The Bronx Archives – Politics NY

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Local advocates ask Gillibrand about education, gun violence, health at Bronx town hall

By Aliya Schneider

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Adams, Hochul break ground on new affordable housing development in the Bronx

By Isabel Song Beer

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Eyesores and confusion as city restaurateurs wait for concrete outdoor dining plan

Jose Martinez and Suhail Bhat, The City

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AOC on tour: Ocasio-Cortez navigates the expectations that come with fame

By Michelle L. Price, AP

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Gustavo Rivera lost party backing, a chunk of his district and sense of home. But he refuses to cede the 33rd District.

By Robbie Sequeira

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Will newly redrawn City Council district lines reflect and preserve the Bronx’s decade-long growth of ethnic communities?

By Robbie Sequeira

Mayor Adams Announces Expansion of Saturday Night Lights

‘It takes a village,’ Mayor Adams, NYPD expand Saturday Night Lights program in the Bronx

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Chancellor-appointed superintendent for Bronx district faces sexual harassment allegations

By Isabel Song Beer

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Septimo earns chance at second term, eyes legislation for equitable methadone clinic siting in NYC

By Robbie Sequeira

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Longtime incumbent José Rivera ‘shocked’ by George Alvarez for AD 78 seat in lopsided loss

By Robbie Sequeira

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Assemblymember Michael Benedetto defeats Progressive challenger Jonathan Soto in Democratic primary

By Aliya Schneider

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Septimo projected to hold onto South Bronx’s Assembly District 84 seat

By Robbie Sequeira

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Dinowitz wins, knocks off progressive primary challenge from Woolford in northwest Bronx

By Robbie Sequeira & ET Rodriguez

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Recently installed west Bronx Assemblymember Yudelka Tapia faces primary competition from CB5’s Pooi Stewart

By Aliya Schneider

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In the Bronx, Mayor unveils funding for LGBTQ community

By Matt Tracy

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In redistricting shuffle, over half a million New Yorkers gained or lost Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, for better or worse they say

Gabriel Sandoval, The City

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Why are super-rich Wall Street donors targeting local Bronx elections?

Claudia Irizarry Aponte, The City

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State Legislature passes John Lewis Voting Rights Act, awaits Hochul’s approval

By Jason Cohen

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Eric Adams says yes to city real estate development — if only the council could agree

Katie Honan, Greg David, The City

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NYC has the third-highest wrongful conviction rate. A bill that stalled in the state Senate would have fixed that through post-conviction relief.

By Robbie Sequeira

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Mayor Adams signs new business improvement district into law for Castle Hill section

By Jason Cohen

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Eric Adams calls for 24-hour overdose prevention centers

Jose Martinez, The City

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‘I am going to be living in pain the rest of my life’: Family, pols demand justice after Bronx child Kyhara Tay shot dead

By Dean Moses

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Biaggi introduces Stop Silencing Survivors Act to ban Non-Disclosure Agreements

By Jason Cohen

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Letter: Ridgewood Savings Bank has not made mass closures in the Bronx

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UN report: Fight against HIV/AIDS slowed during pandemic

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Councilwoman launches free WiFi campaign at the Woodside Houses to narrow the digital divide

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City has paid $67M in police misconduct settlements in 2022, including $12M payout for Sunset Park teen paralyzed by cops