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‘Eat Borscht, stand with Ukraine:’ Mayor dines at Veselka in Little Ukraine

Posted on March 7, 2022

Mayor Eric Adams lifts a napkin with the words "Lift the mandates," while dining in the East Village on March 7.

Making the rounds mask-free: Mayor Adams tours East Village businesses on first day without mask or vaccine mandates in NYC

Posted on March 7, 2022

Children are seen walking, on the first day of lifting the indoor mask mandate for DOE schools between K through 12, in Manhattan, New York City

Politics

Protesters at City Hall decry continued mask mandates for unvaccinated NYC students under 5 years of age

Posted on March 7, 2022

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Chinatown

Applicants can now seek funding for projects through Chinatown Downtown Revitalization Initiative

Posted on March 7, 2022

‘We need to respect each other’s choices’: NYC teachers’ union leaders speak about mask-optional policy

Posted on March 7, 2022

U.S. President Biden announces initiative to buy more made-in-America goods at the White House in Washington

Politics

Democrats aim to reset domestic legislative agenda after Biden speech

Posted on March 7, 2022

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Lower Manhattan

Hundreds of SUNY, CUNY students and supporters stop traffic on Brooklyn Bridge to demand more funding

Posted on March 6, 2022

FILE PHOTO: A Ukrainian fighter jet takes off during a drill in Mykolaiv region in southern Ukraine

Politics

Give Ukraine, Zelensky the planes they need to fight off Russian invaders, Schumer says to Biden administration

Posted on March 6, 2022

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Brooklyn

Ex-Governor Cuomo rails against ‘cancel culture’ at first public speech in Brooklyn church

Posted on March 6, 2022

U.S. President Biden holds a cabinet meeting at the White House

Politics

U.S. court allows Biden’s Mexico border expulsions, with limits

Posted on March 4, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando

Politics

U.S. Capitol attack panel says Trump may have engaged in ‘criminal conspiracy’

Posted on March 3, 2022

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Port Authority reveals possible alternatives to LaGuardia AirTrain

Posted on March 2, 2022

Reimagined NYC public school vision will nourish students in mind and body, Chancellor Banks vows

Posted on March 2, 2022

FILE PHOTO: A pint of beer is poured into a glass in a bar in London

Brooklyn

Hochul promotes plans to speed up liquor licensing in New York City and get more booze flowing

Posted on March 2, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about Russia’s attack on Ukraine in Washington

Politics

Biden says ‘nothing is off the table’ when asked about banning Russian oil and gas

Posted on March 2, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Record-high inflation devastates locals as grocery prices rise, while wages fail to keep up

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Chinatown

Chinatown community calls on mayor for action after another AAPI death

Posted on March 1, 2022

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New York parents, lawmakers and educators rally for universal childcare

Posted on March 1, 2022

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Business

Con Edison tells state its rolling back supply charges as New Yorkers fear more sticker shock on utility bills

Posted on March 1, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Schumer says Newtown Creek, other Superfund sites should benefit from $3.5b toward ‘orphan’ sites

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Bronx Times

Adams expands crime prevention programs and appoints women to lead city’s criminal justice

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Politics

Activists celebrate ending of city’s controversial tax lien sales

Posted on February 28, 2022

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Politics

Parents and lawmakers meet to increase the ‘charter cap’ for New York City schools

Posted on February 28, 2022

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Business

New York says ‘nyet’ to business with Russian entities over Ukraine war

Posted on February 27, 2022

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Brooklyn

‘Stop judging us by our mistakes’: New York’s formerly incarcerated join pols in call for passage of Clean Slate Act

Posted on February 27, 2022

Governor Kathy Hochul announces record school funding in state budget

Politics

New York state mask mandate in schools ends March 2; city set to lift requirements March 7

Posted on February 27, 2022

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Politics

‘There is no comfort in war’: Pols pledge to stand by Ukrainian New Yorkers

Posted on February 25, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominated to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington

Politics

Biden picks Ketanji Brown Jackson as historic U.S. Supreme Court nominee

Posted on February 25, 2022

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Outdoor mask mandate at New York City schools to end next week

Posted on February 25, 2022

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‘It breaks my heart’: East Village’s Little Ukraine prays for peace

Posted on February 24, 2022

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Politics

‘Stop Putin now!’ Hundreds march in Manhattan demanding end of Russia’s Ukraine invasion

Posted on February 24, 2022

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Gay City News

Tony Simone Aims to Be Chelsea’s First LGBTQ Assemblymember

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about Russia’s attack on Ukraine in Washington

Politics

‘Putin chose this war’: Biden hits Russia with more severe economic sanctions over Ukraine invasion

Posted on February 24, 2022

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Politics

Unions testify during City Council civil service and labor hearing for improved workers’ rights

Posted on February 24, 2022

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Politics

‘We must be smarter’: Adams doubles down on student and school safety

Posted on February 24, 2022

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Politics

Russia invades Ukraine in Europe’s ‘darkest hours’ since WWII

Posted on February 24, 2022

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Mayor Adams ‘can’t wait’ to phase out COVID-19 mask, vaccine mandates in New York City, says plan forthcoming

Posted on February 23, 2022

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QNS

Hevesi and Queens advocates call for new investments in child welfare system

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Russia-Ukraine situation from the White House in Washington

Politics

Biden hits Russia with serious economic sanctions after Putin invades breakaway Ukraine regions

Posted on February 22, 2022

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Business

Hochul green-lights licensing program for growing weed

Posted on February 22, 2022

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Politics

New York City is about to redraw its City Council districts; how fair will it be?

Posted on February 22, 2022

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House

Politics

U.S. Supreme Court formally ends Trump’s fight over Capitol attack records

Posted on February 22, 2022

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Gay City News

Council’s LGBTQ Caucus Condemns Adams’ Appointments

Politics

Virtual hearing set for March 4 on fate of ‘mayoral control’ of New York City public schools

Posted on February 21, 2022

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Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin tests positive for COVID-19

Posted on February 21, 2022

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Chinatown

Thousands attend Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown, though the celebration was bittersweet

Posted on February 20, 2022

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BP Levine continues to probe MTA on track safety amid more subway deaths

Posted on February 18, 2022

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

Long Island Press

‘Trooper 1’ sues Cuomo for sexually harassing her on Long Island

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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

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