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Manhattan Democrat Rep. Jerry Nadler Will Not Seek Reelection
Rep. Jerry Nadler will not seek reelection in 2026, he announced Tuesday, heeding Democrats’ calls for senior lawmakers to step aside and allow for younger candidates to run for office. “This decision has not been easy. But I know in my heart it is the right one and that it is the right time to […]
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Can Zohran Mamdani Really Freeze the Rent?
He’s said it over and over again on the campaign trail, a consistent drumbeat of a promise: If elected, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani will freeze your rent. “I’m running for mayor to freeze the rent for every rent-stabilized tenant,” he said in a campaign ad unveiled in late May. “Wait, you’re going to freeze my rent?” […]
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DREAM Again: Pro-Mamdani ‘Super PAC’ Relaunches
This past spring, before the mayoral primary election, you may have seen stickers and posters plastered around the boroughs urging you to DREAM: “Don’t Rank Evil Andrew for Mayor.” Now, DREAM is back. The campaign is relaunching Tuesday with a modified message ahead of November’s general election: “Don’t Re-elect Eric or Andrew for Mayor.” Charlie […]
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‘Cloudburst’ System Turns a Queens NYCHA Complex Into a Rainfall Sponge
On a sunny Friday morning, a group of summer camp kids dribbled a basketball on a court on the campus of the New York City Housing Authority’s South Jamaica Houses. The sky was clear blue, without a cloud in sight. But in a downpour, the court transforms from a place to shoot hoops into a […]
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LISTEN: ‘They Closed the Door and Blocked the Glass and We Heard This Man Screaming in Agony’
Just two lawyers have remained inside 26 Federal Plaza every day as it’s become the epicenter of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda in New York City, with “large masked men with guns” stationed outside of courtrooms to drag away people showing up for civil hearings. Allison Cutler and Benjamin Remy of the New York […]
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