Politics News – Bronx Times

Mayor Zohran Mamdani builds a snowman with pre-k students.

AMNY

FIRST ON amNY: Mamdani sets standard NYC snow shoveler pay at $30 an hour this winter

Screenshot 2026-09-14 at 11.31.26 PM

AMNY

Mamdani’s COGE launches $1.6M push to explain 5 ‘faster government’ ballot questions

Mayor Mamdani at a presser on Immigration.

AMNY

‘Cruelty is the point’: NYC, NY AG challenge Trump rule expanding ‘public charge’ test for green cards

55046906574_67e5074271_c

City Council passes bill sponsored by Council Member Justin Sanchez to increase enforcement of dog poop on sidewalks

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

AMNY

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

Credit_ Alex Krales_NYC Council Media Unit

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

By Maurice Burbridge Conversation…

Bruce Blakeman

AMNY

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

Bronx Community Board 11 opens up the floor for comment on the proposed letter of support, dividing the room.

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

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

55029530101_a8384f050b_o

AMNY

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.

AMNY

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

Vanessa L. Gibson

PoliticsNY

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,

AMNY

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.

AMNY

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

Jumaane Williams

PoliticsNY

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.

AMNY

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

Mark Levine

PoliticsNY

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

More from Around NYC

The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze Is Back with Its Longest Pumpkin Trail Ever

New York Family

The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze Is Back with Its Longest Pumpkin Trail Ever

A man who pleaded guilty to attacking an Israeli tourist in Times Square in a hate crime days after the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack in Israel flashed the peace sign and smiled his way through his sentencing hearing on Tuesday.

Peace sign for a hate crime: Man grins and gestures during sentencing for antisemitic assault in Times Square

Schneps Podcasts

Dan Rattiner speaks to Joy Behar, Talk show host, and playwright’s Bonkers in the Boroughs – Episode 292

Joe Hickerson, the founder of Modern Health Code, sees new bathhouses as holding appeal for a wide range of ages and for tourists.

New non-profit looks to help pave the way for gay bathhouses to return to New York