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Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaking in front of microphones

2025 Mayor’s Race

Mamdani calls Trump’s rumored job offer for Eric Adams ‘affront to democracy,’ charges Cuomo is president’s choice for mayor

Posted on September 3, 2025

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QNS

City Planning Commission votes in favor of OneLIC Neighborhood Plan

Mayor Eric Adams smiling with thumbs up amid mayoral campaign

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Rumors swirl that Eric Adams could exit contest as Trump reportedly offers him a job

Posted on September 3, 2025

Shakira Zahiruddin, a mother of two and eight months pregnant, spoke through tears at a press conference in Brooklyn Tuesday, where she and her union accused Barnard College of unlawfully laying her off.

Pregnant custodian and union accuse Barnard College of targeting her for layoff to avoid paying maternity leave

Posted on September 3, 2025

river's law

Bronx Times

Torres introduces River’s Law to ban swimming pools at residential daycares after tot’s deadly drowning

Jim Walden

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Independent attorney Jim Walden exits contest, urging other low-polling candidates to do the same

Posted on September 2, 2025

Bronx Dems rallied near Yankee Stadium to endorse the party's nominee, Zohran Mamdani, for the 2025 NYC Mayoral race.

Bronx Times

Bronx Democrats endorse Mamdani for mayor, despite Cuomo’s Bronx popularity

Jerry Nadler celebrates primary win

Politics

Who will replace Jerry Nadler, who will retire in 2026 after 34 years in Congress repping Manhattan?

Posted on September 2, 2025

Reverend Al Sharpton leads big crowd during March on Wall Street in support of DEI programs

‘Keep the dream alive!’ Reverend Al Sharpton leads ‘March on Wall Street’ seeking to protect DEI in corporate America

Posted on August 28, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams speaking at podium

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams denied matching funds for 11th time as rivals get big payouts

Posted on August 28, 2025

rally in support of haiti immigrants

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn pols and community groups unite in support of Haitian immigrants

Mayor Eric Adams delivers remarks in Astoria on the expansion of a job training pilot program for the formerly incarcerated reentering society.

QNS

Mayor visits Astoria to announce expansion of big-rig training program for justice-involved New Yorkers

Mayor Eric Adams.

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams labels democratic socialist Mamdani ‘a communist,’ echoing a frequent Trump attack

Posted on August 27, 2025

Gov. Hochul speaks in Harlem Tuesday morning, announcing that NYC has seen a 12% drop in retail theft over the last year

Politics

Hochul defends bail laws, says judges need to ‘step up’ amid Trump’s threats of funding cuts in executive order

Posted on August 26, 2025

candidates for nYC mayor on debate stage

2025 Mayor’s Race

Candidates for NYC mayor, other city offices to square off in general election debates in October

Posted on August 26, 2025

mamdani at make mcguinness boulevard safe rally

Brooklyn Paper

‘Now is the time’: Locals demand full redesign of McGuinness Boulevard after bribery allegations

Mayor Adams in sunglasses on steps of city hall with business owners

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Is recently 5-time indicted ex-Adams aide still volunteering on his reelection bid? He won’t say

Posted on August 25, 2025

Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani posts strong general election fundraising haul, while Cuomo and Adams lag behind

Posted on August 22, 2025

2025 Mayor’s Race

Mayor Adams says ‘hell no’ to stepping down amid latest bribery charges against ex-top aides

Posted on August 22, 2025

A view of the front steps of New York City Hall.

Gay City News

City Council bolsters training and transparency for LGBTQ care, but gay Republican votes ‘no’

Mayor Eric Adams looks up at the sky

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams’ leading rivals pounce on latest swirl of corruption scandals

Posted on August 21, 2025

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Bronx Times

First hearing of Bally’s Community Advisory Council shows majority support amid lingering concerns

gina argento broadway stages bribery

Brooklyn Paper

Broadway Stages owners allegedly bribed city official to scuttle McGuinness Boulevard redesign

Winnie Greco, a longtime aide to Mayor Eric Adams, attending an Adams campaign press conference on June 26

Politics

‘This was no payoff’: Mayor Adams campaign aide suspended after giving reporter cash in potato chip bag

Posted on August 21, 2025

woman in handcuffs escorted by detectives after corruption indictment

Politics

‘Classic bribery’: Former Adams aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin, power brokers at center of alleged pay-to-play schemes indicted

Posted on August 21, 2025

Manny De Los Santos

PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Manny De Los Santos

Mamdani speaking to microphone about amNY report

2025 Mayor’s Race

amNY report of NYPD staffing crisis stirs up conversation in NYC Mayor’s race

Posted on August 20, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams cuts the ribbon at his new Harlem campaign office at 102 West 124th Street on Wednesday

Harlem

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams opens Harlem campaign office amid ballot-line dispute with election officials

Posted on August 20, 2025

Ingrid Lewis-Martin.

Politics

Ex-Adams aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin to be hit with additional corruption charges on Thursday, lawyer says

Posted on August 20, 2025

SNAP

Bronx Times

Supermarket manager in Bronx warns of SNAP cuts’ impact on small businesses

NY: Rally to loosen rules on Local Law 18 for homeowners

Politics

City celebrates nonprofits, public servants at inaugural human service awards

Posted on August 20, 2025

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: New poll shows Mamdani comfortably ahead, but without majority, in 5-way race

Posted on August 19, 2025

Cyclists along 31st Street in Astoria. The DOT has proposed installing protected bike lanes on each side of the corridor.

QNS

Elected officials outline continued support for 31st Street protected bike lanes in Astoria

Election day man at polls

Politics

2025 Elections: What you need to know before voting

Posted on August 19, 2025

hochul

Bronx Times

Hochul and Torres rally at Lincoln Hospital against ‘cruel’ Trump health care cuts

police at scene of Brooklyn mass shooting, police line stretched across roadway with cops milling about

Politics

Brooklyn mass shooting: NYC mayoral candidates condemn bloodshed and call for more action

Posted on August 17, 2025

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards (left) endorsed Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani. Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Queens BP Richards backs Mamdani, urges other ‘on the fence’ Dems to as well

Posted on August 15, 2025

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QNS

Photos: Mayor Adams opens new 2025 campaign office in St. Albans

Michael Reilly

PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Michael Reilly

Andrew cuomo speaking at an event

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo refuses to release private consulting list in response to Mamdani challenge

Posted on August 14, 2025

streetscape in Midtown South 34th Street empty bus lane with some traffic and empire state building in background.

Politics

Midtown South rezoning officially approved; opens the door for 9,500 new homes to be created

Posted on August 14, 2025

rally release of bk student detained by ice

Brooklyn Paper

‘He has done things exactly the right way’: Advocates call for release of Brooklyn high school student detained by ICE

man smiling while holding microphone and talking to person in hard hat

Politics

Mayor Adams floats state bill to involuntarily hospitalize individuals for public substance use, amid reelection push

Posted on August 14, 2025

Harvey Epstein

PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Assembly Member Harvey Epstein

NYPD officer looking on patrol.

Politics

What crime problem? NYC is safer than its been in 25 years, NYPD stats show, despite Trump threats of federal takeover

Posted on August 13, 2025

two men speaking at political rally, paterson supporting Eric Adams for mayor

2025 Mayor’s Race

NYC Mayor’s Race: Former Gov. Paterson backs Adams, drops bid for Mamdani rivals to coalesce

Posted on August 13, 2025

man speaking in red tie at campaign rally. Cuomo is leveraging social media to get ahead in the mayor race

Politics

Cuomo hopes a new social media game will help him overcome the odds. Can it work?

Posted on August 13, 2025

inna vernikov

Brooklyn Paper

Vernikov’s path to re-election in District 48 cleared after sweeping primary win

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