Politics NY News Headlines Archive for April 8, 2026

East Harlem building that MTA wants inspected for Second Avenue Subway project

Second Avenue Subway: MTA tells court it can’t move forward with project unless East Harlem landlord lets them into building

By Isabella Gallo & Ethan Stark-Miller

OneNYC Yasser Salem, moderator Dalourny Nemorin and the NY-15 candidates, Michael Blake and Jose Vega.

Michael Blake and Jose Vega debate housing, immigration and Israel in NY-15 race.

By Marina Samuel

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking

Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor ‘unaware’ his Department of Investigation pick had donated, canvassed for his campaign

By Adam Daly

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DOT reminds delivery apps they must give drivers protective equipment, get them to complete new safety course

By Ethan Stark-Miller

Aerial photograph of the Sunnyside Yard site. Photo via EDC

Queens

Nearly 200 residents attend Sunnyside Yard information session after Mamdani revives plans

By Shane O’Brien

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Queens

EXCLUSIVE: AM Rajkumar introduces ‘Universal Basic Stock’ bill to give New Yorkers a stake in the economy

By Paulina Albarracin

Opinion

Op-Ed | New York cannot balance its budgets on the backs of homeless youth

By Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal and Alex Roque

Manhattan state senator Liz Krueger

Politics

Manhattan State Senator Liz Krueger recovering from ‘mild stroke’ amid state budget negotiations

By Sadie Brown

Police from the 115th Precinct found the badly decomposing remains of a human beneath the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Jackson Heights.

Queens

Decomposing human remains found under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Jackson Heights: NYPD

By Bill Parry

Gale Brewer

Inside Government

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with Council Member Gale Brewer

By Lea Tomaswick

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Queens

Mamdani’s push to ‘tax the rich’ could make sense for NYC, fiscal analysts say, despite Hochul opposition

By Renee DeLorenzo

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Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Is the mayor healing interfaith divides — or deepening them?

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

More from Around New York

Althea Stevens, Chair of the Committee on Children & Youth co-leading the “Strengthening CUNY Pathways for Current and Former Foster Youth” oversight hearing.

NYC Council oversight hearing calls for stronger support for foster youth at CUNY

City Council Speaker Julie Menin joins Carl Wilson at his election night party at VERS bar in Hell’s Kitchen after he declared victory in the District 3 special election.

Carl Wilson declares victory in race to succeed Erik Bottcher in Council District 3

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CM Wong leads coalition of NYC Council Members urging Gov. Hochul to act on ‘Federal Scholarship Tax Credit’

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Mermaid Parade crowns Jesse Malin and Rickie Lee Jones as 2026 royalty