Mamdani gets a budget deal with new rental voucher funds
The mayor agreed to add $175 million in new rental assistance after his proposed budget was stalled by progressive lawmakers.
NYC’s Haitian community reels in wake of Supreme Court TPS ruling
Thousands of city dwellers from Haiti have Temporary Protected Status. Now they have to figure out what to do next.
The United Auto Workers is New York City’s unlikeliest kingmaker
For the second consecutive year, the UAW bet early on long-shot candidates, putting themselves in opposition to their allies in labor.
Polls are open, New York: What to know about the top House races
It’s an unusually competitive primary election season that’s often pitting Mamdani-backed insurgents against establishment Democrats.
How the New York State budget works
The budget is the state’s plan for how it will spend its money over the next year. It comprises thousands of pages of dense legal language.
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Proposed state ban on local ICE agreements would expire in 2029
The ban would be repealed on July 1, 2029, a few months after a new presidential administration would take office.
Elected officials demand that ICE release City Council staffer
BROOKLYN CONGRESSMEMBER YVETTE D. CLARKE and Councilmember Lincoln Restler demand federal immigration officers release a constituent.
Wall Street warns: Powell probe could destabilize markets
Wall Street and a bipartisan group of former Federal Reserve chairs, Treasury secretaries and top economic advisers warned that a criminal inquiry into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell threatens the central bank’s independence and could destabilize markets.
Man pardoned after storming Capitol is charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries
Christopher P. Moynihan who’s 34, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for joining a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
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Democrats wrestle with race, populism and ideology in clashes with lawmakers of color
As left-wing insurgents make inroads in New York and elsewhere, their campaigns are confronting legacy institutions led by people of color.
Incumbent Jo Anne Simon wins re-election in NY-52 Assembly District against challenger Lydia Green
Simon, who was a disability civil rights lawyer, ran a campaign focused on affordability, education and climate.
Mamdani slate sweeps Democratic primaries in New York, ousts 2 incumbents from Congress
The mayor ping ponged across the city to celebrate his allies’ victories, declaring that his election had helped ignite a new era.
Frank Carone, chief of staff to former Mayor Eric Adams, charged in federal bribery probe
Carone’s lawyer, Arthur Aidala, called the indictment “weak” and “based on purely circumstantial evidence.”
New York mayor, other leaders push to ban horse-drawn carriage rides after Indian teen’s death
Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after he got off of the four-wheeled carriage as its horse sprinted through the park without the driver.
DOJ to investigate Park Slope coffee shop’s scathing post about Dan Goldman
Goldman responded that he bought the cup of coffee as a courtesy, since the barista had kindly let his 7-year-old daughter use the restroom.