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2026 Midterm Elections results: Darializa Avila Chevalier, AOC and Ritchie Torres win Bronx congressional races

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NYC voters approve all five ballot proposals to overhaul city government

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Hochul wins reelection, makes NY history with Adrienne Adams as first all-woman gubernatorial ticket

Mayor Mamdani seeks a six-month delay in new SNAP stocking rules that could threaten NYC bodegas, but USDA says the requirements will take effect Wednesday.

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Mamdani urges Trump administration to delay SNAP stocking rules that could threaten NYC bodegas

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Polls open across the Bronx for the 2026 Midterm Elections

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NYC early voting surges nearly 60% from last governor’s race

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to reporters at Moore Street Market in Brooklyn on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, after threatening legal action against ICE over its reported use of city-owned parking lots for immigration enforcement operations.

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Mamdani threatens to sue ICE over reported use of NYC park lots as staging grounds

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a street-safety news conference at City Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.

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Mother of slain Bronx boy granted visa from President Trump, says Mamdani

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Mamdani and Menin name next racial equity watchdog chair, but Council pushback delays start until August 2027

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Republican Irene Guanill challenges Michael Benedetto in East Bronx Assembly race

By Steven Goodstein Conversation…

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New Siena poll: Hochul leads Blakeman by 14 points as Mamdani’s NYC popularity grows

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Some NYC restaurants lost entire outdoor dining seasons waiting for permits, comptroller finds

Democratic incumbent Governor Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman face off in the only scheduled debate ahead of the November New York gubernatorial election on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026 at the Spectrum News NY1 studios in Manhattan.

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2026 Governor’s Race: Hochul hammers Blakeman’s Trump ties in final TV ads as NYC early voting outpaces 2022 contest

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Hochul’s rebate checks are arriving. Mamdani officials question one-time relief as a lasting affordability fix

Bronx Borough Hall on Election Day

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New York Midterm Elections Voter Guide: What Bronx voters need to know

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Council passes scaled-back nonprofit property COPA bill year after Adams veto, cutting its potential reach by nearly 80%

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