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Governor signs HALT Solitary Confinement Act into effect

Posted on March 31, 2022

Exclusive: Senator Gillibrand backs Assemblymember Gibbs for primary election

Posted on March 31, 2022

Business

Grassroots labor group takes on Amazon in NYC union fight

Posted on March 31, 2022

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NY Lawmakers on the Move, March 31, 2022

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‘I am supposed to act like I don’t see this?’ Mayor Adams defends stance on homeless camp removals

Posted on March 30, 2022

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Progressives clash with NYPD honchos at gun violence council hearing

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Immigrant household cleaners rally outside of Hochul’s office to demand universal healthcare

Posted on March 30, 2022

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Elba Galvan Announces Candidacy for Manhattan Surrogate’s Court Judge

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden arrives aboard Marine One

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Biden could sign defense production authority for battery minerals -source

Posted on March 30, 2022

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Adams enacts legislation extending housing and vacancy survey deadline

Posted on March 30, 2022

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NY Lawmakers on the Move, March 30, 2022

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Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime

Posted on March 29, 2022

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Advocate for homeless New Yorkers urges Albany to spend money on hotel conversions

Posted on March 29, 2022

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Report reveals that a growing number of NYCHA residents are starting businesses, but still need more city support

Posted on March 29, 2022

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Brooklyn

‘It’s like out of a dystopian movie’: Inside an emotional city raid on a Brooklyn homeless encampment

Posted on March 29, 2022

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Adams rolls out vocational training program for foster care youth

Governor Kathy Hochul announces record school funding in state budget

Governor Hochul announces funding for nation’s first community mental health treatment teams

Posted on March 29, 2022

School visits

Mayor Adams visits childcare center and cites affordable childcare as top priority

Posted on March 29, 2022

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivers her first State of the State address

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Criminal justice rollbacks gain traction in Albany

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building is stormed by a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6, 2021

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White House logs show over 7-hour gap in Trump calls on Jan. 6, 2021: report

Posted on March 29, 2022

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City’s economic engine will take flight with 5,000 airline jobs, Mayor Adams says

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Midtown Manhattan

Fourteen housing and climate activists arrested outside governor’s Midtown office after shutting traffic down

Posted on March 28, 2022

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Brooklyn man slapped by Oscar-winning actor on national television

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks to the media after a swearing-in ceremony at the New York State Capitol, in Albany, New York

Lawmakers, advocates head to Albany urging Hochul to ‘Invest’ in housing, child care and other necessities for New Yorkers

Posted on March 28, 2022

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U.S. Capitol riot probe wants to talk with Justice Thomas’ wife -report

Posted on March 28, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Voters cast their ballot in New Mexico primary

Biden proposes $15 billion for election funding, including $5 billion for USPS

Posted on March 28, 2022

U.S. President Biden visits Poland

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Biden’s budget to boost military, raise taxes on billionaires

Posted on March 28, 2022

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NYPD’s Saturday Night Lights kicks off with free sports programming in the Bronx

Posted on March 28, 2022

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NY Lawmakers on the Move, March 28, 2022

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Health

‘Not on my watch’: Schumer vows to push Biden, feds against NYC VA hospital closures

Posted on March 27, 2022

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Homeless advocates rail against Adams plan to take encampments off the sidewalks of New York

Posted on March 27, 2022

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Brooklyn/‌Queens Congressman Jeffries endorses Hochul in New York governor’s race

Posted on March 27, 2022

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Adams ties gun violence to traffic deaths at safe streets rally

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Criminal justice groups pen open letter to Hochul following the leak of ‘ten-point plan’

Posted on March 25, 2022

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Families of those deceased in city jails urge Governor to halt bail policy changes: letter

Posted on March 25, 2022

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NY Lawmakers on the Move, March 25, 2022

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Pinion welcomes chance to debate Schumer as Senate race heats up

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Public, private sector reps not happy with Adams athlete vax rollback

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Advocates call on Mayor Adams and City Council to retrofit public schools with green infrastructure

Posted on March 24, 2022

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Mayor Adams gives exemption green light for unvaccinated athletes, performers in New York City

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Mayor, dignitaries raise Ukrainian flag in support of embattled country in Lower Manhattan

Posted on March 24, 2022

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NY Lawmakers on the Move March 24, 2022

A jail on Rikers Island

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Testimonies to close Rikers Island heard at New York City Council Committee on Criminal Justice

Posted on March 23, 2022

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington

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Democrats defend U.S. Supreme Court nominee Jackson from Republican attacks

Posted on March 23, 2022

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New York City parents advocate for reinstatement of gifted and talented program

Posted on March 23, 2022

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Asian seniors terrified to leave homes amidst hate crime spate, study finds

Posted on March 23, 2022

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NY Lawmakers on the Move, March 23, 2022

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Caribbean Life

Monique Chandler-Waterman starts campaign to replace Nick Perry

More from around NYC

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Lincoln Hospital hosts blood drive, takes part in multiple community celebrations

The Dietz Coal Company in Ridgewood not only produced coal in the early 20th century; it was also one of the area's biggest ice factories.

The iceman cometh in Ridgewood: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

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Red Hook Pool expected to reopen Sunday after weeks-long repair

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Seattle.

Federal appeals court expands ‘ministerial exception’ to customer service representative