Politics News – Bronx Times

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

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 and George Latimer introduce bill requiring ICE to notify families of deaths and medical emergencies

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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Councilmember Justin Sanchez’s bill aimed at expanding outdoor dining and keeping sidewalks tidy passed by Council

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Ten NYC rabbis met privately with Mayor Zohran Mamdani, urging action on Jewish safety as City Hall prepares a new plan to combat antisemitism.

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Rabbis say Mamdani listened to them. Now they’re waiting on his plan to fight antisemitism

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Mamdani’s first NYC budget gets cheers for bookkeeping, jeers for big budget gaps, from state oversight board

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a press conference on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, where he said he personally appealed to President Donald Trump to restore Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants.

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Mamdani says he personally appealed to Trump on Haitian TPS as city ‘forced’ to dismiss workers who lost authorization

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Mamdani draws line with DSA on police and prisons amid continued ties

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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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