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Winter Storm Prep

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NYC emergency alert signups are surging. The city says severe weather and Mamdani helped

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A $1.5 Billion Opportunity for New York Students

U.S. Rep. Ocasio Cortez has announced federal authorization for up to $351 million in flood mitigation projects across Queens and the Bronx.

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AOC helps secure federal authorization for flood mitigation projects in Queens and the Bronx worth up to $351M

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NYC Governor’s Race: Hochul pushes back against Blakeman’s criticism of utility relief rebates, picks up Working Families Party backing

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

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

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

Mayor Mamdani at a presser on Immigration.

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

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

By Marina Samuel Conversation…

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

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

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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…

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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.

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

Vanessa L. Gibson

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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,

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NYC’s first racial equity plan sets new framework for future budget decisions

More from Around NYC

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park Set to Open This Month!

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Winter Village at Bryant Park Announces 2026 Opening Date

A rendering from Penn Transformation Partners of a new Eigth Avenue to Penn Station under the redevelopment plan for the hub.

Is the MTA finally coming on board with the feds’ Penn Station redesign? MTA boss Janno Lieber says no

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Eric Rosenbaum, President & CEO of Project Renewal, on NYC’s Homelessness Landscape

“Without Blood,” directed by Angelina Jolie, opens Sept. 18 at the Village East.

Angelina Jolie’s war and trauma drama ‘Without Blood’ stumbles on structure