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Two former Department of Probation workers challenge exits as scrutiny of Commissioner Goodwin grows

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Bronx public defenders have been on strike for ten days. How is it impacting courts and clients?

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

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Mamdani cheers El-Sayed’s Michigan win, mocks Mike Johnson’s ‘mini Mamdanis’ warning

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul walk into a press conference on 3-K and pre-K access at The Garden School in Jackson Heights, Queens, on Tuesday.

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Thousands waitlisted as NYC awards its first free 2-K seats

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Thousands seek exemptions as NYC rolls out new second-home tax

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at an event announing federal funding to remove sunken and abandoned vessels from the city's waterways.

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AOC helps secure federal funding to remove abandoned vessels from NYC waterways

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‘Balcony solar’ could be coming to NYC apartments. Landlords may still have a say

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Assembly Member Yudelka Tapia secures $149K for Lehman College’s CNA training program

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking at a press conference.

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Mamdani says Jewish safety is a priority as he stands by Netanyahu criticism

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‘New sheriff in town’: NYC’s first Haitian sheriff sworn in as TPS expires

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Mamdani panel lines up five government-efficiency measures for November ballot

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Landlords sue to put Mamdani’s rent freeze on ice

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Mamdani assembles an economic ‘dream team’ to redirect NYC’s powerful development arm toward affordability

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Borough President Vanessa Gibson allocates $56.3M from city budget towards Bronx education, healthcare and neighborhood upgrades

By Emily Swanson Conversation…

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City-owned rooftops and parking lots are ripe for solar and battery storage, NYC comptroller says

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Bronx elected officials inspect Horizon Juvenile Center, report overcrowded and dirty conditions

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The Brooklyn Democratic Party Executive Committee voted to nominate four candidates for the New York State Supreme Court at their nominating convention held on Aug. 6.

Brooklyn Democrats nominate four judges for state Supreme Court at convention

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Ann Northrop (second front right), Andy Humm (second from left), and Bill Bahlman (fourth from left) with upcoming "Gay USA" co-hosts Chris Cooper (far left), Jay W. Walker (third from left), Cathy Marino-Thomas (middle front) and Mick Meenan (far right)

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