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Brooklyn Borough President endorses Brad Lander in Democratic mayoral primary

By Gabriele Holtermann

A protestor on stage during the Mayoral Forum on the Black Agenda at Medgar Evers College on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

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Protests at Mayoral Forum on Black Agenda

NYC Mayor's Race candidates Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo

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NYC Mayor’s Race: TV ads begin to heat up as Mamdani hits Cuomo as one in the same with Eric Adams

Attorney General Letitia James touts Speaker Adams for mayor

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NYC Mayor’s Race: AG James, union leaders pitch Speaker Adams as best candidate to take on Trump, stop Cuomo

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Brannan earns support from Southeast Queens lawmakers ahead of comptroller primary

Mayor Adams entering court amid federal corruption case

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Three more federal prosecutors tied to Mayor Adams’ dismissed corruption case resign from Trump Justice Department

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Chi Ossé and park advocates call for more funding of New York City’s green spaces

By Gabriele Holtermann

Mayor Eric Adams speaks about 2025 Mayor's Race

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams accuses Council Speaker of using policy spats as springboard to challenge him

Participants at the Feb. 23, 2025 rally in Central Park proudly waved Israeli flags and carried posters with the pictures, names, and ages of the hostages still in Hamas captivity.

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New York leads the nation in reported antisemitic incidents in 2024: ADL

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, and Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, left, are leading the field in the 2025 New York City Democratic mayoral primary, according to the latest poll

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo and Mamdani gain ground as Democratic primary turns into two-person race

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Left-wing mayoral contenders blast Cuomo’s housing record, paint him as ‘landlords’ favorite’

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Mayor Adams dismisses questions over his $3 million legal debt: ‘Why are you asking me?’

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Empire Wind 1 project at South Brooklyn Marine Terminal faces setback as Trump admin halts construction

By Gabriele Holtermann

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NYC primary debates 2025: Schneps Media partners with Pix11, NYC Campaign Finance Board for June forums

City Council members looking stern at hearing over Trump funding cuts

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City Council leaders slam Adams officials for absence from Trump funding cuts hearing

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Mayoral hopeful Brad Lander outlines his vision for New York City at Brooklyn Heights town hall

By Gabriele Holterman

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Brooklyn Conservative Party endorses Democratic council member Susan Zhuang for re-election

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Mayor Adams restores $167 million in 3-K and pre-K funding left out of his January budget plan

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City Council sues Adams admin to block order allowing ICE back onto Rikers Island

Andrew Cuomo.

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Front-runner Cuomo denied millions in public funds due to ‘technical error’

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LGBTQIA+ Caucus Co-Chair Tiffany Cabán of Queens leads supporters of gender-affirming care at City Hall on April 24.

Council approves bills to protect gender-affirming care after hospitals cave to Trump

Michael Blake with Ayana Harry at the Democratic Mayoral Forum on the Black Agenda at Medgar Evers College on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Mayoral candidates make their case for a Black Agenda

Woofstock 2025: Adopt Your New Best Friend in Brooklyn!

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Woofstock 2025: Adopt Your New Best Friend in Brooklyn!

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Gunman who allegedly started Harlem shootout that killed grandmother hides face from media at court