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Not even close: NYC shifting far less than a billion from NYPD in budget, report finds

Posted on August 18, 2020

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Politics

Postmaster General DeJoy pauses on ‘reforms’ holding off until after presidential election

Posted on August 18, 2020

Politics

U.S. Senate committee concludes Russia used Manafort, WikiLeaks to boost Trump in 2016

Posted on August 18, 2020

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Harris visits the Narrow Way Cafe and Shop in Detroit

Politics

Indians erect banners, pray for Kamala Harris to win U.S. election

Posted on August 18, 2020

U.S. President Trump departs Washington for travel to Iowa and Arizona at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland

Politics

Trump floats false idea that fraud could lead to re-do of November election

Posted on August 18, 2020

Politics

‘One of the most undemocratic things’: Maloney demands end to USPS cuts to ensure mail votes count

Posted on August 18, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Home Team Pub which has recently introduced strict social distancing rules after reopening from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in the Syracuse suburb of Liverpool, New York,

Politics

America’s suburbs, an election battleground, now more diverse, home to lots of working women

Posted on August 18, 2020

Former first lady Michelle Obama addresses the all virtual 2020 Democratic Convention hosted from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Politics

Michelle Obama presses fight for Biden with scathing attack on Trump

Posted on August 18, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his wife Jill appear at an election night rally in Des Moines

Politics

Jill Biden, Bill Clinton headline night No. 2 of Democratic convention

Posted on August 18, 2020

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

Lower East Side

New York City congresswoman helps Lower East Side residents fill out census to ‘Make NY Count’

Posted on August 17, 2020

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Politics

Cuomo tells municipal leaders across New York: Get moving on police reform

Posted on August 17, 2020

President Donald Trump Delivers Remarks at a Bedminster News Conference

Politics

Congressional Democrats plan vote on Postal Service as Trump defends cuts

Posted on August 17, 2020

U.S. President Trump departs Washington for travel to Minnesota and Wisconsin at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland

Trump may support U.S. Postal Service funding if added to stimulus measures: Meadows

Posted on August 17, 2020

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn Democrats add trans, non-binary members to Gender Task Force

Posted on August 17, 2020

United States Postal Service (USPS) mailboxes are seen stored outside a USPS post office facility in the Bronx New York

USPS CRISIS: DeJoy agrees to testify before House panel, James hits Trump for ‘authoritarian power grab’

Posted on August 17, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Balloons drop at the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia

Politics

Explainer: The purpose of U.S. presidential nominating conventions

Posted on August 17, 2020

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Queens

Claire Shulman, who served Queens as borough president for 16 years, dead at 94

Posted on August 16, 2020

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Politics

Pols in New York City demand USPS, Trump administration reverse course on cutbacks

Posted on August 16, 2020

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Stacy Abrams (D), former gubernatorial candidate for Georgia, speaks at the 2019 National Action Network National Convention in New York

Politics

Democrats to highlight 17 ‘rising stars’ in convention keynote

Posted on August 16, 2020

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

Business

House panel calls Postal Service officials to emergency hearing on mail delays

Posted on August 16, 2020

FILE PHOTO: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Delivers Weekly Press Conference

Pelosi considering recalling Congress over Post Office sabotage

Posted on August 16, 2020

Belarusian President Lukashenko speaks during a rally of his supporters in Minsk

Politics

Amid protests over rigged Belarus election, Russia offers to send in military

Posted on August 16, 2020

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Politics

Council watchdog calls for close look at NYPD complaint investigation budget cuts

Posted on August 15, 2020

An individual deposits letters into a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) collection mailbox in Philadelphia

Business

U.S. Postal Service watchdog probing service woes as worries rise about mail ballots

Posted on August 15, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Michael Cohen arrives at his Manhattan apartment in New York City

Politics

Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen says to reveal president’s ‘skeletons’ in upcoming book

Posted on August 15, 2020

A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) post office is pictured in Philadelphia

Politics

U.S. Postal Service warns of ‘significant risk’ of late ballots

Posted on August 14, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump visits the U.S.-Mexico border in San Luis, Arizona

Politics

Trump pushes anti-immigrant message even as coronavirus dominates campaign

Posted on August 14, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington

Politics

U.S. Supreme Court allows easing of Rhode Island voting restrictions

Posted on August 13, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu discuss Middle East peace proposal at White House in Washington

Politics

Israel and the United Arab Emirates reach historic deal to normalize relations with Trump’s help

Posted on August 13, 2020

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Protesters call on Cuomo to support billionaires tax while highlighting food insecurity in Black and immigrant communities

Posted on August 12, 2020

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White House, Democrats show no sign of budging on U.S. coronavirus aid

Posted on August 12, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris joins with striking McDonalds workers in Las Vegas

Politics

Why Kamala Harris may prove an elusive target for Trump

Posted on August 12, 2020

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Politics

New York Congresswoman says choosing Kamala Harris as VP candidate selection is ‘a historic milestone’

Posted on August 12, 2020

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Upper West Side

The real Upper West Side story: Residents at crossroads while coping with influx of homeless and mentally ill

Posted on August 11, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Kamala Harris holds her first organizing event in Los Angeles as she campaigns in the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination race in Los Angeles

Politics

How Kamala Harris found the political identity that had eluded her

Posted on August 11, 2020

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds oversight hearing on Customs and Border Protection agency on Capitol Hill in Washington

Politics

Democratic presidential candidate Biden taps Senator Kamala Harris as running mate

Posted on August 11, 2020

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

Politics

Judges skeptical toward Trump ex-aide Flynn’s bid to immediately end case

Posted on August 11, 2020

U.S. President Trump holds a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic briefing at the White House

Health

Trump: order on pre-existing conditions a ‘double safety net’ despite Obamacare law

Posted on August 11, 2020

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden holds campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware

Politics

Biden expected to announce U.S. presidential running mate this week: source

Posted on August 11, 2020

FILE PHOTO: House Small Business Committee in Washington, DC

Mnuchin sees possible virus deal, but no talks set with Congress

Posted on August 10, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a news conference at his golf resort in Bedminster

Politics

Trump insists grand jury subpoena for tax records is overbroad

Posted on August 10, 2020

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Politics

Return of the rats: Budget cuts means a free lunch for rodents

Posted on August 10, 2020

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Queens rallygoers urge Cuomo to tax billionaires to save low-income communities

Posted on August 9, 2020

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Brooklyn

VIDEO: Latest ‘Back the Blue’ march in Brooklyn takes an ugly turn

Posted on August 9, 2020

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Schumer walks to Pelosi’s office for coronavirus relief negotiations with Mnuchin and Meadows at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

‘Unworkable, weak’ Trump economic orders do more harm than good: Schumer

Posted on August 9, 2020

Politics

Op-ed | Six weeks left to make NYC count in the 2020 Census

Posted on August 9, 2020

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Politics

‘Just laughable’: Cuomo mocks Trump’s executive orders, challenges their legality

Posted on August 9, 2020

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), attends a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington

Pelosi, Mnuchin signal openness to resume COVID-19 aid talks

Posted on August 9, 2020

More from around NYC

More than 100 students from Zeta Charter Schools in the Bronx and Manhattan got a special tour of the Capitol from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Bronx, Manhattan students navigate D.C. amid fed gov closure

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Forest Parkway’s rich history in Woodhaven: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

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Bay Ridge’s John Paul Jones Park reopens after $1.4M renovation

Posing for a picture at the 2024 Village Halloween Parade.

Guide to queer Halloween events in NYC this October