Politics NY News Headlines Archive for January 4, 2026

Brooklyn

Nicolas Maduro arrest: Protesters rail against Venezuelan despot outside jail where he awaits prosecution

By Dean Moses and Florencia Arozarena

New York Venezuelans at protest over Nicolas Maduro arrest

Politics

New York Venezuelans have mixed feelings about Nicolas Maduro’s arrest and detention in the Big Apple

By Dean Moses and Florencia Arozarena

Mayor Mamdani introduces HPD commissioner

Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: New mayor appoints Housing Commissioner, goes after ‘rental ripoffs’

By Shea Vance

large group of people bundled up outside holding protest signs

Times Square rally in wake of Trump’s Venezuela strike sees hundreds decry operation as a war crime

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Bill O’Reilly Column: Adios, Maduro

By Bill O’Reilly

Empire Wind has filed a lawsuit after the Trump administration put a halt on several offshore wind projects in December.

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Empire Wind files preliminary injunction over Trump administration’s offshore wind halt

By Casey Fahrer

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Director Joel Alfonso Vargas debuts Bronx-centered film, ‘Mad Bills to Pay’

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Judge rules against Trump’s effort to strip NYC education funding over trans inclusion policies

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Suspect wanted for fatally shooting a man near Archie Spigner Park in Jamaica on Friday afternoon: NYPD

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From court to community: How Brooklyn’s Dreamers N Doers is changing the game for local youth