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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington

Politics

U.S. Senate Democrats plan to move swiftly on Biden Supreme Court pick

Posted on January 26, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about inflation and lowering prices for families at White House in Washington

Politics

President Biden to meet with Mayor Adams next week in New York on gun violence battle

Posted on January 26, 2022

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Politics

Hochul addresses planned approaches and gun legislation at first meeting of interstate task force on illegal guns

Posted on January 26, 2022

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Politics

‘Learn from the bad old days’: Some NYC lawmakers fear Adams’ gun violence plan reverses progress in criminal justice

Posted on January 26, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Associate Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer arrives for the swearing in ceremony of Judge Neil Gorsuch as an Associate Supreme Court Justice in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington

Politics

Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Breyer to retire, media reports say

Posted on January 26, 2022

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Politics

New Yorkers react to Mayor’s gun violence blueprint

Posted on January 25, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrations ahead of Biden’s inauguration in U.S.

Politics

Trump is nowhere — and everywhere — in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race

Posted on January 25, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Central, East Brooklyn could see revived plainclothes units: Police source

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Dems in Independent Redistricting Commission pass baton to Dem Legislature

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress in Washington

Politics

Georgia to impanel grand jury in probe of Trump bid to overturn 2020 election

Posted on January 24, 2022

Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver leaves federal court after his sentencing hearing following his conviction on federal corruption charges in Manhattan

Lower East Side

Disgraced former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver dies in prison at age 77

Posted on January 24, 2022

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Mayor Adams unveils gun violence policy

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Delivery workers, advocates celebrate in Times Square new labor rights taking effect Monday

Posted on January 23, 2022

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress in Washington

Politics

U.S. Capitol attack probe to report any phony elector evidence to Justice Department, chair says

Posted on January 23, 2022

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Harlem

At Harlem vigil for cops shot in ambush, Adams and other leaders pledge to shut down the ‘iron pipeline’

Posted on January 22, 2022

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Bronx

Adams promise agency-wide effort to support grassroots violence interruption during Bronx roundtable

Posted on January 22, 2022

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Harlem

Reporter’s Notebook | Murder of Harlem police officer brings City Hall and city’s cops together in grief and action

Posted on January 22, 2022

U.S. President Biden meets with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in Washington

Politics

‘No SALT no deal’: Democrats vow to block Build Back Better bill without tax break

Posted on January 21, 2022

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QNS

Queens lawmakers call for legislative action to protect street vendors

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Bronx Times

Bowman arrested during voting rights protest outside Capitol

Council Member Carlina Rivera pledged to help shutdown Rikers Island.

Politics

City officials vow to tackle Rikers Island crisis at rally outside City Hall

Posted on January 20, 2022

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Lower Manhattan

Exclusive: CM Erik Bottcher and West Side electeds implore DSNY for clean Manhattan streets

Posted on January 20, 2022

Former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally in Florence, Arizona

Politics

Georgia prosecutor requests special grand jury in Trump election probe

Posted on January 20, 2022

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump campaigns with Republican Senator Loeffler ahead of Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs in Dalton

Politics

U.S. panel probing Jan. 6 attack seeks interview with Ivanka Trump

Posted on January 20, 2022

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State Senators move to confirm MTA acting chief Janno Lieber

Posted on January 20, 2022

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Politics

Communities not Cages Campaign introduces three incarceration reform bills

Posted on January 19, 2022

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NYC schools chancellor narrows down cabinet picks, makes subtle changes to legislation

Posted on January 19, 2022

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Midtown Manhattan

Roadblock: Excluded workers block Midtown traffic as they seek $3 billion more in relief from Hochul

Posted on January 19, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Former Coney Councilmember Mark Treyger appointed to city schools position

A voting rights demonstrator holds a banner in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Voting rights brawl takes center stage in U.S. Senate

Posted on January 19, 2022

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Midtown Manhattan

Hundreds gather for Times Square vigil of Michelle Alyssa Go, victim of deadly push in front of train

Posted on January 19, 2022

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Politics

AG James outlines possible fraud case against former President Trump and his family business

Posted on January 19, 2022

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Bronx

Cop shot in the Bronx during struggle with teenager armed with illegal gun, police say

Posted on January 19, 2022

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Brooklyn

Preservationists rally against city plans for dog run near Downtown Brooklyn abolitionist site

Posted on January 18, 2022

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Midtown Manhattan

Open for business: Mayor and Broadway stars invite tourists back with new incentive

Posted on January 18, 2022

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Politics

Person of the Year 2021: Eric Adams reaches the top of the heap in New York

Posted on January 18, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Senate Democratic lunch on Capitol Hill to discuss voting rights legislation, in Washington

Politics

U.S. Democrats set voting rights showdown with no clear path to victory

Posted on January 18, 2022

A DOC truck leaves Rikers Island.

‘Very basic human needs’ unmet for Rikers Island inmates on hunger strike, Queens senator Ramos says

Posted on January 18, 2022

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Sharp drop in cases leaves Mayor Adams to declare ‘we are winning’ the battle against COVID-19

Posted on January 18, 2022

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‘Our schools are going to remain open’: Mayor Adams adamant about allowing in-person classes as COVID-19 cases start declining

Posted on January 18, 2022

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Politics

De Blasio says he won’t run for governor of New York, but will fight inequality in the state

Posted on January 18, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

New York City midwives hesitant to celebrate gov’s passage of birth center bill

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Brooklyn Paper

Pols join artists at BAM’s annual tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., leaves the press room at Kennedy International Airport on Dec. 16, 1964. King had just arrived from Sweden after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Behind King is a spokesman, Cleveland Robinson.

Editorial | On MLK’s legacy, and democracy on the brink

Posted on January 17, 2022

U.S. civil rights activists hold a Peace Walk on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, in Washington

MLK family, Vice President Harris urge U.S. Senate act to bolster right to vote

Posted on January 17, 2022

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‘They should not be in cars’: Mayor Adams wants his MTA board picks to be transit riders

Posted on January 17, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Harris and Yellen host a roundtable on the American Rescue Plan at the White House in Washington

Business

Treasury’s Yellen sees ‘much more work’ ahead to narrow racial wealth divide

Posted on January 17, 2022

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Midtown Manhattan

‘Remove the perception of fear’: Mayor Adams vows subways safe after horrific shoving at Times Square

Posted on January 16, 2022

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

A Bayside man was sentenced to prison for driving the wrong way on the Clearview Expressway in 2023, ramming five cars and injuring two motorists.

Bayside man sentenced for injuring two drivers after intentionally driving wrong way on Clearview Expressway in 2023: DA

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Rooted in tradition, Bensonhurst kicks off 51st annual Santa Rosalia Feast

The US District Court for Idaho's Chief District Judge David Nye was one of President Trump’s 2017 appointees during his first term.

Trans student bathroom cases continue to occupy federal courts