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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

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Trump

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

FILE PHOTO: COVID-19 pandemic in New York

Politics

New York braces for evictions with key renter protection set to lapse today

Posted on January 15, 2022

Governor Kathy Hochul Gives a Covid-19 Omicron Update, Introduces New State Health Commssioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett

New York’s COVID-19 cases starting to head downward: Hochul

Posted on January 14, 2022

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Politics

‘Welcome to the future’: Hochul and New York legislators celebrate start of off-shore wind industry

Posted on January 14, 2022

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PoliticsNY

Cannabis Industry Power Players: Meet Senator Liz Krueger, Sponsor of the MRTA

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Midtown Manhattan

Electeds join NICE in Times Square to call for a pathway to citizenship

Posted on January 13, 2022

RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel speaks to delegates in the Charlotte Convention Center’s Richardson Ballroom in Charlotte

Politics

Republican Party could skip traditional U.S. presidential debates

Posted on January 13, 2022

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Queens

‘A place of inhumanity’: Justice advocates, pols rally in support of Rikers Island hunger strike

Posted on January 13, 2022

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Health

Wage war: Home health aides laud Queens lawmaker for exposé, calls for accountability

Posted on January 12, 2022

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) holds his weekly news conference with Capitol Hill reporters in Washington

Politics

U.S. House panel seeks testimony from Republican leader McCarthy about Jan. 6 attack

Posted on January 12, 2022

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Manhattan Assemblywoman Glick added to the roster of public officials endorsing Congresswoman Maloney for re-election

Posted on January 12, 2022

U.S. President Biden surveys wildfire damage in Colorado

Politics

Biden to meet with Senate Democrats on voting rights Thursday

Posted on January 12, 2022

Manual worker offshore looking on wind-turbines wind farm from boat in North sea close to Borkum

Business

New York and New Jersey team up to seek new major offshore wind farms in the region

Posted on January 12, 2022

FILE PHOTO: CLAY AIKEN HOLDS AWARD BACKSTAGE AT THE 31ST ANNUAL AMERICAN MUSICAWARDS.

Politics

Former American Idol contestant Clay Aiken running again for U.S. Congress

Posted on January 12, 2022

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Politics

HEAR IT: Prisoners on Rikers Island stage hunger strike against inhumane conditions

Posted on January 11, 2022

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Top cop Sewell, Manhattan DA Bragg meet to hammer out criminal justice reform issues

Posted on January 11, 2022

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QNS

UPDATE: Queens councilwoman walks back comment comparing NYC vaccine mandate with Nazi Germany

Biden returns to the White House in Washington

Politics

Biden to ask U.S. lawmakers to shun autocracy in Georgia voting rights push

Posted on January 11, 2022

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High school students in New York City stage walkout over COVID-19 policies and protocols

Posted on January 11, 2022

FILE PHOTO: US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform focused on the cost of prescription drugs in Washington

Politics

Carlina Rivera and Erik Bottcher officially endorse Carolyn Maloney for re-election

Posted on January 11, 2022

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Brooklyn Paper

Assemblymember Diana Richardson named Deputy Borough President

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Politics

New York State Senate Dems push voting reforms

Posted on January 10, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers speaks about December 2021 jobs report at the White House in Washington

Politics

Biden to push filibuster changes in MLK hometown Atlanta

Posted on January 10, 2022

First anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol in Washington

Politics

First months of 2022 crucial for Biden agenda as November midterms loom

Posted on January 10, 2022

More from around NYC

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What’s Happening | Pumpkin patch, farmer’s market, food festival and more

Protesters voiced their concerns about the proposed Metropolitan Park development at Corona Plaza on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Ramy Mahmoud.

More than 100 protest against CAC’s unanimous vote in favor of Metropolitan Park

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City Council grant to fund free field trips to Brooklyn Children’s Museum for Title I schools

Fairyland Movie Panel

ACT UP members join ‘Fairyland’ screening and Q&A