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Politics

Conspiracy theorist Georgia Congress Member banned from Twitter for posting COVID-19 lies

Posted on January 2, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Pictures of the Year

Politics

Jan. 6 committee ‘looking into’ subpoenas for Republican lawmakers possibly tied to Capitol attack

Posted on January 2, 2022

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Lower Manhattan

‘No one will outwork me’: Mayor Adams’ first day includes eventful subway ride to work and first Cabinet meeting

Posted on January 1, 2022

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Mayor Eric Adams Sworn in at Times Square NYE Ball Drop

New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square, in New York City

Politics

Eric Adams takes oath as New York City’s 110th Mayor

Posted on January 1, 2022

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Bronx Times

RETROSPECTIVE | Ruben Diaz Jr.: ‘I bleed this borough’

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklynites could see property tax hike under proposed city reforms

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Politics

The long goodbye: Mayor de Blasio ducks the press and protesters at City Hall departure

Posted on December 30, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden holds secure video call with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin from the White House in Washington

Politics

Biden, Putin to hold second call this month as Ukraine tensions simmer

Posted on December 30, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Six development teams will bid to build four new borough-based jails as part of plan to close Rikers

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Politics

Final reprieve: Hochul grants clemency to 10 individuals before the New Year

Posted on December 29, 2021

Senate Democratic Leader Reid speaks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia

Politics

Former U.S. Senate majority leader Harry Reid dies at 82

Posted on December 29, 2021

FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo arrives to depart in his helicopter after announcing his resignation in Manhattan, New York City

Politics

No criminal charges for ex-New York Governor Cuomo over two kissing complaints

Posted on December 28, 2021

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Spreading like wildfire: COVID-19 positivity rates nearly at 20% in New York state, Hochul says

Posted on December 28, 2021

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Williams, Levine seek more aid for frontline nurses and doctors during NYC Omicron crisis

Posted on December 28, 2021

The U.S. Capitol Building is stormed by a pro-Trump mob on January 6, 2021

Politics

U.S. House panel eyes interim report by summer 2022 on Jan. 6 attack

Posted on December 28, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

City promises $75M for Bushwick Inlet Park, including long-delayed demolition of CitiStorage site

New popup COVID-19 testing site at Times Square in New York

NYC COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses takes effect as Omicron keeps driving infection spike

Posted on December 27, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

City invests $11 million in Old Stone House preservation

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Scale’ of Justice: Hochul signs bill authorizing tighter enforcement of trucks on BQE

U.S. Representative Jordan participates in a Republican-led forum on the possible origins of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, on Capitol Hill in Washington

Politics

Trump ally Jim Jordan draws eye of U.S. House’s Capitol riot probe

Posted on December 22, 2021

President Biden attends the National Education Association’s Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly in Washington

Business

Biden extends pause on student loan repayment through May

Posted on December 22, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Fulton County election worker Ruby Freeman processes ballots in Atlanta

Politics

Special Report: Trump campaign official set up meeting where Georgia election worker was pressured

Posted on December 21, 2021

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Concrete goals: Incoming DOT Commish Rodriguez promises to make half of plastic-protected NYC bike lanes ‘sturdier’

Posted on December 21, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Inauguration postponed: Adams, Lander and Williams call off indoor ceremony in Brooklyn

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Brooklyn Paper

Northern BK state senate race heats up as Rep. Niou challenges Brian Kavanagh

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PoliticsNY

Lander says COVID Testing Needed Before Return to School From Winter Break

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Brooklyn Paper

Adams names five women as deputy mayors

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Politics

Schumer vows action on social policy, voting rights bills despite setback

Posted on December 20, 2021

FILE PHOTO: New York State Attorney General Letitia James smiles during an endorsement for governor event

Politics

Sue, sue again: Trump takes AG James to court in effort to stop fraud investigation

Posted on December 20, 2021

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Politics

Queens Council member Adrienne Adams celebrates victory in Speaker run

Posted on December 19, 2021

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) walks to a Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Politics

Manchin says he is a ‘no’ on Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ domestic investment bill

Posted on December 19, 2021

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QNS

Adrienne Adams ‘clinches’ Council Speaker race, this time Moya concedes

Eric Adams speaks during a news conference outside Brooklyn borough hall in Brooklyn, New York

Adams avoids lockdown talk amid Omicron-fueled COVID-19 surge in NYC

Posted on December 16, 2021

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Bronx

Rikers Island witnesses 16th death of incarcerated individual this year

Posted on December 15, 2021

U.S. President Biden attends a holiday celebration for Democratic National Committee, in Washington

Politics

Biden says hopes to get social spending bill done this year, will be close

Posted on December 15, 2021

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Politics

FIRST ON amNY: NYC lays out five goals for more freight shipping with bikes, boats, and trains

Posted on December 15, 2021

FILE PHOTO: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows arrives for U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement about early results from the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in the East Room of the White House in Washington

Politics

The Jan. 6 Insurrection: Biden says Meadows deserves contempt charges for failure to testify before investigative panel

Posted on December 15, 2021

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Queens

History made: Mayor-elect Adams officially names Keechant Sewell as first female NYPD Commissioner

Posted on December 15, 2021

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QNS

Moving in stereo: Adrienne Adams, Francisco Moya both declare victory in City Council Speaker race

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PoliticsNY

Adams teases police commissioner appointment, comments on Speaker race

U.S. House Select Committee on Jan. 6th members meet to vote on whether Meadows should be cited for contempt of Congress in Washington

Politics

The Jan. 6 Insurrection: Cheney outs Fox News hosts’ alarmed texts to Trump, panel seeks contempt charges against Meadows

Posted on December 14, 2021

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Queens

Taking flight: Hochul unveils massive $9.5 billion JFK Terminal One airport megaproject

Posted on December 13, 2021

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Politics

Mayor de Blasio claims 500,000 New Yorkers moved out of poverty during his 8-year tenure

Posted on December 13, 2021

FILE PHOTO: The sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol, surrounded by a security fence ahead of an expected rally Saturday in support of the Jan. 6 defendants in Washington

Politics

U.S. House Capitol Jan. 6 probe subpoenas more Trump aides

Posted on December 13, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers closing remarks at the State Department’s virtual Summit for Democracy from the White House in Washington

Politics

Biden and Manchin may speak on Monday as Democrats push $2 trillion spending bill

Posted on December 13, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Racial Justice Commission advances recommendations to scrub city of structural racism

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Politics

Zephyr Teachout halts AG campaign, endorses Tish James

Posted on December 12, 2021

More from around NYC

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Mayoral candidate Michael Blake qualifies for $2M in matching funds just days before primary

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Mother and baby sprayed with unknown substance during M train assault in Long Island City: NYPD

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‘Undeniably Jonathan’: Arts Gowanus celebrates artist Jonathan Blum’s 60th birthday with retrospective art show

Mayor Eric Adams on NYC Pride, his LGBTQ record, gender-affirming care, and more