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NYC landlords likely to lose challenge of rent freeze, legal experts say – but a win could throw rent-stabilized leases into chaos

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Council Member Justin Sanchez celebrates opening new office with Back to School Carnival

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2026 Governor’s Race: Blakeman under fire after endorsing candidate who called 9/11 an ‘inside job’

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Van Nest residents clash over a bill that would recognize Little Yemen as a cultural district

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Signal trouble: Disappearing messages in Mamdani influencer chat trigger ‘corrective action’

Mayor Zohran Mamdani shares s’mores with children during a visit with Park Rangers and New Yorkers camping in Inwood Hill Park on Aug. 28, 2026. Mamdani announced Wednesday that New York City public schools will impose a one-year moratorium on most student-facing generative AI through eighth grade.

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AI gets a timeout: Mamdani puts one-year moratorium on generative AI for younger NYC students

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson

Afua Atta-Mensah, newly appointed Chief Equity Officer, speaks alongside Mayor Mamdani in Harlem on Jan. 15,

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NYC’s first racial equity plan sets new framework for future budget decisions

New York City Campaign Finance Board Associate Director of Digital Communications Mike Schafer presents a Shopcats video used by NYC Votes to reach young voters ahead of the 2026 primary election during a youth civic engagement panel on Aug. 27, 2026.

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How NYC plans to get young people to vote: Less politics, more influencers

Jumaane Williams

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

Members of the city’s new Renew Crew spruce up Dry Harbor Playground in Queens on Aug. 24, 2026.

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Back from a ‘very restorative’ vacation, Mamdani launches effort to renew NYC’s parks

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with New York City Comptroller Mark Levine

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Mamdani administration skips pied-à-terre tax rollout hearing as Council members fume over unanswered questions

As night fell, the shadows of detainees could be seen past the barbed wire fences and inside the building through the windows as they flicked the lights and appeared to jump up and down as they attempted to communicate with those outside on the outside, much to the delight of protesters who yelled to them through megaphones.

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Rep. Ritchie Torres, George Latimer demand answers on medical staffing shortage at Delaney Hall

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Speaker Julie Menin, Bronx Councilmembers Justin Sanchez and Amanda Farías announce $25M plan to transform Hunts Point fish market

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From Greenpoint merchants to Chinatown lights: Where NYC’s $8.4M small-business grants are going

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