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Politics

July 4 protesters in Midtown sound the alarm against Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ now the law of the land

Posted on July 5, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn’s Ballots: Breaking down the primary election vote

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Walden urges ‘free market’ mayoral candidates to unite against Mamdani

Posted on July 3, 2025

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QNS

Queens Council Members celebrate $2.5 million in funding for AAPI curriculum

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) delivers a marathon speech in opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump's massive tax-cut and spending bill, ahead of a vote on final passage of the legislation in the House of Representatives inside the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol, in this still image from video in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 3, 2025. U.S. House TV/Handout via Reuters

Politics

House passes Trump’s policy bill after Hakeem Jeffries delivers record-breaking opposition speech

Posted on July 3, 2025

Gov. Kathy Hochul on March 2, 2025.

Politics

Hochul suspends top aide over sexual harassment allegations

Posted on July 3, 2025

Man standing at podium with people speaking

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman backs Mayor Adams, urges Cuomo to bow out of general

Posted on July 3, 2025

Primary day man at polls

Politics

New Yorkers to vote on housing policy, election timing in likely November ballot measures

Posted on July 3, 2025

Child and adult high-fiving in a classroom

Politics

Report card time: NYC Public Schools see uptick in reading and math scores during 2024-25 academic year

Posted on July 2, 2025

Queens Post

Council Members Won, Hanif pass bills to protect immigrants from fake lawyers

People holding purple union signs behind man in black suit at podium

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani rallies with new labor supporters who once backed Cuomo in general election show of force

Posted on July 2, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Reverend Al Sharpton says Andrew Cuomo should not pursue general election bid

Posted on July 2, 2025

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QNS

Holden: Council failed veterans in NYC budget while increasing immigration spending

Man in mask looks back at man in suit, with latter providing a stern gaze and hands on hips

Politics

Congressman Dan Goldman looks to block funds in ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ from being used to stop ICE facility inspections

Posted on July 2, 2025

Justin Sanchez a 33-year-old progressive candidate running on a slogan of "cleaning up the damn streets" won the 2025 Democratic Primary election in round four of the ranked choice voting tallies released on Tuesday.

Bronx Times

Justin Sanchez takes District 17, goes on to general election

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn pols take bold stance against Trump, pass landmark immigration protections

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Politics

‘Crime is down’ in historic fashion, Mayor Adams and NYPD say in summing up the first six months of 2025

Posted on July 1, 2025

City Council members with administrators announce passage of new budget

Politics

Anxieties over federal funding cuts cloud approval of NYC fiscal year 2026 budget

Posted on July 1, 2025

Three men (Zohran Mamdani, Eric Adams and Donald Trump) speaking in suit and ties

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Trump says he’ll ‘arrest’ Mamdani over potential ICE interference, praises Adams’ reelection bid

Posted on July 1, 2025

The federal courthouse in Downtown Brooklyn.

Law

Legal Aid Society, attorneys to continue contract negotiations as union considers strike

Posted on July 1, 2025

Headshots of Harvey Epstein and Virginia Maloney

Harvey Epstein, Virginia Maloney win City Council Democratic nominations in Manhattan districts 2 and 4

Posted on July 1, 2025

Democratic Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks to supporters at a rally in Sunset Park.

Politics

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani wins Democratic primary with largest vote total in 36 years after ranked-choice vote count

Posted on July 1, 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul announced continued progress in the fight against gun violence, with newly released data showing that New York State’s comprehensive prevention strategies are working.

Politics

Hochul codifies NYS Office of Gun Violence Prevention

Posted on July 1, 2025

Zohran Mamdani

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani gets backing of city’s largest labor group after primary win

Posted on July 1, 2025

City Council members with administrators announce passage of new budget

Politics

City Council unanimously approves $116 billion budget that moves away from cuts, expands spending on services

Posted on June 30, 2025

Bodega owners and billionaire owner of Gristedes supermarkets John Catsimatidis protest in NYC

Politics

Billionaire supermarket owner and bodega advocates paint Mamdani as ‘communist’ threat

Posted on June 30, 2025

Woman smiling at podium as people hold union signs

New York State increases unemployment benefits by more than $300 per week, pays off federal unemployment trust loan

Posted on June 30, 2025

A corrections officer in a NYC jail

Politics

Judge squashes Mayor Adams’ emergency orders blocking solitary confinement ban in city jails

Posted on June 30, 2025

Large courthouse in New York with columns

Law

Legal Aid union authorizes strike as midnight contract deadline approaches

Posted on June 30, 2025

man in suit waving from podium during primary for mayoral election

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Board of Elections to run ranked-choice tabulations in primary on Tuesday

Posted on June 30, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

Zohran Mamdani’s primary victory sparks debate over Israel, antisemitism, and NYC’s future

Posted on June 30, 2025

man looking at federal ICE agents wearing masks and body armor

Velázquez, immigrant advocates seek ‘No Masks for ICE’ at Lower Manhattan rally

Posted on June 29, 2025

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QNS

Queens lawmakers denounce Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s birthright citizenship order

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Mayor Adams and City Council shake hands on nearly $116B budget deal

Posted on June 27, 2025

Zohran Mamdani

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: City’s top unions endorse Mamdani, abandon Cuomo

Posted on June 27, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo keeping independent ballot line as he mulls general election run

Posted on June 27, 2025

Assembly Member and Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani at his Election Night party. Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

2025 Mayor’s Race

Where does Mamdani’s apparent win leave the Democratic establishment?

Posted on June 27, 2025

NYC apartment building amid historically low vacancy rate

Politics

EXCLUSIVE | HPD to partner with University of Michigan for 2026 vacancy survey as rates reach all-time low

Posted on June 27, 2025

New Yorkers celebrate Mamdani's apparent win in the NYC Mayoral Primary

2025 Mayor’s Race

Gen Z and first-time voters played a key role in Mamdani’s primary victory. Here’s how the youth vote is reshaping NYC politics.

Posted on June 27, 2025

Eric Adams launches independent reelection bid

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams officially kicks off independent reelection bid, taking aim at Mamdani

Posted on June 27, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Poll finds Mamdani beats Adams if Cuomo sits out in November – but not if former governor stays in race

Posted on June 26, 2025

District 4 city council candidates

Maloney, Aronson, Storch locked in tight District 4 City Council race

Posted on June 26, 2025

A masked-up federal agent at the ICE facility in Lower Manhattan on June 9, 2025.

EXCLUSIVE | Goldman and Espaillat lead House Democrats on proposed law to unmask ICE agents during immigration arrests

Posted on June 25, 2025

hochul signing data protection bill

Brooklyn Paper

Landmark child data protection law by Gounardes and Rozic goes into effect

Assembly Member and Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani at his Election Night party. Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: How Zohran Mamdani pulled off his stunning Democratic primary win – and what comes next

Posted on June 25, 2025

Zohran Mamdani with Brad Lander

2025 Mayor’s Race

By the numbers: How and where Zohran Mamdani won the NYC mayor’s primary

Posted on June 25, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

NYC Primaries | The results of the 2025 primary election in Brooklyn

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams addresses Town Hall meeting of Caribbean-American Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke in Brooklyn on Monday, June 16, 2025.

Caribbean Life

Caribbean candidates win Democratic Primary Elections in NYC

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Sonrisa rum tasting draws Fat Joe fans to Throggs Neck

iFly representatives and members of the LIC business community host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the company's new LIC facility. Photo: Ramy Mahmoud.

iFly Indoor Skydiving hosts ribbon-cutting celebration ahead of LIC grand opening

red hook pool closed sign

‘It’s not a realistic thing’: Lengthy Red Hook Pool closure leaves residents frustrated

Congressmember Mike Lawler of New York speaks in Washington on July 17 during a press conference to support the LGBTQ hotline.

‘Unfathomable’: Trump administration ends LGBTQ youth suicide hotline