Politics News – Bronx Times

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking in front of sign

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MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: City sues delivery app as Mayor signals tougher era amid enforcement ‘blitz’

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends the House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington

Mayor Mamdani’s grassroots campaign reshaped the Bronx — and the race against Ritchie Torres

By Macy Hanzlik-Barend

ICE agents tackle protester to the ground

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Bronx Congress Member Ritchie Torres pushing bill to mandate that all ICE agents have QR codes on uniforms to identify themselves

Waymo has received New York City’s first permit to test AV cars with safety drivers.

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Hochul’s self-driving for-hire AV pilot program draws anxiety from NYC groups, pols

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Montefiore nurses on strike accuse management of Bronx disinvestment, corporate greed

By Emily Swanson

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‘Justice came — but fear remains’ Maduro’s capture sparks mixed emotions among Venezuelans in New York

By Emily Swanson

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Opinion | After the election, the real work begins

By Dr. Lessie Branch

Gov. Hochul and others celebrate congestion pricing anniversary

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Congestion Pricing: Hochul celebrates Manhattan toll program’s ‘extraordinary’ results on its one-year anniversary

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani launches ‘Rental Ripoff’ hearings, names new housing commissioner

By Emily Swanson

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Congestion pricing: 27 million fewer vehicles entered Manhattan’s Central Business District in first year of toll program, MTA says

Mayor Zohran Mamdani signing an executive order in Brooklyn on Jan. 2, 2025.

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Mayor Mamdani’s revocation of executive orders related to antisemitism, Israel add to distrust for many Jewish New Yorkers

NYC public nurses win

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Nurses strike looming: Up to 20,000 caregivers issue 10-day warning for biggest walkout in NYC history

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Meet Mike Flynn, Mayor Mamdani’s newly minted Transportation Department head

Mayor Zohran Mamdani takes the oath of office

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MAYOR MAMDANI: Queens democratic socialist takes the oath of office as NYC’s 112th mayor

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Just Home supportive housing project not moving to Brooklyn — at least not yet

By Emily Swanson

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2025 YEAR IN REVIEW: The Bronx Times’ top 10 most-read stories of 2025

By Lesley Cosme Torres & Emily Swanson

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Tamron Hall, carrying her son Moses on her back, recalls the women who supported her, leading to the NAACP nomination

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Tamron Hall’s Heartfelt Speech on the Village Behind Her Success and NAACP Nomination

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Nurses make their demands clear on the picket line outside Mount Sinai on Jan. 12, 2026.

State lawmaker warns against disruption to gender-affirming care during nurses’ strike