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Politics

First GOP debate faces much uncertainty, with Trump considering boycott

Posted on July 8, 2023

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Business

Judge suspends minimum pay standards for NYC food delivery workers, for now

Posted on July 8, 2023

Politics

AOC endorses Biden’s reelection campaign, sign of Democratic unity

Posted on July 8, 2023

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg

Politics

Donors to Eric Adams’ mayoral campaign indicted in alleged scheme to illegally secure matching funds

Posted on July 7, 2023

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Politics

NYC Crime | Shootings dropped nearly 25% over last 6 months, with reductions in some other major crimes: cops

Posted on July 6, 2023

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Bronx Times

Bronx pols outraged over 16 shootings, 25 injuries across violent Fourth of July weekend

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Business

New leaders at NYCHA: Mayor Adams taps Jamie Rubin as chair, Lisa Bova-Hiatt as CEO of embattled authority

Posted on July 6, 2023

Parents attend orientation for NYPD Summer Youth Police Academy

Politics

NYPD again turns to youth summer jobs program as part of effort to prevent another bloody summer in the city

Posted on July 6, 2023

Yusef Salaam Election Night Party

Salaam wins Dem primary for Harlem council seat, Avella poised to face Paladino in Queens, RCV tallies show

Posted on July 5, 2023

Politics

Secondary test of powder found in West Wing lobby shows it’s cocaine, Biden briefed on investigation

Posted on July 5, 2023

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QNS

Avella declares victory in primary race for northeast Queens City Council seat after ranked-choice voting recount

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Politics

Ex-Mayor Bill de Blasio and wife Chirlane McCray announce they’re separating

Posted on July 5, 2023

City Council candidate Yusef Salaam

Politics

Ranked choice voting preliminary results in NYC Council primaries set to be released today

Posted on July 5, 2023

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QNS

Queens DA Katz warns supporters that Grasso will run as third-party candidate in November

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Politics

Who is a patriot? Not surprisingly, the definition today varies because of politics in America

Posted on July 4, 2023

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Politics

New acting NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban brings decades of experience, history of alleged misconduct

Posted on July 3, 2023

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Politics

NYC piloting public locker storage to reduce package theft, delivery truck traffic

Posted on July 2, 2023

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams threatens lawsuit over housing voucher law

City Council approves $107B FY24 budget despite protests from progressive members

Posted on June 30, 2023

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Gay City News

Vice President Harris visits Stonewall Inn

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Mayor and Speaker shake on $107 billion FY24 budget deal during tense press conference

Posted on June 29, 2023

Politics

New Yorkers react to Supreme Court’s ruling ending affirmative action in colleges

Posted on June 29, 2023

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City budget raises Fair Fares eligibility to 120% of federal poverty line, but less than City Council and MTA wanted

Posted on June 29, 2023

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Labor

Here’s how one New Yorker got his first tech job in NYC and how the nonprofit who trained him is hoping to expand

Posted on June 29, 2023

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Chinatown

New York congressional reps seek answers from federal regulators on e-bike safety following deadly Chinatown fire

Posted on June 29, 2023

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City Council reaches deal with Mayor to restore $36M in proposed funding cuts for public libraries: sources

Posted on June 28, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

Ari Kagan comes out on top in District 47 Republican primary, will face Democrat Justin Brannan in general election

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‘Sweeping failure’: Lander audit claims handful of homeless New Yorkers removed from encampments received permanent housing

Posted on June 28, 2023

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Famed singer and actress Bette Midler urges Adams to reverse $36M libraries cut in city budget

Posted on June 28, 2023

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Brooklyn Paper

Newcomer Chris Banks predicted to unseat legacy Council Member Charles Barron in Dem primary

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QNS

Avella leads Democratic primary race for northeast Queens City Council seat by less than 200 votes

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Drag March at Tompkins Square Park celebrates self-expression amid ongoing attacks from the far right

Posted on June 28, 2023

Yusef Salaam Election Night Party

‘Exonerated Five’ member Yusef Salaam poised to win Democratic primary for Harlem council seat

Posted on June 27, 2023

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QNS

Queens DA Katz declares victory in Democratic primary

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Politics

PRIMARY RESULTS | Two big upsets possible in City Council races; Katz, Clark cruise to wins in DA contests

Posted on June 27, 2023

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QNS

PRIMARY RESULTS: DA Katz wins in landslide, incumbents cruise to victory and a close race in northeast Queens

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Politics

Just breathe: DOE to require breathing exercises for public school students

Posted on June 27, 2023

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PRIMARY DAY | Low turnout continues as Manhattan voters head to the polls for City Council races

Posted on June 27, 2023

Voting in Queens

Politics

Empty polls: Early voting count shows just under 45,000 New Yorkers turned out to cast ballots in June 27 primary

Posted on June 26, 2023

Lower Manhattan

Pols announce federal funding for e-bike charging stations outside NYCHA buildings

Posted on June 25, 2023

Politics

In post-Roe era, House Republicans begin quiet push for new restrictions on abortion access

Posted on June 25, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams with City Council Member Julie Menin

Politics

Mayor Adams inks bill aiming to let more New Yorkers shop around for healthcare

Posted on June 23, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams

Politics

Adams vetoes housing voucher bills citing cost, council override expected

Posted on June 23, 2023

Parents protest Education Council election results at Gracie Mansion

Politics

NYC parents express doubts over Education Council election results, demand independent audit from DOE

Posted on June 22, 2023

An Office of Cannabis Management enforcement officer posts a sign after a store was raided in Manhattan for illegal pot sales on June 7, 2023.

Business

‘Toking’ action: City Council unanimously approves stiff fines on landlords who rent to unlicensed cannabis shops

Posted on June 22, 2023

A G train at the Court Square station in Long Island City, Queens.

Inflation strain leaves outraged MTA riders pained by planned fare hike at first public hearing

Posted on June 22, 2023

QNS

Aunt, dad helped Rep. George Santos stay out of jail while he awaits trial

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QNS

Queens borough president calls for more affordable housing as Rent Guidelines Board approves rent hikes for stabilized apartments

Politics

‘That ought to get their attention’: Governor Hochul announces in Brooklyn new tactics to combat illegal cannabis stores

Posted on June 22, 2023

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Jamie Towers board fires management company, alleging improper spending

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Brooklyn man charged with animal cruelty for duct taping pit bull in Gwen Ifill Park in Locust Manor: DA

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Cops search for man who shoved 3-year-old girl in Kensington

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis during his time in the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

‘Enough is enough’: Gay CDC official resigns, says ‘nation’s health security is at risk’