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All There Is To Know About Town of Hempstead’s 2023 Elections

By Michael Malaszczyk Conversation…

Mayor Eric Adams celebrates hip-hop anniversary

Hip-Hop 50th Anniversary: Mayor Adams compares his Gracie Mansion celebration to late Mayor Dinkins hosting Nelson Mandela at City Hall

By Ethan Stark-Miller Conversation…

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Crime

What we learned about NYC’s Gun Violence Prevention Blueprint: Media roundtable with task force co-chairs

By Sarah Belle Lin Conversation…

Demonstrators demand Rikers Island closure

Queens

Advocates rally for feds to take control of Rikers Island, argue city can’t ‘keep people alive’ there

By Dean Moses Conversation…

Hochul criticized Adams for the handling of Migrants, pictured here waiting online outside the Roosevelt Hotel.

65% of migrants handed notices of 60-day shelter limit say they want to leave system: NYC officials

By Ethan Stark-Miller Conversation…

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Rikers still in flux: Judge declines a federal takeover of correctional facility – for now

By Aidan Graham Conversation…

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Brooklyn

Council Member Ari Kagan announces funding public safety and security upgrades after ‘no’ budget vote

By Jada Camille Conversation…

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Brooklyn

With cyber crimes rising, Hochul announces ‘nation-leading’ statewide cybersecurity strategy

By Jada Camille & Paul Frangipane Conversation…

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Politics

Mayor Adams appoints new officer tasked with making government run more efficiently

By Ethan Stark-Miller Conversation…

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In the Community With

In the Community with Council Member Julie Won

By Lea Tomaswick Conversation…

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Politics

Hochul announces nearly $7M to victims of discrimination

By Nelson A. King Conversation…

Editorial | President Biden, help NYC care for our migrants!

amNewYork Metro Conversation…

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Brooklyn

Dems express gratitude for annual gala support

By Nelson A. King Conversation…

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Politics

John Lewis to be commemorated on postage stamp

By Vinette K. Pryce Conversation…

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Correction officers’ union donated to council members who oppose Rikers receivership

By Reuven Blau, THE CITY Conversation…

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg

Reflection: DA Bragg discusses high profile indictments, social justice initiatives and crime with amNewYork Metro

By Dean Moses Conversation…

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Crime

Guilty plea for former Mayor de Blasio’s top security guard to obstruction and tampering with evidence in detail probe

By Dean Moses Conversation…

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Mayor says migrant crisis could cost city up to $12B by summer 2025

By Ethan Stark-Miller Conversation…

Suffolk County Exec Candidates

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Suffolk County Executive Candidate Forum to be hosted by Schneps Media and Suffolk AME this September

By PoliticsNY Staff Conversation…

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Exclusive: Hamptons Judges Refuse to Hear School Bus Stop-Arm Camera Cases, Causing Backlog

By Timothy Bolger Conversation…

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NYC Council passes Public Advocate’s bill to incentivize green building projects citywide

By Nelson A. King Conversation…

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Politics

Cannabis Control Board approves first-in-the-nation initiative to allow licensed sales outside of dispensaries

By Nelson A. King Conversation…

Another Rikers Island suicide draws outrage

NYC electeds spar over conditions at Rikers Island as federal takeover looms

By Aidan Graham Conversation…

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Queens

NYPD honors Councilwoman Ariola with Civilian Commendation Award

By John Schilling Conversation…

More from Around New York

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Housing lottery in progress for 69 units in Longwood, rent starts at 30% of tenant’s income

Marine Atlan’s “La Gradiva” accompanies a group of high school students’ senior trip, where their Latin teacher Madame Mercier (Antonia Buresi) guides them around Pompeii’s volcanic ruins.

The 2026 New York Film Festival: Exploring a queer past and present

An Oakland Gardens woman was criminally charged with attempted murder for the unprovoked slashing of a Bayside man who lives near her mother's home whose car she vandalized twice just days apart.

Oakland Gardens woman criminally charged with attempted murder for slashing Bayside man: DA

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Brooklyn Dems boss Bichotte Hermelyn to step down amid party power struggle