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FILE: Mayor Mamdani at Xochimilco Family Restaurant in the Bronx on June 11, 2026. The mayor tapped longtime political ally and nightlife enthusiast Eric Thor on Friday to lead the city's Office of Nightlife.

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Mamdani’s new nightlife director is former NYC-DSA leader who built his first campaign website

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Mamdani strikes deal with Trump to delay new SNAP rule enforcement nationwide

City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Shekar Krishnan at an April press conference. The lawmakers sent a letter to Google on Nov. 12 demanding answers about its planned changes to AI access in public schools.

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Google’s AI push could put NYC students’ search access at risk, Council leaders warn

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NYC Council poised to eliminate property taxes for some disabled veterans

Mayor Zohran Mamdani holds up the signed Community Opportunity to Purchase Act alongside Council Member Sandy Nurse and housing advocates during a bill-signing ceremony at Chestnut Commons in East New York, Brooklyn, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026.

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Mamdani signs COPA into law, giving nonprofits first shot at buying troubled NYC buildings

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Federal judge orders Mamdani administration to turn over names of Bronx shelter residents with serious criminal histories to ICE

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to reporters at the Department of Sanitation’s Spring Street Salt Shed in Manhattan on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, following an announcement about the city’s winter preparedness plans.

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Mamdani looks to shape 2028 presidential race through talks with labor leaders, weighs in on AOC’s future

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with New York State Division of Criminal Justice Service Commissioner Rossana Rosado

Mamdani plow winter plan

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Winter is coming: Mamdani announces $25M expansion of NYC’s cold-weather response

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Blakeman, Stefanik trade insults as New York Republicans lick their wounds after election defeat

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Bronx Assemblymember Landon Dais brings veterans together for statewide summit on careers and post-military support

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with FDNY Fire Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore

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2026 Midterm Elections results: Darializa Avila Chevalier, AOC and Ritchie Torres win Bronx congressional races

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NYC voters approve all five ballot proposals to overhaul city government

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Hochul wins reelection, makes NY history with Adrienne Adams as first all-woman gubernatorial ticket

Mayor Mamdani seeks a six-month delay in new SNAP stocking rules that could threaten NYC bodegas, but USDA says the requirements will take effect Wednesday.

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Mamdani urges Trump administration to delay SNAP stocking rules that could threaten NYC bodegas

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FILE: Mayor Mamdani at Xochimilco Family Restaurant in the Bronx on June 11, 2026. The mayor tapped longtime political ally and nightlife enthusiast Eric Thor on Friday to lead the city's Office of Nightlife.

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