Politics NY News Headlines Archive for June 29, 2026

City Council Speaker Julie Menin (l.) with Deputy Speaker Nantasha Williams, who according to the Quadrennial Advisory Commission, testified in May 2026 that , increasing the salaries of the city’s elected officials was a long-overdue cost of living adjustment.

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NYC elected officials could get nearly 20% pay raises this summer – far more than they asked for

By Adam Daly Conversation…

City Council speaker Julie Menin speaks about NYC budget

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NYC BUDGET: Still no handshake between Mamdani and Menin as CityFHEPS fight comes down to deadline wire

Adam Daly & Isabella Gallo Conversation…

DOC Commissioner Stanley Richards hands over keys to DCAS Commissioner Yume Kitasei during a Monday ceremony marking the transfer of vacant Rikers Island facilities out of Correction Department control.

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Mamdani transfers vacant Rikers Island facilities, restarting dormant piece of jail’s closure plan

By Adam Daly Conversation…

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Mamdani received support, not just from Bronx Dems, Tuesday, but also from city and state-wide representatives like Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and State Attorney General Letitia James.

Former Bronx resident’s estate provides $2.7M to nine local nonprofits

Leeoz Levy stars as Terri in "10 Kilos."

Q&A: LeeOz Levy and Juan Pablo Olyslager on survival, stereotypes, and the making of ’10 Kilos’

A resident leaped from a third-story window to escape the flames after a fire broke out in an apartment in a multi-family residence in Jamaica.

Resident injured after leaping from third-story window to escape fire in Jamaica apartment building: FDNY

police on scene new lots shooting

Cops release surveillance images of gunmen wanted for fatally shooting Brooklyn teen