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NY: Rally to loosen rules on Local Law 18 for homeowners

Politics

City celebrates nonprofits, public servants at inaugural human service awards

Posted on August 20, 2025

Zohran Mamdani speaks

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: New poll shows Mamdani comfortably ahead, but without majority, in 5-way race

Posted on August 19, 2025

Cyclists along 31st Street in Astoria. The DOT has proposed installing protected bike lanes on each side of the corridor.

QNS

Elected officials outline continued support for 31st Street protected bike lanes in Astoria

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Politics

2025 Elections: What you need to know before voting

Posted on August 19, 2025

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Bronx Times

Hochul and Torres rally at Lincoln Hospital against ‘cruel’ Trump health care cuts

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Politics

Brooklyn mass shooting: NYC mayoral candidates condemn bloodshed and call for more action

Posted on August 17, 2025

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards (left) endorsed Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani. Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Queens BP Richards backs Mamdani, urges other ‘on the fence’ Dems to as well

Posted on August 15, 2025

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Photos: Mayor Adams opens new 2025 campaign office in St. Albans

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PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Michael Reilly

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2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo refuses to release private consulting list in response to Mamdani challenge

Posted on August 14, 2025

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Politics

Midtown South rezoning officially approved; opens the door for 9,500 new homes to be created

Posted on August 14, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

‘He has done things exactly the right way’: Advocates call for release of Brooklyn high school student detained by ICE

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Politics

Mayor Adams floats state bill to involuntarily hospitalize individuals for public substance use, amid reelection push

Posted on August 14, 2025

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PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Harvey Epstein

NYPD officer looking on patrol.

Politics

What crime problem? NYC is safer than its been in 25 years, NYPD stats show, despite Trump threats of federal takeover

Posted on August 13, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Former Gov. Paterson backs Adams, drops bid for Mamdani rivals to coalesce

Posted on August 13, 2025

man speaking in red tie at campaign rally. Cuomo is leveraging social media to get ahead in the mayor race

Politics

Cuomo hopes a new social media game will help him overcome the odds. Can it work?

Posted on August 13, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Vernikov’s path to re-election in District 48 cleared after sweeping primary win

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2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani says Cuomo sees rent-stabilized tenants as ‘political pawns’ with means-testing proposal

Posted on August 12, 2025

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Mamdani maintains general election lead, Hochul’s 2026 edge over Stefanik narrows in new Siena poll

Posted on August 12, 2025

Zohran Mamdani with elected officials

Politics

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani launches citywide tour against Trump’s agenda

Posted on August 11, 2025

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards calls for flood mitigation infrastructure to be installed on the Cross Island Parkway. Photo: Shane O'Brien

QNS

Queens leaders call for flood signage and infrastructure in Bay Terrace

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2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo presents plan on affordability, painting Mamdani’s pitch as irresponsible and unrealistic

Posted on August 7, 2025

man in suit at Zohran Mamdani rally speaking at press conference

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani accuses Cuomo of ‘conspiring’ with Trump in wake of reported call

Posted on August 7, 2025

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: How each candidate plans to approach policing and crime

Posted on August 7, 2025

Donald Trump speaks about elections

Politics

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo campaign denies report that ex-governor spoke with Trump about contest

Posted on August 6, 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul makes a discovery announcement.

Politics

New York change to discovery laws take effect in win for prosecutors

Posted on August 6, 2025

Masked men and ICE agents in immigration court in Lower Manhattan

ICE in court: Three months of immigrant raids by masked fed agents continue in Lower Manhattan, with no end in sight

Posted on August 6, 2025

Manhattan Councilmember Erik Bottcher at the New York City Council Land Use Committees Vote on East Midtown Rezoning.

Politics

Midtown South rezoning proposal passes council land-use committee alongside community investment

Posted on August 6, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

EXCLUSIVE: Mayor Adams will provide mandated funding for free homeowner trash bins amid conflict with City Council

Posted on August 6, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams speaks about dietary changes

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams again denied public campaign funds as board has ‘reason to believe’ laws were broken

Posted on August 6, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: ‘Man of God’ Eric Adams’ reelection effort nabs support from dozens of religious leaders

Posted on August 5, 2025

a woman sits at a table. Governor Kathy Hochul

Politics

Hochul labels Texas GOP redistricting a ‘legal insurrection,’ urges Democrats to fight back

Posted on August 5, 2025

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sent a letter urging President Donald Trump to commute, or shorten, ex-Rep. George Santos' prison sentence.

LI Press

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for Trump to commute George Santos’ sentence

City Council, advocates celebrate $50 million mental health and safety investment, call on Mayor Adams to prioritize Rikers closure

Posted on August 4, 2025

Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine

LI Press

Suffolk Exec Romaine offers tax breaks to NYC businesses if Mamdani is elected mayor

The NYPD’s new quality of life teams along the Coney Island boardwalk.

Brooklyn

Mayor Adams and NYPD expand quality of life teams across Brooklyn after successful pilot

Posted on August 4, 2025

(left to right) Zohran Mamdani, DC37 Executive Director Henry Garrido, and Senator Elizabeth Warren

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Elizabeth Warren campaigns with Mamdani in NYC, calling for universal childcare at DC37 union headquarters

Posted on August 4, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani leads with Jewish voters in new poll, but most worry his vision for NYC would make them less safe

Posted on August 1, 2025

Midtown Manhattan

Council member Tiffany Cabán among 50 protesters arrested in takeover of Schumer, Gillibrand’s Midtown offices

Posted on August 1, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams smiling and wearing shirt

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams brushes off report that his campaign filed fraudulent signatures to get ballot line

Posted on August 1, 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the project design kickoff for the Interborough Express in Brooklyn on Friday.

Brooklyn

Interborough Express: Gov. Hochul kicks off project design for long-awaited Brooklyn-Queens IBX

Posted on August 1, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn man indicted for loan fraud and election scheme: DA

NYC Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos with Mayor Adams announcing additional early childhood funding

Politics

EXCLUSIVE: Why did NYC Department of Education spend $745,000 at a single Brooklyn restaurant last fiscal year?

Posted on August 1, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams at the funeral of slain NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, who was killed in a Midtown mass shooting on Monday, July 28. Thursday, July31, 2025.

2025 Mayor’s Race

Mayor Adams praises controversial NYPD unit that Mamdani vowed to dismantle during funeral for slain Bronx cop

Posted on July 31, 2025

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

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: A September surprise? Key voting date could be the day one of Mamdani’s moderate challengers drops out – or not

Posted on July 31, 2025

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2025 Mayor’s Race

In wake of mass shooting, Mamdani says past NYPD-bashing posts ‘out of step’ with his mayoral bid

Posted on July 30, 2025

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Bronx Times

Adams uses first land use veto to override City Council rejection of Bally’s application

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