Manhattan Archives – Page 11 of 61 – Politics NY

NY:Rally to abolish horse carriages

Activists, elected officials pressure City Council to pass Ryder’s Law

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Q&A: Manhattan BP Mark Levine talks 2nd Ave. Subway, housing plan, lithium battery fires and AI

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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‘Sweeping failure’: Lander audit claims handful of homeless New Yorkers removed from encampments received permanent housing

By Dean Moses

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Drag March at Tompkins Square Park celebrates self-expression amid ongoing attacks from the far right

By Bob Krasner

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PRIMARY DAY | Low turnout continues as Manhattan voters head to the polls for City Council races

By Ethan Stark-Miller, Sarah Belle Lin & Dean Moses

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Early voting kicks off citywide, but draws few crowds over holiday weekend

By Meaghan McGoldrick & Dean Moses

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Manhattan council candidates cross-endorse to strengthen odds as early voting begins

By Ethan Stark-Miller

District 1

Election Debates

WATCH: Candidates for Manhattan’s City Council District 1 seat square off in debate

By Catriona Ting-Morton

Daniel Penny arrested

BREAKING | Daniel Penny indicted on charges in fatal choking of Jordan Neely on Manhattan subway station

By Christian Murray and Robert Pozarycki

Primary voting

Don’t forget to vote! Four Manhattan City Council seats on the June primary ballot

By Robert Pozarycki

Cannabis enforcement officer posts sign on raided store in Manhattan

Weeded out: Illegal cannabis dealers raided in Manhattan by agencies newly empowered to crack down on unlicensed pot sales

By Wesley Parnell

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Election Debates

WATCH: Candidates for Manhattan’s City Council District 9 seat square off in debate

By Rob

MSG, transit agencies at crossroads over future of Penn Station

By Ben Brachfeld

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg

Cleaning the slate: Manhattan DA Bragg vacates 316 convictions obtained by nine cops found guilty of corruption

By Robert Pozarycki

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Brooklyn

WATCH OUR DEBATES | City Council candidates battle it out ahead of June 27 primaries

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Celebrate Israel Parade in 2022 in Midtown

‘Celebrate Israel Parade’ to mark nation’s 75th birthday this Sunday in Midtown

By Gabriele Holtermann

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Still human: Homeless West Villager says she is being targeted by unjust encampment sweeps

By Dean Moses

Lawsuit claims Eric Trump secretly approved deal passing millions in fees to condo owners at tower near UN

By Ben Brachfeld

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Madison Square Garden accuses State Liquor Authority of ‘colluding’ with lawyers it banned from venue

By Ben Brachfeld

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine sits down with amNewYork Metro to discuss his latest proposal for Madison Square Garden, congestion pricing, and the migrant crisis in New York City.

Q&A with Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine: MSG, Congestion Pricing, Migrant Crisis

By Sarah Belle Lin

Dr. Mitchell Katz, CEO of NYC Health

‘We want to hire our own nurses’: NYC hospitals chief seeks funding boost after city spends $500M on temp nurses to fill vacancies

By Max Parrott

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Daniel Penny surrenders less than 24 hours after DA announces he faces manslaughter charges

By Dean Moses

Congestion pricing to impact traffic to Manahttan

Congestion pricing wins federal approval, clearing way for New York state, MTA to implement tolls in Manhattan as early as next spring

By Robert Pozarycki

Union Square Barnes & Noble

Put it in the books: Union Square Barnes & Noble workers file for union election

By Max Parrott

More from Around New York

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‘You saved my life’: How one Bronx social worker helps transgender patients recover with dignity

Governor Kathy Hochul ordered state landmarks to be lit pink, white, and light blue — the colors of the Trans Flag — in observance of Transgender Day of Visibility.

New York’s elected officials mark Transgender Day of Visibility

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz secured a grand jury indictment against a Woodhaven man for allegedly torturing his girlfriend's cat in what she called one of the most gratuitously violent deaths ever seen in the borough.

Woodhaven man charged with animal cruelty for allegedly stretching girlfriend’s cat to death in her Glendale home: DA

nyc transit museum union members

New York Transit Museum workers vote to unionize, seeking better pay and job security