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Mamdani joined DOT workers on Thursday to help fill the city's 200,000th pothole of the year on Troutman Street in Bushwick

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More potholes filled, but slower ambulances: NYC’s latest government performance report shows a mixed picture

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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Bruce Blakeman

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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

More from Around NYC

No School? What to Do With Kids on Italian Heritage & Indigenous Peoples’ Day

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No School? What to Do With Kids on Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Italian Heritage Day in NYC

A transit fan holding a sign for at the annual MTA Memorabilia & Collectible Pop-Up Shop event in Graves End, Brooklyn. Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.

Why thousands of transit buffs came out in droves to buy a piece of NYC subway history at annual MTA pop-up shop

Schneps Podcasts

Stuart Salembier, SVP of Member Engagement & Channel Delivery at MCU: Branch Expansion and Growing Presence Across NYC

“Free Leonard Peltier,” directed by Jesse Short Bull and David France, is available on Netflix Oct. 12th

‘Free Leonard Peltier’: An infuriating documentary about an imprisoned activist