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Queens voters to decide key Civil Court races in 2025 primary and general elections

Queens voters to decide key Civil Court races in 2025 primary and general elections

‘Arbitrary cruelty’: Lander slams ICE court house detentions, observes immigration hearings

‘Arbitrary cruelty’: Lander slams ICE court house detentions, observes immigration hearings

Election 2025: Incumbent faces challenger in Manhattan’s City Council District 5 primary race

Election 2025: Incumbent faces challenger in Manhattan’s City Council District 5 primary race

Williams fights for flood-prone Southeast Queens communities with new legislation

Williams fights for flood-prone Southeast Queens communities with new legislation

Trump cannot proceed with gutting US Education Department, court rules

Trump cannot proceed with gutting US Education Department, court rules

NYC Mayor’s Race: AOC endorses Mamdani first in ranked-choice slate aimed at overcoming Cuomo

NYC Mayor’s Race: AOC endorses Mamdani first in ranked-choice slate aimed at overcoming Cuomo

NYC Mayor’s Race: Rivals rip into frontrunner Cuomo during first Democratc primary debate

NYC Mayor’s Race: Rivals rip into frontrunner Cuomo during first Democratc primary debate

Kingsbridge Armory developer, local nonprofit announce community ownership agreement

Kingsbridge Armory developer, local nonprofit announce community ownership agreement

Paladino stands by Mamdani deportation post as Democrats blast ‘xenophobic’ rhetoric

Paladino stands by Mamdani deportation post as Democrats blast ‘xenophobic’ rhetoric

Residents of Queens’ largest co-op fight massive carrying charge increase in Albany

Residents of Queens’ largest co-op fight massive carrying charge increase in Albany

New York shelter and supportive housing provider sounds alarm over Trump’s proposed housing cuts

New York shelter and supportive housing provider sounds alarm over Trump’s proposed housing cuts

Valdez calls for NY resistance to Trump policies at Sunnyside town hall

Valdez calls for NY resistance to Trump policies at Sunnyside town hall

State Sen. visits Floral Park to speak against Democratic decisions, delay on state budget

State Sen. visits Floral Park to speak against Democratic decisions, delay on state budget

Op-ed | Expanding birth control access in New York

Op-ed | Expanding birth control access in New York

New Yorkers’ quality of life and public safety ratings remain low but improve since 2023, survey shows

New Yorkers’ quality of life and public safety ratings remain low but improve since 2023, survey shows

ICE to stay off Rikers Island for another week as legal battle continues

ICE to stay off Rikers Island for another week as legal battle continues

ICE raids: Mayor Adams says undocumented migrants should still go to court despite sting operations

ICE raids: Mayor Adams says undocumented migrants should still go to court despite sting operations

NYC’s largest housing voucher program expands, but lawmakers say it’s not enough

NYC’s largest housing voucher program expands, but lawmakers say it’s not enough

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mayor Adams accuses Cuomo of running on reversing problems he caused as governor

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mayor Adams accuses Cuomo of running on reversing problems he caused as governor

Paladino calls for Mamdani’s deportation, prompting backlash from mayoral candidate

Paladino calls for Mamdani’s deportation, prompting backlash from mayoral candidate

Two longtime trustees run uncontested in North Hills’s June 17 election

Two longtime trustees run uncontested in North Hills’s June 17 election

Lexington School for the Deaf narrowly falls to NYS lawmakers in annual basketball classic

Lexington School for the Deaf narrowly falls to NYS lawmakers in annual basketball classic

Holden accuses Council of ‘crying wolf’ on e-bike dangers while blocking safety bill

Holden accuses Council of ‘crying wolf’ on e-bike dangers while blocking safety bill

Farmingdale board honors former mayor, raises its salaries

Farmingdale board honors former mayor, raises its salaries

Plainview-Old Bethpage schools prepare for cell phone ban

Plainview-Old Bethpage schools prepare for cell phone ban

Hempstead to hold June 10 public hearing on Nassau Coliseum rezoning, casino

Hempstead to hold June 10 public hearing on Nassau Coliseum rezoning, casino

Cabán’s R.E.C.E.I.P.T.S. Act clears City Council, streamlines public benefits process

Cabán’s R.E.C.E.I.P.T.S. Act clears City Council, streamlines public benefits process

Op-ed: State policies are killing New York’s amusement and music industry

Op-ed: State policies are killing New York’s amusement and music industry

Op-Ed | ‘We Outside Summer’ in New York City

Op-Ed | ‘We Outside Summer’ in New York City

Jamaican Lawman Lynch vies to replace Darlene Mealy in Council District 41 in Brooklyn

Jamaican Lawman Lynch vies to replace Darlene Mealy in Council District 41 in Brooklyn