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Rajkumar officially launches campaign to be NYC’s first South Asian Comptroller

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Altered City of Yes Housing plan passes 2 key City Council committees despite some vocal objections

Posted on November 21, 2024

Mayor Adams with City Planning Chair Dan Garodnick at city of Yes rally for more housing

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DEVELOPING | City of Yes for housing deal takes shape as crucial Thursday council committee vote gets pushed back

Posted on November 21, 2024

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Whoopi Goldberg responds on Instagram to Staten Island bakery backlash

Posted on November 21, 2024

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Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch named by Mayor Adams as new NYPD commissioner

Posted on November 20, 2024

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Mayor Adams restores last of NYPD academy classes he cut last year with budget update

Posted on November 20, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams rallying with officials in his administration, union members and advocates for the launch of the public review period for his 'City of Yes: Zoning for Housing Opportunity" plan in April 2024.

Politics

City Council committee set to vote on controversial City of Yes residential zoning overhaul

Posted on November 19, 2024

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Mayor Adams not worried about Trump’s anti-climate change stance amid record drought and troubling wildfires

Posted on November 19, 2024

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Dan’s Papers

Trump taps LI native Howard Lutnick for Secretary of Commerce

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Politics

11% of working New Yorkers need NYC food pantries just to be able to eat. One report explains why.

Posted on November 19, 2024

Mayor Adams reacts to Manhattan stabbing spree

Manhattan stabbing spree: Mayor Adams says justice system ‘continues to fail’ after learning suspect is career criminal

Posted on November 18, 2024

Virginia Maloney running for City Council seat

Virginia Maloney, daughter of ex-Rep. Carolyn Maloney, launches bid for East Side City Council seat

Posted on November 18, 2024

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Politics

Staten Islanders line up in droves to support NYC bakery criticized by Whoopi Goldberg

Posted on November 17, 2024

Out gay Assemblymember Tony Simone of Manhattan speaks to the crowd at a post-election town hall at the LGBT Community Center in New York City on Nov. 13.

Gay City News

LGBT Center’s post-election town hall outlines quest to ‘Trump-proof’ New York

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Mayor Adams avoids criticizing Trump’s pick of RFK Jr. as health secretary while on ‘The View’

Posted on November 15, 2024

Motorists crossing the Queensboro Bridge may soon have to pay a $9 congestion pricing toll if they are traveling below 60th Street in Manhattan (Photo via Shutterstock)

QNS

Mixed reactions in Queens over Gov. Hochul’s revised congestion pricing plan

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Brooklyn Paper

Jeffries says House Democrats ‘overperformed’ in general election despite losing majority, says party will push back on right-wing extremism

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Public Advocate Jumaane Williams speaks about NYPD radio encryption

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Public Advocate Williams blasts Mayor Adams as becoming the ‘Trump of Brooklyn,’ questioning where his allegiance lies

Posted on November 14, 2024

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New Charter Commission bill is latest chapter in City Council’s running feud with Mayor Adams

Posted on November 14, 2024

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Politics

City Council votes to relieve renters from paying broker fees with veto-proof majority

Posted on November 13, 2024

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Labor

NYC-area airport workers set to get annual wage increases starting in January

Posted on November 13, 2024

LI Press

What happened on Long Island in 2024 election

LI Press

Trump Led the Way to Nassau Republican Victories in 2024

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Politics

NYPD says its drones have transformed crime-fighting and saving lives over last two years

Posted on November 13, 2024

NYC Council holds hearing on tenants' rights bills

Politics

NYC Council eyes bills to protect tenants from illegal evictions

Posted on November 13, 2024

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Politics

Tens of thousands of working-class New Yorkers shifted toward Trump in 2024. Here’s why.

Posted on November 13, 2024

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Politics

Mayor Adams raises concerns over real estate broker fee bill set to get City Council vote Wednesday

Posted on November 12, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm paralyzed after horse riding accident, thousands raised for recovery

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Politics

Sentencing in Trump hush money case postponed indefinitely as judge weighs president-elect’s conviction

Posted on November 12, 2024

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Politics

Former GOP Rep. and gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin tapped as Trump’s EPA head

Posted on November 11, 2024

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QNS

Queens sees significant rightward shift as Trump support surges in 2024 election

Inside his rally in Crotona Park, former President Donald Trump takes aim at Democrats and the media on May 23, 2024.

Bronx Times

Bronx conservatives energized after Trump’s win, see chance to build momentum and diversify

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Politics

Hochul mulling revival of congestion pricing as Trump’s second term looms, reports say

Posted on November 10, 2024

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Broadway braces for Trump’s second act

Posted on November 10, 2024

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New Yorkers declare they ‘won’t back down’ from opposing President-elect Trump at Manhattan march

Posted on November 10, 2024

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Gay City News

‘People can see the storm coming’: LGBTQ immigrant community braces for second Trump term

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NYC to end migrant debit card program as shelter numbers decline: Mayor Adams

Posted on November 8, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Check out the vote: Breaking down the results of the presidential election in Brooklyn

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Politics

Adams says he spoke with President-elect Trump, but did not discuss his legal case

Posted on November 7, 2024

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QNS

Queens leaders vow resistance, brace for ‘daunting battles’ after Trump election win

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QNS

‘Enjoy your last two months of freedom’: Queens residents voice hopes and fears as Trump secures second term

Mayor Adams speaks about Trump election win

Politics

Election aftermath: Adams won’t say if city would cooperate with Trump’s mass deportation pledge

Posted on November 6, 2024

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Politics

New Yorkers react to presidential election outcome with little joy, but much anxiety

Posted on November 6, 2024

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Politics

Women’s rights groups celebrate New York ERA passage – but fear ‘bodily autonomy under threat’ in second Trump presidency

Posted on November 6, 2024

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QNS

NYC immigrant groups denounce Trump’s re-election, pledge to protect immigrant communities

Patrons watch the results of Proposal 1 at Julius' in Manhattan on election night, Nov. 5, 2024.

Gay City News

On gloomy night, New Yorkers approve Proposal 1 and LGBTQ incumbents win handily in NYC

QNS

Stavisky retains NY Senate District 11 seat, defeating challenger Yiatin Chu in closely watched Queens race

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