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Mother of Dylan Contreras attends State of the Union as guest of Senator Chuck Schumer

By Emily Swanson

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Devil Dog USA launches legislative effort aimed at providing assistance to veterans

By Ethan Marshall

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres

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Mayor Mamdani declines to back criminal probe into Washington Square Park snowball fight, urges respect for officers

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Governor Kathy Hochul visits South Bronx college for Black History Month fireside chat

By Emily Swanson

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Bronx leaders and residents take a wait-and-see approach 50 days into Mayor Mamdani’s administration

By Marina Samuel

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Mamdani appoints new rent guidelines board majority, setting stage for promised rent freeze

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Ritchie Torres hosts House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries at Black History Month celebration

By Emily Swanson

Mayor Mamdani announced the revived projects alongside DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn, MTA CEO Janno Lieber

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MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor revives halted bus, bike lane projects across Bronx, Brooklyn

Mamdani told reporters outside of the event that he "hadn't thought much about parades" and that he was more interested in hearing from veterans themselves.

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Opinion | How Mayor Mamdani can make the Bronx the blueprint for NYC’s affordability revolution

By LaToya Williams-Belfort

Mayor Mamdani and former prosecutor named as his pick to head the Department of Investigation

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MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor taps former prosecutor who took down R. Kelly to lead Department of Investigation

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Rep. Ritchie Torres secures Congressional Black Caucus PAC endorsement

By Emily Swanson

Mayor Zohran Mamdani testifies at the 2026 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing in Albany on Wednesday, February 11,

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MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor tells Albany budget gap shrunk by $5 billion, pushes wealth tax to further close it

Mayor Mamdani arrives at Governor Hochul's press conference focused on her "Let Them Build" agenda

AMNY

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor encourages tenants to testify at ‘Rental Ripoff Hearings’ as landlords fume

Gonzalo Duran talks to Conservative Party members about socialism

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Conservative party’s Gonzalo Duran enters NY-15 race, vows to challenge socialism

By Marina Samuel

Councilmembers Chi Ossé of Brooklyn (left) and Justin Sanchez of the Bronx (right) are the new co-chairs of the City Council's LGBTQIA+ Caucus.

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Chi Ossé and Justin Sanchez named co-chairs of the City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus

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19 Things to Do with the Kids This Weekend in NYC

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Bronx advocates urge Mamdani to restart Tremont Avenue busway project as alternative to state Cross Bronx plan

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Hon. Gail Prudenti, Partner at Burner Prudenti Law

Senator Chuck Schumer waves a Rainbow Flag after announcing new legislation at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 15

Schumer and Goldman formally introduce bill to protect Rainbow Flag