Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, spoke directly to President Donald Trump Wednesday during an at-times contentious interview on Fox News, offering to collaborate with the president on issues of affordability and public safety. “I just want to speak directly to the president,” Mamdani said, turning toward the camera. “I will […]

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Standing near the Chinatown site of a proposed 16-story new detention center, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday detailed his proposal to scrap a planned shutdown of the Rikers Island jail complex if he is elected mayor. “My plan is to rebuild Rikers,” said Cuomo at the New York Chinese Community Center on Mott Street. […]

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A long-dreamed-about line that would link Brooklyn and Queens via light rail can begin the environmental-review process, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. It’s a key step for the $5.5 billion Interborough Express, which the state anticipates will eventually move 160,000 riders daily along 14 miles of a little-used freight railway. The proposed megaproject would run […]

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Of the 51 seats in New York City Council, 29 have challengers to incumbents on the ballot. But three of those races stand out: each has a Democrat on the ballot seeking to best a Republican in a district that swings both ways. Currently, six Republicans hold seats in the 51-member Council, each representing districts […]

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In a rare appearance alongside mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani Tuesday, in the Queens Assembly district he represents, Gov. Kathy Hochul backed the Democratic nominee’s campaign pledge of rolling out universal child care. “That is still a fight that my children are facing today, young families are facing today,” Hochul said. “I’ve had conversations with Assemblymember […]

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