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Mamdani-Backed Candidates Triumph in NYC Democratic Primaries

The biggest winner of June’s primary election wasn’t even on the ballot. In a trio of hotly contested races, candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the DSA-fueled movement that brought him to Gracie Mansion swept the field Tuesday in a political trifecta that left mainstream Democrats humbled. Political newcomer Darializa Avila Chevalier unseated incumbent […]
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Legionella Found in Water at East Village Housing Complex, City Health Officials Confirm

City health officials late Tuesday confirmed the presence of Legionella bacteria in the water system of an East Village apartment complex called Haven Plaza, where at least two residents have contracted the potentially deadly Legionnaires’ disease in the last year. The water system serves 371-units across the complex’s five buildings and was tested after the […]
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NYC Voters Hit the Polls in Closely Contested Primaries in a Test of Mamdani’s Political Sway

Candidates in four competitive congressional races are making their last-ditch pleas to New Yorkers, with election-day polls open until 9 p.m. The last time voters saw as many contested primaries was in 2012, when redistricting cut the number of seats allotted to New York City and scrambled district lines. Mayor Zohran Mamdani was 20 years […]
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Family of Teen Killed in Carriage Crash Calls for End of Central Park Horse Rides

Grieving relatives of a teenage tourist killed in a Central Park horse carriage crash last week pleaded Monday with Mayor Zohran Mamdani to immediately shut down the industry on the eve of the rides resuming. Days after the death of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, his loved ones called the planned Tuesday return of the rides in […]
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Here’s What NYC Early Voting Numbers Show

New voters failed to show up at the polls during early voting for New York City’s June primary election amid overall low turnout. Only 172,743 New Yorkers cast ballots in the nine-day early voting period that ended Sunday. Of that number, only 11,573 ballots were cast by new — and generally younger — voters, New […]
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