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Photos: ‘No one should endure the cold’: Bronx Borough President hosts annual winter coat giveaway

By Lesley Cosme Torres

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Fighting hate: Speaker Menin rolls out a plan to combat antisemitism with a primary focus on educating young New Yorkers

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Rep. Ritchie Torres introduces ambitious food rescue bill aimed at solving U.S. hunger

By Emily Swanson

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Bronx Senator Luis Sepúlveda appointed chair of State Senate Judiciary Committee

By Ethan Marshall

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking in front of sign

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MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: City sues delivery app as Mayor signals tougher era amid enforcement ‘blitz’

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Mayor Mamdani’s grassroots campaign reshaped the Bronx — and the race against Ritchie Torres

By Macy Hanzlik-Barend

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Bronx Congress Member Ritchie Torres pushing bill to mandate that all ICE agents have QR codes on uniforms to identify themselves

Waymo has received New York City’s first permit to test AV cars with safety drivers.

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Hochul’s self-driving for-hire AV pilot program draws anxiety from NYC groups, pols

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Montefiore nurses on strike accuse management of Bronx disinvestment, corporate greed

By Emily Swanson

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‘Justice came — but fear remains’ Maduro’s capture sparks mixed emotions among Venezuelans in New York

By Emily Swanson

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Opinion | After the election, the real work begins

By Dr. Lessie Branch

Gov. Hochul and others celebrate congestion pricing anniversary

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Congestion Pricing: Hochul celebrates Manhattan toll program’s ‘extraordinary’ results on its one-year anniversary

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani launches ‘Rental Ripoff’ hearings, names new housing commissioner

By Emily Swanson

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Congestion pricing: 27 million fewer vehicles entered Manhattan’s Central Business District in first year of toll program, MTA says

Mayor Zohran Mamdani signing an executive order in Brooklyn on Jan. 2, 2025.

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Mayor Mamdani’s revocation of executive orders related to antisemitism, Israel add to distrust for many Jewish New Yorkers

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Nurses strike looming: Up to 20,000 caregivers issue 10-day warning for biggest walkout in NYC history

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