Politics News | Page 41 of 190 | amNewYork

Politics

Man with gun arrested in park near US Capitol

Posted on November 7, 2023

Politics

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sued by book publisher for breach of contract

Posted on November 7, 2023

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and a host of elected officials announced on Monday new legislation that would expand Hate Crime charges as biased attacks continue to rise in the Big Apple.

Politics

Fighting hate: Manhattan pols push expanded charges, closed legal loopholes to combat bias crime spike

Posted on November 7, 2023

53223046830_d49b69c4f8_c

Politics

Election Day is today: Here’s the City Council races to watch when you head to the polls

Posted on November 7, 2023

Trump

His lips are sealed: Trump uncharacteristically quiet after judge scolds him on the witness stand

Posted on November 6, 2023

Early voting booth in Manhattan

Politics

No one cares: Abysmal early voting turnout of 2% for NYC general election this year

Posted on November 6, 2023

Resources for Talking to Your Kids About Politics

New York Family

Resources for Talking to Your Kids About Politics

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg with New York pols hailing funding for the Second Avenue subway

Second Avenue Subway | Buttigieg joins New York pols in hailing federal funds for long-awaited East Harlem extension

Posted on November 4, 2023

Governor Kathy Hochul at the Stonewall Inn

Gay City News

Hochul declares November Transgender Awareness Month in New York

kidnapped fliers

Brooklyn Paper

‘Kidnapped’ fliers vandalized in Brooklyn as local tensions over Israel-Hamas war intensify

Mayor Eric Adams

Politics

Mayor Adams says he has ‘full confidence’ in fundraiser whose home was raided by FBI

Posted on November 3, 2023

‘Arrest Eric Adams’: Climate protesters cuffed outside of City Hall amidst FBI raid on mayor’s campaign fundraiser

Posted on November 2, 2023

City Council Member Tiffany Caban at rally over housing vouchers bill

Politics

Queens Council Member Cabán causes firestorm after suggesting ‘stores are lying about shoplifting’

Posted on November 2, 2023

Inna Vernikov

Brooklyn Paper

Council Member Inna Vernikov arraigned after allegedly bringing gun to Brooklyn College protest

Federal agents searched the home of Brianna Suggs at 929 Lincoln Pl. in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn Thursday morning. Suggs is Mayor Eric Adams’ chief campaign fundraiser

Politics

Top campaign fundraiser to Mayor Adams’ home searched: report, sources

Posted on November 2, 2023

Politics

Adams suddenly pulls out of planned D.C. meetings on migrant crisis

Posted on November 2, 2023

George Santos 1

LI Press

George Santos Survives Expulsion Vote, Will Remain In Congress

Queen Congress Member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez caused a firestorm on social media this week when she blasted the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC — calling them “no friend to American democracy.”

Bronx

AOC vs. AIPAC: Bronx/‌Queens lawmaker slams group for criticizing far-right colleague over opposition to pro-Israeli resolution

Posted on November 1, 2023

Justin Brannan and Rodneyse Bichotte

Brooklyn Paper

Awkward swing in south Brooklyn City Council race as Dem boss Bichotte slams Brannan over old harassment case

Politics

The White House is working on a strategy to combat Islamophobia. Many Muslim Americans are skeptical

Posted on November 1, 2023

Politics

Donald Trump’s sons Don Jr. and Eric will testify at fraud trial that threatens the family’s empire

Posted on November 1, 2023

Politics

Biden administration takes on JetBlue as its fight against industry consolidation goes to court

Posted on November 1, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams.

Politics

‘Right to sleep’? Public Advocate Williams, City Council chide Mayor Adams for ‘scapegoating’ homeless rights law

Posted on October 31, 2023

Louis Molina as correction commissioner

Molina departs as NYC correction boss, becomes assistant deputy mayor for public safety

Posted on October 31, 2023

The dining shed of Mermaid’s Oyster Bar on MacDougal Street in the Village filled with customers.

City hit with class-action lawsuit seeking to overturn permanent outdoor dining program

Posted on October 31, 2023

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announces effort to fight antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes

Politics

Fighting antisemitism and Islamophobia: Gillibrand eyes federal collaboration, financial aid to help stop hate crimes

Posted on October 31, 2023

Israel supporter at protest holding American flag

Politics

Editorial | Now is the time for all Americans to defend democracy in Israel, Ukraine and America

Posted on October 31, 2023

Politics

Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief targeting groups of borrowers

Posted on October 31, 2023

IMG_1595_auto_x2

PoliticsNY

Op-Ed | Governor Hochul: Affordable housing is needed, Creedmoor is an opportunity

DSA rally against Ritchie Torres in the Bronx

Bronx Times

Ritchie Torres vs. the NYC DSA: Bronx congress member battles with leftists angry over his support of Israel

NY: SCOTUS is Scary

Brooklyn

Activists call for expansion of U.S. Supreme Court at ‘Scary’ Brooklyn march

Posted on October 30, 2023

6325bdbe-1cef-4600-a879-f0e46f95f55e

Losing control: NYC program to hold reckless drivers accountable expires with little accomplished

Posted on October 29, 2023

migrant crisis and El Salvador and New York

Brooklyn

Tales of survival: Migrant mother from El Salvador forges ahead in New York while husband and son remain incarcerated at Texas border

Posted on October 29, 2023

Politics

War in Israel: Biden pushes for two-state solution as ‘long and difficult’ stage of conflict with Hamas begins

Posted on October 29, 2023

Hundreds were arrested in a Grand Central Station protest.

War in Israel: Massive Grand Central Station rush hour protest leads to arrests as protesters seek Middle East ceasefire following terrorist attacks

Posted on October 27, 2023

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces a deal with Sanitation workers at City Hall. Friday, Oct. 27, 2023.

Labor

City strikes $400M 5-year tentative deal with sanitation workers union

Posted on October 27, 2023

George Santos

LI Press

George Santos Pleads Not Guilty To New Fraud Indictment

Queens

George Santos faces arraignment on new fraud indictment in New York

Posted on October 27, 2023

J-51

QNS

Queens lawmakers’ affordable housing legislation signed into law

Harlem

War in Israel | Students protest alleged antisemitism at Columbia University

Posted on October 26, 2023

Brooklyn City Council Member Justin Brannan

Brannan nabs Mayor Adams’ endorsement in tight Brooklyn City Council race

Posted on October 26, 2023

Politics

Massacre in Maine: At least 16 dead, communities on lockdown as mass shooter remains at large

Posted on October 26, 2023

Politics

Abortions in the US rose slightly overall after post-Roe restrictions were put in place, study finds

Posted on October 26, 2023

53277410949_8c86d415a0_c

Politics

Mayor Adams floats faith-based solution for managing influx of new migrants

Posted on October 25, 2023

Politics

Mike Johnson elected House speaker with Trump’s support after three weeks of Republican caucus chaos

Posted on October 25, 2023

Politics

War in Israel | US developing contingency plans to evacuate Americans from Mideast in case Israel-Hamas war spreads

Posted on October 25, 2023

53282060962_ab7be57cf2_c

Politics

Migrant crisis | Mayor Adams says city is preparing to ‘manage’ scores of migrants sleeping on streets

Posted on October 24, 2023

rachel-martin-4yCXNMLP9g8-unsplash

PoliticsNY

Op-Ed | New York City is in Trouble

More from around NYC

vintage

L Train Vintage opens first Bronx store in Wakefield

chateau le woof

Château Le Woof in Astoria celebrates canines and community for National Dog Day

Kings County Tennis League clinic

Kids from Kings County Tennis League rally with Sloane Stephens, John Isner at U.S. Open

The New York State Education Building at 89 Washington Avenue in Albany.

Trump administration demands New York, dozens of states nix trans-inclusive education materials