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

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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

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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

Politics

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

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Feds give city disaster relief cash infusion

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Elected officials and advocates rally to increase mental healthcare in New York school districts

Posted on March 22, 2022

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Health

Advocates host rally in support of ‘1% for parks’ in New York City

Posted on March 22, 2022

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Adams taps nine civic leaders to joint Panel for Educational Policy

Posted on March 22, 2022

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Lower Manhattan

COVID relief: Maloney brings in federal big bucks to struggling Lower Manhattan groups

Posted on March 22, 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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U.S. Supreme Court pick Jackson rejects Republican criticism on crime

Posted on March 22, 2022

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Mayor Adams says city will lift mask mandate for kids between 2 and 4 in April

Posted on March 22, 2022

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NY Lawmakers on the Move, March 22, 2022

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Bronx

Mayor expands Neighborhood Safety Teams, touts success

Posted on March 21, 2022

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City Council committee peppers Schools Chancellor Banks with questions on state of NYC public schools

Posted on March 21, 2022

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Gay City News

Ryder Kessler Challenges Deborah Glick Over Progressive Momentum in Albany

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Midtown Manhattan

Decarceration advocates furious over third Rikers Island death, call out Governor for ‘mass incarceration’ agenda

Posted on March 21, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

New York Embroidery Studio to bring 500 jobs to Sunset Park with new lease at Brooklyn Army Terminal

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NY Lawmakers on the Move, March 21, 2022

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol votes on a report recommending the U.S. House of Representatives cite Steve Bannon for criminal contempt of Congress

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U.S. Capitol attack probe to reveal new details on attack, Cheney says

Posted on March 20, 2022

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Williams slams Hochul’s gambit to roll back bail reforms

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Adams Appoints Laurie Cumbo as Cultural Affairs Commissioner

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Public Advocate lays out ways to re-imagine NYC’s public school system in new report

Posted on March 18, 2022

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Ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows probed over North Carolina voter registration

Posted on March 18, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Capitol Hill

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U.S. Senators introduce bill to ban U.S. imports of Russian uranium

Posted on March 18, 2022

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Rapes still rising in the Bronx, murders and burglaries plummet in September 2025

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Little boy found at Far Rockaway laundromat without adult supervision: NYPD

NY: A Night Against Censorship with George Takei

George Takei speaks out against censorship at BPL Banned Books Week event

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. June 29, 2024.

Supreme Court appears likely to strike down Colorado conversion therapy ban as applied to talk therapy