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Mayor Zohran Mamdani with people in City Hall to announce new Office of Community Safety

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MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor starts new community safety office, with mental health crises an early focus

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Bronx leaders rally against Medicaid cuts that could leave thousands uninsured

By Claude Solnik

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MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Tisch says talks over NYPD protest unit are not about disbanding it; Mayor taps new sanitation head

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Council Member Justin Sanchez

Mayor Mamdani speaks before St. Patrick's Day Parade

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MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor marks first St. Patrick’s Day by seeking to reset stance on Irish unification, and Catholic ties

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking at function celebrating Irish heritage ahead of St. Patrick's Day

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After Mamdani’s Irish unity dodge, a labor ally says St. Patrick’s Day will begin with a history lesson

Reps. Ritchie Torres and Hakeem Jeffries held a fireside chat in honor of Black History Month on Feb. 15, 2026.

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EXCLUSIVE: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorses Rep. Ritchie Torres for re-election

By Marina Samuel

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Chair of Senate Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering, Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Council Member Althea Stevens

Bronx City Council member supported bill to legalize basement apartments

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City Council advances Bronx lawmaker’s bill cementing City of Yes legalization of basement apartments, tiny houses

By Emily Swanson

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Fare-free bus push: State lawmakers look to revive pilot program in budget proposals as Mamdani seeks citywide initiative

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Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition unveils rebranding to ‘Our Bronx’

By Emily Swanson

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani highlights Highbridge Gardens shed removal as city advances new scaffold rules

By Lesley Cosme Torres

First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's top cabinet member, said on Thursday that a proposal to greatly expand metered and permitted parking is among possible revenue raisers the administration is considering to help close a sizable budget gap and fund its priorities.

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Top Mamdani deputy mayor doesn’t rule out expanding metered parking to help close budget gap

Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson attends the annual Bronx Week Parade on Mosholu Parkway on Sunday, May 19, 2024.

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Bronx Week put on hold for 2026, Borough President’s Office cites fiscal challenges

By Marina Samuel

Gov Hochul and Mayor Mamdani arrive to speak at Women In Need (WIN) in Manhattan on Thursday to highlight their proposal for universal child care for children under five.

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MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Hochul ‘not frustrated’ by Mayor’s ‘tax the rich’ push as City Hall signals optimism in Albany

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