate leadership

Posted on December 11, 2020

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Brooklyn

Congressman Max Rose opens account for mayoral bid

Posted on December 11, 2020

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Politics

Biden and Harris win another honor: Time’s Person of the Year

Posted on December 11, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A woman receives the first of two Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine jabs, at Guy’s Hospital in London

Cuomo, New York leaders keep pressure on feds for equitable COVID-19 vaccine plan

Posted on December 10, 2020

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Former Sanitation boss Kathryn Garcia joins list of candidates running for New York City mayor

Posted on December 10, 2020

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Second wave having killer impact on Staten Island, with 25% of city’s COVID-19 deaths: Cuomo

Posted on December 9, 2020

Andre Johnson, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive patient, sits in his isolation room at Roseland Community Hospital on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois

U.S. inches closer to vaccine approval, economic relief as pandemic rages on

Posted on December 9, 2020

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With vaccine deliveries come questions of layoffs, raising taxes, Cuomo says

Posted on December 9, 2020

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Politics

Biden pick for defense secretary in spotlight amid concerns over military background

Posted on December 9, 2020

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U.S. House to take up one-week stopgap bill as COVID-19 talks drag on

Posted on December 9, 2020

Donovan, director of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, answers a question during the Reuters Global Climate Change Summit in Washington

Politics

Shaun Donovan, former HUD secretary, officially jumps into 2021 mayoral race

Posted on December 8, 2020

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Lower East Side

Lower East Side protesters say anti-pol poster not offensive, take aim at development issues

Posted on December 8, 2020

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Senate’s McConnell urges dropping liability, state aid in COVID-19 deal; Schumer rejects

Posted on December 8, 2020

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers pre-Thanksgiving speech at transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware

Biden outlines COVID-19 vaccine goal: 100 million shots in 100 days

Posted on December 8, 2020

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U.S. Speaker Pelosi backs putting $1,200 checks for people in next COVID-19 bill

Posted on December 8, 2020

Donald Trump

Politics

‘The people have spoken’: Judges reject two more U.S. election challenges

Posted on December 7, 2020

FILE PHOTO: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks at a media conference in Los Angeles

Health

Biden picks Becerra as health secretary as he builds team to battle COVID-19

Posted on December 7, 2020

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Downtown

Rally outside of City Hall to re-open schools for middle and high school students

Posted on December 6, 2020

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New Queens borough prez Richards promises better day for renters in swearing in ceremony

Posted on December 6, 2020

A patient is wheeled into a hospital during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Manhattan pols seek to close indoor dining, non-essential offices amid COVID-19 rise

Posted on December 6, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump participates in a medal ceremony in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington

Politics

Outgoing president presses Georgia governor in blatant attempt to ignore election results and usurp voters

Posted on December 5, 2020

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Eight NYC mayoral hopefuls talk tenant protection and housing policies at forum

Posted on December 5, 2020

FILE PHOTO: People gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments in Trump administration’s bid to end the DACA program in Washington

Politics

U.S. government ordered to reinstate protections for ‘Dreamers’

Posted on December 5, 2020

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Politics

Brooklyn Democrats sued for consolidating vacancy appointments to party leadership

Posted on December 4, 2020

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Chinatown

Chinatown, Lower East Side advocates press mayor to stop high-rise vision for area

Posted on December 4, 2020

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Business

Pipe dream? De Blasio announces opposition to Brooklyn pipeline, but critics say it’s too little, too late

Posted on December 3, 2020

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Brooklyn

Progressives accuse Brooklyn Dems of using nonbinary gender rule for power grab

Posted on December 3, 2020

FILE PHOTO: White House coronavirus task force holds a briefing at the White House in Washington

White House coronavirus adviser Fauci to meet with Biden transition team: CBS

Posted on December 3, 2020

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Politics

Political leaders and activists hold Zoom rally to repeal ‘Walking While Trans’ ban

Posted on December 3, 2020

FILE PHOTO: President Donald Trump returns from Camp David

Politics

Explainer: Could Trump preemptively pardon his family — or even himself?

Posted on December 3, 2020

NY: Mac’s Public House Protest Over COVID-19 Closure – Don’t bring down the ship

Dying for a drink: Staten Island protesters rally at shuttered bar against COVID-19 restrictions

Posted on December 3, 2020

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Queens

Donovan Richards swears in as first Black man to serve as Queens borough president

Posted on December 2, 2020

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Politics

Julie Menin announces city council run with backing of heavy hitters

Posted on December 1, 2020

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Politics

Biden says he hopes Supreme Court rejects Trump bid on 2020 census count

Posted on December 1, 2020

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U.S. bipartisan lawmakers propose $908 billion COVID-19 relief bill

Posted on December 1, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden delivers pre-Thanksgiving speech at transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware

Business

Biden plan to end U.S. fossil fuel subsidies faces big challenges

Posted on December 1, 2020

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Bronx

LGBTQ community rallies around Elisa Crespo after ‘hatchet piece’ on her sex work past

Posted on December 1, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Yellen holds a news conference in Washington

Politics

Biden picks Yellin as treasury head, names other top economic advisers

Posted on November 30, 2020

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Health

President-elect Biden suffers fractures in foot, must wear protective boot

Posted on November 30, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “Vaccine COVID-19” sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration

Schumer, Cuomo say Trump abandonment of states will hobble COVID-19 vaccination effort

Posted on November 29, 2020

A man stands outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington

Politics

U.S. Supreme Court weighs Trump bid to bar illegal immigrants from census totals

Posted on November 29, 2020

Harlem

‘He made us stronger’: City leaders in Harlem bid farewell to former Mayor Dinkins

Posted on November 28, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a Thanksgiving video teleconference with members of the military forces at the White House in Washington

‘The campaign’s claims have no merit’: Trump loses yet another court case over election

Posted on November 27, 2020

Former national security adviser Flynn arrives for sentencing hearing at U.S. District Court in Washington

Politics

Outgoing ‘law & order’ president pardons former national security adviser who lied to FBI

Posted on November 25, 2020

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Lower Manhattan

Homeless advocates outraged after judge orders Lucerne Hotel residents moved from Upper West Side

Posted on November 25, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective face mask walks by 14 Wall Street, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the financial district of New York

Dow hits 30,000 on vaccine progress, Biden transition

Posted on November 24, 2020

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announces announces national security team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware

Politics

Biden says U.S. ‘ready to lead’ again on global stage

Posted on November 24, 2020

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Thanksgiving travel the ‘X factor’ of COVID-19 expectations for Cuomo

Posted on November 24, 2020

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