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From left to right: D36 candidates Rana Abdelhamid, Shivani Dhir, Mary Jobaida and Diana Moreno at a recent candidate forum in Astoria. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud.
Queens

Abdelhamid, Jobaida submit petitions to contest AD36 special elections despite failing to secure Dem nomination

By Shane O’Brien
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By Adam Daly
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Oct. 8. The Governor has slammed President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans after news broke that SNAP benefits may not be fully covered this November amid an ongoing Government shutdown. Photo: Susan Watts/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul
Politics

Driving costs down: Hochul says new proposals will lower car insurance rates in New York while fighting fraud

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Immigration

‘They are coming for all of us’: City Council rages against ICE after staffer detained while fighting for his release

By Dean Moses
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Malba resident fights child custody battle after false flag police report

By Patrick Stachniak
Council Member Joann Ariola and the Republican Caucus have signed on to a FOIL request seeking information about Mayor Zohran Mamdani's decision to revoke two executive orders tied to antisemitism and Israel.
Queens

Ariola, Council Republicans seek information about Mamdani’s executive orders tied to antisemitism, Israel

By Shane O’Brien
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From Civil Court to Supreme Court: Brooklyn’s Jill Epstein sworn in

By Olivia Seaman
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Queens

Senate passes electoral reform package, including bills introduced by Queens’ Gonzalez, Gianaris

By Shane O’Brien
Rendering of Second Avenue Subway
Politics

Hochul pitches funding for extending Second Avenue Subway to Broadway in State of the State

By Ethan Stark-Miller
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced plans to support universal child care on a state level amid the Trump administration's freeze of federal child care.
Nassau

Trump administration freezes child care benefits for New York

By Casey Fahrer
Bruce Blakeman was sworn in as Nassau County's Executive for a second term.
Nassau

Bruce Blakeman sworn in as Nassau County executive for second term

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Queens

BP Richards to host inauguration celebration at Queens College

By Renee DeLorenzo
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Queens

CM Wong starts tenure with traffic enforcement push in Maspeth, Middle Village and Glendale

By Patrick Stachniak
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Queens

AM Rajkumar announces second free vision clinic and eyeglasses for constituents in Woodhaven

By Patrick Stachniak
Gov. Kathy Hochul

FIRST ON amNY | Hochul to expand NYC subway mental health teams, add platform barriers to more stations

By Ethan Stark-Miller
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Manhattan

ICE detains City Council staffer at routine immigration hearing; Menin, Mamdani demand immediate release

By Dean Moses
Vigil against ICE and in memory of Renee Good in Hampton Bays Friday
Long Island

Vigils Held Around East End Following ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

By Michael Malaszczyk & Oliver Peterson
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji on the porch of Gracie Mansion on Jan. 12, 2026.
Politics

Mayor Mamdani moves into Gracie Mansion, promising public access — along with bidets and a cat

By Adam Daly
Mayor Paul Ehrbar (L.) addresses the public at a meeting for the Williston Park Board of Trustees.
Nassau

Full-time mayor: Paul Ehrbar’s retirement means more hours in village hall

By J. Cav Scott
DSA member David Orkin has launched a campaign to primary AM Jenifer Rajkumar in the 38th Assembly District. Photo via David4Queens Instagram.
Queens

DSA’s David Orkin launches campaign to primary AM Jenifer Rajkumar

By Shane O’Brien
City Council Julie Menin and Mayor Zohran Mamdani before a press conference in Red Hook. Brooklyn on Monday, January 12.
Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor appoints former council member to lead media office, withdraws Adams’ ‘hostile’ press credential rules

By Adam Daly
ICE protest in Great Neck
Nassau

ICE protests in Great Neck and East Meadow

By Michael Campbell
runaway carriage horse traveling through Midtown traffic

Video of runaway carriage horse barreling through Midtown traffic reignites debate over industry’s future

By Ethan Stark-Miller
The Oyster Bay Town Board honored Samuel An (C.), the English Minister pastor at the Arumdaun Presbyterian Church in Bethpage, for his community service.
Nassau

Korean-American Bethpage minister honored by Oyster Bay Town Board

By Casey Fahrer
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