Politics NY News Headlines Archive for April 23, 2026

Mayor Kambiz “Eli” Akhavan(R.) is sworn in by former Mayor Dan Levy(L.) as his family stands behind him during the Saddle Rock Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday night.

Nassau

Packed room marks start of new leadership in Saddle Rock

By Miao Li

Bronx organizations take center stage at NYC’s 2026 Mayoral Service Recognition ceremony

By Carol Chen

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Queens

EXCLUSIVE: AM Rajkumar initiates South Queens relief effort for Woodhaven family devastated by house fire

By Paulina Albarracin

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EXCLUSIVE: Former NY-15 candidate Dalourny Nemorin on hard lessons learned as a political newcomer

By Emily Swanson

City Council Members question officials with Mayor's Office to Combat Antisemitism

Politics

City Council presses Mayor’s Antisemitism Office over definition, access and strategy

By Adam Daly

Skating at Mitchell Park in Greenport

Greenport Launches Fundraising Campaign for Mitchell Park Ice Rink

By Michael Malaszczyk

State Sen. John Liu joined elected officials and members of the REACH Coalition to call on the state legislature to pass the AANHPI curriculum bill. Photo via State Sen. John Liu.

Queens

Sen. Liu calls on state Legislature to pass AANHPI curriculum bill

By Shane O’Brien

More from Around New York

Tenants and members of Bronx Defenders, Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA), New Settlement, Bronx Leadership Organizing Center, Met Council on Housing, PSC-CUNY and NYC-DSA rally outside of Hostos Community College ahead of the Bronx Rent Guidelines Board meeting.

‘The Bronx is not for sale’ Rent-stabilized tenants demand rent freeze at Bronx Rent Guidelines Board hearing

“By Hook Or By Crook” opens at Anthology Film Archives June 12.

‘By Hook or By Crook’: A trans breakthrough revived 25 years later

Matthew Rodriguez of Levittown, Long Island was tracked down in Virginia, where he had been a fugitive since shooting a 15-year-old boy on an A train in Ozone Park.

Long Islander held without bail for allegedly shooting a 15-year-old boy on a crowded A train in Ozone Park in April before fleeing the state: DA

NY: Game 3 NBA Finals

Live from Brooklyn Bowl: San Antonio Spurs dash Knicks fans’ hopes of a sweep in Game 3 of the NBA Finals