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United Federation of Teachers urging New York City Council to elect female speaker

Posted on October 15, 2021

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Manhattan DA candidates weigh in on latest study seeking elder parole for senior inmates

Posted on October 14, 2021

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Renovations on more than 1,700 units of public housing in upper Manhattan are making a big difference in residents’ lives

Posted on October 14, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S.Senate Democrats hold weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

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Schumer says U.S. Senate to vote on election reform next week

Posted on October 14, 2021

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Witt’s World: Jefferson and holding the American Dream

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Eric Adams rallies with Latino leaders, warns of Trump-like presence in mayoral race

Posted on October 13, 2021

A worker delivers donated food at the Queensbridge Houses, a NYCHA public housing complex, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Queens, New York

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Ampry-Samuel questions NYCHA on winter readiness

Posted on October 13, 2021

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Midtown Manhattan

New York City restaurant workers say they will put their vote where their wages are

Posted on October 13, 2021

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Hochul apologizes to Queens lawmaker, COVID-19 senior victims’ families for Cuomo’s sins

Posted on October 13, 2021

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Shea backs lawmakers’ efforts to tighten bail laws for NYC gun offenders

Posted on October 12, 2021

Brooklyn

Adams picks greens, talks healthy living in Brownsville

Posted on October 12, 2021

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Stay the course: Rikers Island protesters demand mayoral candidates support jail’s planned closure

Posted on October 12, 2021

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Wollman Rink in Central Park to return Nov. 14 with new operators

Posted on October 12, 2021

Brooklyn

Adams supports more accelerated learning, but would ‘reserve right’ to seek out his own plan, not de Blasio’s

Posted on October 12, 2021

Governor Hochul Delivers Virtual Keynote Remarks for the Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development

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Hochul leads early poll for governor’s race, 3/4 of New Yorkers say no to Cuomo comeback

Posted on October 12, 2021

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Empire Station Complex proponents call on Hochul to charge ahead with plan, Hotel Pennsylvania’s demise

Posted on October 12, 2021

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Indigenous Peoples Day: Celebrating resilience at Randall’s Island Park

Posted on October 11, 2021

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Ted Cruz faces news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington

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U.S. Treasury hobbled by Cruz’s nomination holds, officials say

Posted on October 11, 2021

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Upper West Side

PHOTOS: Italian pride back on the march as Manhattan’s Columbus Day parade returns for in-person celebration

Posted on October 11, 2021

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‘Human justice’: Protestors march across NYC for more violence intervention support

Posted on October 11, 2021

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Reporter’s Notebook: Celebrating Italian Americans without celebrating Columbus

Posted on October 11, 2021

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Will Eric Adams adopt Bill de Blasio’s ‘Brilliant NYC’ plan as mayor — or give Gifted & Talented a second chance?

Posted on October 10, 2021

Nationwide Women’s March in the U.S.

Politics

U.S. appeals court reinstates Texas abortion law, two days after it was halted

Posted on October 9, 2021

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building is stormed by a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6, 2021

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White House blocks Trump attempt to withhold documents related to Jan 6 attack

Posted on October 9, 2021

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De Blasio urges Albany to permit 24/7 speed cameras near schools

Posted on October 8, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

New York City Council passes Safety in Our Shelters Act, protecting those guarding homeless centers

Posted on October 7, 2021

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City Council legislation tackles climate change & environment

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Opinion

Op-Ed | The private sector must stand up for voting rights

Posted on October 7, 2021

Scenes on the Capitol Hill during negotiations over the debt ceiling in Washington, U.S.

Politics

U.S. Senate rushes to advance $480 billion debt limit increase

Posted on October 7, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Trump holds a rally in Wellington, Ohio

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U.S. Senate Democrats give new details on Trump’s bid to overturn election

Posted on October 7, 2021

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Protesters urge Gov. Hochul, lawmakers to add more money to Excluded Workers Fund

People take part in a protest to get rent relief or rent freeze in New York

New relief program offers New York landlords $125 million to recoup back rents

Posted on October 7, 2021

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Cuomo loyalist Schwartz to step down from MTA board as Hochul cleans house

Posted on October 7, 2021

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Investigators say de Blasio misused NYPD security on family matters; mayor’s office calls report ‘unprofessional’

Posted on October 7, 2021

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PoliticsNY with Skye: Behind the Curtain – Ep. 38 – Tom DiNapoli, NYS Comptroller

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Sheinkopf Speaks: Hochul train rolls as governor’s race heats up

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No Sleep Till Brooklyn: Protesters sleep outside of Senator Schumer’s home demanding pathway to citizenship

Posted on October 6, 2021

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Mayor says city is on track to pre-pandemic crime levels; God Squad speaks

Posted on October 6, 2021

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Lower Manhattan

Can’t buy freedom: Pols, justice activists call on DAs to end cash bail system for low-level offenders

Posted on October 6, 2021

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Hoylman sticks it to anti-vaxxer out-of-town performers

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S. debt ceiling from the State Dining Room of the White House

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Biden to meet top U.S. bank and business leaders as debt limit chaos looms

Posted on October 6, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss reopening schools during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Washington

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Biden administration expands student loan forgiveness eligibility

Posted on October 6, 2021

Police probe for clues in a fatal shooting at Monroe Street and Classon Avenue.

NYPD touts drop in murders, shootings in September – but rates remains far higher than before COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on October 6, 2021

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Lower Manhattan pols hope to set boundaries with Open Restaurants program

Posted on October 6, 2021

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Immigrant New Yorkers double down on Schumer for pathway to citizenship

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Federal COVID advisor congratulates de Blasio on vaccine mandates

Posted on October 5, 2021

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Ethics panel seeks probe into its own approval of $5.1M Cuomo COVID-19 book deal

Posted on October 5, 2021

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Hochul, Queens pols call for alternatives to LaGuardia AirTrain

Posted on October 5, 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