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NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams again denied public campaign funds as board has ‘reason to believe’ laws were broken

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NYC Mayor’s Race: ‘Man of God’ Eric Adams’ reelection effort nabs support from dozens of religious leaders

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sent a letter urging President Donald Trump to commute, or shorten, ex-Rep. George Santos' prison sentence.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for Trump to commute George Santos’ sentence

Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar speaks at Saturday's rally outside 56-21 Clover Pl. Also pictured: Assembly Member Maritza Dávila. Phot: Ramy Mahmoud.

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Elected officials and tenants protest against alleged ‘displacement tactics’ at Glendale’s Clover Place

By Shane O’Brien

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams brushes off report that his campaign filed fraudulent signatures to get ballot line

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the project design kickoff for the Interborough Express in Brooklyn on Friday.

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Interborough Express: Gov. Hochul kicks off project design for long-awaited Brooklyn-Queens IBX

Rep. Grace Meng and Sen. John Liu brought together community groups and healthcare leaders for a roundtable discussion on Tuesday July 29 about the impact of President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill.'

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Queens lawmakers, healthcare providers analyze impact of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ on NYC

By Athena Dawson

Mayor Eric Adams at the funeral of slain NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, who was killed in a Midtown mass shooting on Monday, July 28. Thursday, July31, 2025.

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Mayor Adams praises controversial NYPD unit that Mamdani vowed to dismantle during funeral for slain Bronx cop

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In wake of mass shooting, Mamdani says past NYPD-bashing posts ‘out of step’ with his mayoral bid

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani returns from Uganda trip without incident, immediately rejoins the campaign trail

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Is Adams’ relationship with Trump on the rocks? And will that help his longshot reelection effort?

The body of the NYPD officer killed during Monday’s mass shooting in Midtown was transferred from the hospital to the Chief Medical Examiner overnight in a dignified transfer.

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MIDTOWN MASS SHOOTING: Southeast Asian community of Queens mourns loss of Bangladeshi immigrant NYPD officer

By Bill Parry

Police say they arrested the man who was allegedly caught on surveillance video setting a dog on fire in South Ozone Park. Mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa (l.) held a press conference in South Ozone Park and coordinated a local search for the suspect.

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Sliwa leads local search for suspect who burned dog in South Ozone Park, police make arrest after tip from Good Samaritan

By Dean Moses and Robert Pearl

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MIDTOWN MASS SHOOTING: Leading mayoral candidates offer condolences in wake of massacre that could impact the race

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo takes heat for claiming he ‘wasn’t in charge’ of building housing in NYC as governor

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo charges Mamdani’s plan to hike taxes on corporations, wealthy is ‘impossibility’

Disgraced Rep. George Santos surrendered himself into custody to begin his 87-month prison sentence for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

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Ex-Rep. George Santos surrenders to begin 87-month prison sentence

NYC EMS units respond to a medical emergency.

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Op-ed | It’s time for Mayor Adams to pay EMS workers what they deserve

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani shakes up campaign staff in pivot from primary to general election

Chaos and confrontation erupted on July 21 outside the Astoria office of Assemblymember and mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani, where dueling protests exposed deep political and cultural divides in one of New York City’s most contentious election cycles.

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Dueling protests clash outside Zohran Mamdani’s Astoria office

By Robert Pearl

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Trump admin sues NYC to overturn sanctuary laws, arguing they are unconstitutional, days after Border Patrol agent shot

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Mayor Adams again insists ‘we follow the rules’ in light of latest reported straw donations to his campaign

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Mayor Adams says he ‘wishes’ he could use executive orders to skirt laws he disagrees with

woman walking past people voting in booths on election day in NYC mayor's race

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In an already bizarre NYC mayor’s race, is there any chance of a write-in candidate finding success?

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