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Mark Levine looks to ‘chart that course forward’ for Manhattan as its incoming borough president

Posted on November 18, 2021

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Hochul wants to make MTA acting chief Janno Lieber permanent

Posted on November 18, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Coney Island watchdogs demand DEC revoke permits for ferry project after illegal dredging

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Brooklyn Paper

Development begins on long-awaited Shirley Chisholm Rec Center in East Flatbush

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PoliticsNY with Skye: Behind the Curtain with NYC Council Member Carlina Rivera

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Day of action: Coalition of New York housing advocates push for reforms to help tenants in distress

Posted on November 16, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

Brannan, Kagan victorious in southern Brooklyn Council races, opponents concede

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Lower Manhattan

City Hall protesters urge NYC prosecutors to do more to review possible wrongful conviction cases

Posted on November 16, 2021

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Gay City News

Hochul Signs Trafficking Relief, Gender-Affirming Utilities Legislation

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Bronx Times

Protestors against Dinowitz’s school vaccine bill use Nazi imagery

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Brooklyn Paper

Hochul, de Blasio spend Sunday at Brooklyn churches as 2022 governor’s race gears up

U.S. President Biden signs the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act”, in Washington

Business

‘Infrastructure Week’ is here at last: Biden inks $1 trillion bipartisan building bill

Posted on November 15, 2021

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PoliticsNY

After Nov. 2 Defeats, members call for State Democratic Chair’s resignation

Steve Bannon indicted for refusal to comply with a congressional subpoena, in Washington

Politics

Trump adviser Bannon threatens Biden ‘regime’ while surrendering to FBI on Capitol riot probe charges

Posted on November 15, 2021

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Council Members Eugene, Louis celebrates Haitian Founder of Chicago

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‘Get out of his way’: Adams supporters blast BLM leader Newsome for riot threats over mayor-elect’s police plans

Posted on November 14, 2021

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The gasoline is too damn high: Schumer says New York drivers desperately need relief from surging fuel prices

Posted on November 14, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Shoppers browse in a supermarket while wearing masks in St Louis

Politics

‘It’s the pandemic, stupid!’ Biden advisers blame COVID-19 for inflation woes

Posted on November 14, 2021

Patrons enjoy a meal while outdoor dining.

Politics

Op-ed | What outdoor dining means to me, a restaurant worker

Posted on November 14, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden attends church in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Politics

U.S. bishops set to debate Biden’s eligibility for communion

Posted on November 14, 2021

Biden holds a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington

Politics

Biden plans big bipartisan bill signing; Republican backers face threats

Posted on November 13, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

New report details maternal healthcare disparities for women of color, officials urge passage of ‘Momnibus Act’

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Mayor-elect criticizes Robert Moses-era as racist infrastructure

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City reports surge in NYC firefighters meeting the COVID-19 vaccine mandate and returning to work

Posted on November 11, 2021

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Politics

AG James releases trove of evidence from Cuomo sexual harassment investigation

Posted on November 10, 2021

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Brooklyn Paper

‘East New York is not for sale’: Community Land Trust movement sees hope in Racial Justice Commission

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Bronx Times

Schumer and Torres announce support for federal dollars to cap Cross Bronx

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Politics

Reporters may be kept away from de Blasio’s City Hall press briefings through end of his tenure

Posted on November 9, 2021

U.S. House Natural Resources Committee hearing on “The U.S. Park Police Attack on Peaceful Protesters at Lafayette Square”, on Capitol Hill

Politics

Pelosi urges investigations over Gosar video

Posted on November 9, 2021

COP26 in Glasgow

Politics

U.S. is back with a new approach to climate policy, says lawmaker Ocasio-Cortez

Posted on November 9, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Trump holds rally in Iowa

Trump advisers illegally campaigned while in office, U.S. government report finds

Posted on November 9, 2021

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New York public transit gets nearly $11 billion in federal COVID relief after months-long dispute with New Jersey, Connecticut

Posted on November 9, 2021

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Politics

Schumer, Velazquez look to Hispanic Federation for Build Back Better support ahead of Congress vote

Posted on November 8, 2021

Protestor call for the end of solitary confinement

Lower Manhattan

‘Rescind your deadly order’: Activists blast de Blasio for apparent return to solitary confinement in NYC jails

Posted on November 8, 2021

People wear masks around Times Square, as cases of the infectious coronavirus Delta variant continue to rise in New York City, New York

Business

Hochul announces almost half a billion in tourism industry funding

Posted on November 8, 2021

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PoliticsNY

Skye’s SOMOS Scoop: Recap of the Political Insider Weekend

An airbag of a Renault Zoe electric car is seen after collision with an oncoming Volvo V70 car in a controlled crash test from insurer AXA in Duebendorf

Politics

Used car dealers banned from selling vehicles without airbags

Posted on November 7, 2021

‘I look forward to getting rid of the masks’: Mayor-elect Adams eyes cautious end to mask mandates in NYC schools

Posted on November 7, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the October jobs report at the White House

Business

Analysis | With infrastructure vote, Congress gives Biden long-needed jolt of good news

Posted on November 6, 2021

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Hochul, Adams unite and vow to fight for New York together

U.S. President Biden speaks briefly with reporters at the White House in Washington

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Eric Adams supports Biden’s “Build Back Better” in CNN opinion

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Gay City News

Overdue diversity for council’s LGBT caucus

U.S. Senate Democrats hold weekly policy lunch at U.S. Capitol in Washington

Politics

Tax arbiter raises doubts about $1.75 trln Biden bill, Democrats say it’s paid for

Posted on November 4, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccines at the White House in Washington

Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private-sector workers to begin Jan. 4

Posted on November 4, 2021

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Skye’s SOMOS Scoop: Day 1

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‘I’m not interested in driving people out’: Hochul says she does not want to raise taxes on New York’s wealthy residents

Posted on November 4, 2021

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Politics

Reporter’s notebook: Why do New York City’s voters keep staying home on Election Day?

Posted on November 4, 2021

Politics

NYC taxi workers celebrate after medallion debt relief agreement reached; hunger strike over

Posted on November 3, 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