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George Santos at court

Queens

George Santos likely to plead guilty to fraud charges in federal corruption case: reports

Posted on August 18, 2024

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Politics

Adams compares new subpoenas in federal campaign inquiry to public records requests, insists he did ‘nothing wrong’

Posted on August 16, 2024

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Politics

Mayor Adams hit with fresh subpoenas in connection with federal campaign probe: reports

Posted on August 15, 2024

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Politics

City Hall turmoil: Speaker Adams accuses Mayor Adams of ‘attacks against the rule of law’ and the City Council

Posted on August 15, 2024

Street vendors rally in Manhattan

Politics

NYC street vendors march in Manhattan demanding that City Hall fix broken license system – and help them grow their businesses

Posted on August 15, 2024

Statewide

LI Press

Long Island Lawmakers Propose Statewide Mask Ban

Mayor Eric Adams.

Politics

Legal Aid Society slams Mayor Adams for again railing against NYC’s sanctuary laws

Posted on August 14, 2024

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LI Press

Blakeman Signs Nassau Mask Ban Into Law

Brooklyn City Council Member Justin Brannan

Brooklyn

Justin Brannan, Brooklyn rep and City Council finance chair, is latest to throw hat in ring for NYC comptroller race

Posted on August 14, 2024

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Politics

NYC can start to ‘exhale’ amid ‘huge’ dip in newly arriving migrants: Mayor Adams

Posted on August 13, 2024

George Santos

LI Press

George Santos Fraud Trial: Judge Denies Motion By Disgraced Congressman To Have Jurors Fill Out Questionnaire

NYC Public Hospital nurses rally outside Bellevue Hospital demanding a fair contract. Photo by Gabriele Holtermann

Politics

NYS doles out $2 billion in bonuses to support healthcare workers

Posted on August 13, 2024

Jenifer Rajkumar with Mayor Eric Adams

Politics

Jenifer Rajkumar, Queens Assembly member and close Adams ally, launches NYC comptroller bid

Posted on August 13, 2024

Keith Powers in the City Council, now a potential Manhattan borough president candidate

Politics

Outgoing Council Member Keith Powers files to run for Manhattan borough president next year

Posted on August 12, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams appoints Robert Tucker as New York City's 35th FDNY commissioner. Monday, Aug. 12, 2024.

Politics

Private security exec Robert Tucker tapped as NYC’s 35th Fire Commissioner

Posted on August 12, 2024

EMS Station 40 in Sunset Park unveiled its new mural honoring EMS workers lost in the line of duty and the community.

Brooklyn Paper

Sunset Park’s ‘Dragon’s Den’ unveils mural as elected officials demand EMT pay parity

Randy Mastro

Politics

Randy Mastro wants to be NYC’s next top lawyer. Can he win the City Council’s support ahead of its vote on his nomination?

Posted on August 11, 2024

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Business

Safe Hotels Act: A public safety measure or blow to NYC’s hospitality industry?

Posted on August 9, 2024

Politics

Violence-plagued East Village intersection with illegal market getting major boost in NYPD security

Posted on August 8, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

BP Reynoso launches $50,000 fund to support community baby showers for new parents

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Politics

New York state is doling out nearly $200M in summer food assistance to families with children: Gov. Hochul

Posted on August 8, 2024

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Politics

Manhattan’s Pier 35 chosen as location for long-awaited plus-shaped East River swimming pool

Posted on August 7, 2024

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Politics

New York education officials working on ‘media literacy’ toolkit to help combat disinformation online

Posted on August 7, 2024

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Politics

NYC allowed controversial migrant service provider DocGo to waste millions due to shoddy oversight: Comptroller report

Posted on August 6, 2024

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attends a campaign event at West Allis Central High School

Politics

New York Dems laud Walz as vice presidential nominee as poll gives Harris big edge on Trump in state

Posted on August 6, 2024

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Hochul ‘massaging’ proposal in Albany to replace lost congestion pricing money

Posted on August 6, 2024

NYC crime: Brooklyn detectives investigate shooting scene

Politics

NYC crime: July sees overall felonies drop, though murder rate ticks upward

Posted on August 6, 2024

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PoliticsNY

Op-Ed | Mandatory A/C mandate complicates climate change goals

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks to the press after attending a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and other Democratic governors at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 3, 2024.

Kamala Harris picks Minnesota’s Tim Walz for vice president, sources say

Posted on August 6, 2024

Hakeem Jeffries and Janno Lieber shoveling dirt at MTA groundbreaking ceremony

Brooklyn

Hakeem Jeffries joins MTA in breaking ground on Brooklyn subway station accessibility upgrades

Posted on August 5, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams

Politics

Mayor Adams fumes over draft audit flagging $2.3M in unreported spending by his 2021 mayoral campaign

Posted on August 5, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at at a microphone campaigning

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly admits to dumping dead bear cub in Central Park 10 years ago

Posted on August 5, 2024

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QNS

Over 195 illegal smoke shops shut down in Queens since May, hundreds throughout the five boroughs

City Council Member Pierina Sanchez speaks at rally for housing voucher expansion

Politics

Judge tosses suit seeking to force Adams admin to enact housing voucher laws; City Council pursuing appeal

Posted on August 1, 2024

Apartment buildings in NYC amid Section 8 housing voucher waitlist

Politics

200,000 NYC households added to Section 8 housing voucher waitlist via lottery

Posted on August 1, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Man arrested for fatal shootings in Brooklyn as city boosts security at migrant shelters

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Politics

‘Padlock to Protect’ shuts down more than 750 illegal cannabis vendors citywide: Mayor Adams

Posted on July 31, 2024

Governor Kathy Hochul speaking

Politics

Gov. Hochul says there’s ‘zero’ chance Trump will win NY following VP Harris bump

Posted on July 31, 2024

Randy Mastro speaking

Politics

Mayor Adams nominates Randy Mastro as NYC’s next top lawyer, setting up another City Council showdown

Posted on July 30, 2024

Governor Kathy Hochul

Politics

New York state to send tax credit checks to qualified families with children next month

Posted on July 30, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams before star of David in candles at vigil over Israel terrorist attacks

Politics

Mayor Adams to hold hate crime solution summit at Gracie Mansion

Posted on July 30, 2024

City Comptroller Brad Lander.

Politics

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander joins 2025 Democratic primary against Mayor Adams

Posted on July 30, 2024

Jumaane Williams speaks on solitary confinement ban law being paused

Politics

Solitary confinement ban pause: Mayor Adams defends emergency jail order as Public Advocate Williams mulls lawsuit

Posted on July 29, 2024

Woman mourns at Sonya Massey vigil in Greenwich Village

Downtown Express

Greenwich Village vigil for Sonya Massey brings tearful rebuke of police brutality

Posted on July 28, 2024

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AI metal detector in subways faces potential legal challenges after NYC rolls device out

Posted on July 28, 2024

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Brooklyn

NYC rolls out ‘Rat Pack’ to help keep rodents away ‘on the street where you live’

Posted on July 28, 2024

A corrections officer in a NYC jail

Politics

Mayor Adams ‘state of emergency’ in NYC jails blocks parts of City Council-approved solitary confinement law

Posted on July 28, 2024

City Council blasts Charter Revision Commission ballot proposals

Politics

Charter feud: Adams’ commission approves November ballot questions, blocking City Council’s advice-and-consent measure

Posted on July 25, 2024

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Bronx Hip Hop Museum secures major funding as 2026 opening approaches

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The return of the Anniversary Day Parade: Our Neighborhood: The Way It Was

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Grand Army Plaza Arch emerges from two-year, $8.9M restoration

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