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Retirees’ Medicare Advantage Backlash Resonates in Mayor’s Race
The undecided fate of health care for retired city workers will hang over whichever candidate wins the race for mayor — and it’s already shaping the Democratic primary. Earlier this month, the campaign of Queens Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, who has surged from obscurity to the top position in one new survey, quietly changed its website […]
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Mayor Helps Bally’s Clear Key Council Vote for Casino Bid
A last-minute intervention by Mayor Eric Adams helped keep alive Bally’s proposal for a casino in The Bronx despite the objections of local Councilmember Kristy Marmorato. The City Council voted 32-12 Wednesday, with seven abstentions, to adopt a home-rule resolution that clears a path for state lawmakers to pass a bill that would alienate parkland […]
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Rep. Yvette Clarke Calls Trump’s LA Deployments an Impeachable Offense
This story was produced as part of a partnership between THE CITY and NOTUS, a publication from the nonprofit, nonpartisan Allbritton Journalism Institute. Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-Brooklyn), chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, said during a press conference Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard and Marine units in response to protests in […]
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It’s Time to Vote, New York. Here’s How.
This article is adapted from our June 10 edition of RANKED CHOICES, THE CITY’s weekly election newsletter. Click here to sign up. Dear New Yorkers, It’s crunch time! Early voting starts Saturday, June 14, and runs through Sunday, June 22. Primary day is June 24. Ready? A quick checklist: There is a LOT of stuff […]
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NYPD Arrests Dozens as Thousands of New Yorkers Join LA in Protesting ICE Raids
Thousands of New Yorkers flooded the streets of Lower Manhattan Tuesday evening protesting the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, which in New York City has been playing out inside immigration courthouses for three weeks. The throng gathered in Foley Square denouncing raids that have taken place in the city and across the country. Many voiced support […]
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