Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates
    • Power Players
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates
    • Power Players
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Regions
  • Queens
  • Brooklyn
  • The Bronx
  • Manhattan
  • Staten Island
  • Videos
  • In the Community With
  • Election Debates
  • Power Players
  • Policy
  • Transportation
  • Education
  • Police & Safety
  • Real Estate & Housing
  • Business & Economics
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • Our Network
  • amNY
  • Bronx Times
  • Brooklyn Paper
  • Caribbean Life
  • Dan’s Papers
  •  
  • Gay City News
  • Long Island Press
  • Metro
  • Noticia
  • QNS
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
Politics

Year in Review | The 12 biggest New York City news stories of 2022

By Robert Pozarycki Posted on December 28, 2022
8B7A5133-1200×685-1

The year 2022 in New York City brought with it the arrival of a new mayor tackling years-long crises, the shock of war and rash court decisions, and a good amount of political upheaval.

Let’s take a look back at some of the city’s biggest stories, in chronological order, in 2022.

See the full article at amNY

Year in Review | The 12 biggest New York City news stories of 2022

About the Author

More in Politics

  • Mayor Zohran Mamdani signs an executive order Friday at Grand Army Plaza, surrounded by campaign volunteers, Tasha Van Auken, commissioner of the newly created Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement, and Ali Najmi, chair of the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the JudiciaryMAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor taps DSA organizer to lead new ‘Office of Mass Engagement’
  • 3Mamdani appoints election attorney, advisor Ali Najmi to chair judiciary committee
  • 55017109725_3174858cba_cMeet Mike Flynn, Mayor Mamdani’s newly minted Transportation Department head
  • Jan. 1, 2026, New York City, New York, USA: Immigrants swear in Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams, with his wife India Sneed and family looking on, during a ceremony at City Hall. Zohran Mamdani was later sworn in as the 112th Mayor of New York City at City Hall. Mamdani is the city's first Muslim mayor, its first of South Asian descent and the first to be born in Africa. At 34, he is also the city's youngest mayor since the late 19th century.Williams inaugurated on steps of City Hall

Jobs in New York

Add your job

  • Brooklyn Optical Boutique Optical Assistant
  • Expert Agency HHAz home attendant job
  • La Bruschetta Pizzeria Pizza cook

View all jobs…

Sign up for our daily insider news roundup

Subscribe

More from Around New York

20251112_115559
Bronx Times

Bounced checks, missing W-2s and lost benefits: Inside a Throggs Neck therapy practice in turmoil

The Empire State Building and Midtown Manhattan are bathed in the light of the setting sun, as viewed from the Edge NYC, in New York City, U.S., December 29, 2025.
Gay City News

What to do in queer NYC this weekend

An Elmhurst man was arraigned in Brooklyn federal court last month for his involvement in Greggy's Culf, an online group that sexually exploited children on the internet, according to federal prosecutors.
QNS

Alleged cyber predator from Elmhurst arraigned in Brooklyn federal court last month: FEDS

people dressed up at 2026 coney island polar bear plunge
Brooklyn Paper

Brooklynites dive into 2026 at frigid Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge

  • Contact Us
  • Networking Events
  • Podcasts
  • © 2026 Political Edge LLC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Sections
  • Jobs
  • Power Lists
  • Videos
  • Contact