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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.
Politics

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

By Adam Daly
City Council speaker Julie Menin speaks about NYC budget
Politics

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

Adam Daly & Isabella Gallo
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.
Politics

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

By Adam Daly
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Long Island

Geraldo Rivera Column: God’s grace on thee

By Geraldo Rivera
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Long Island

Bill O’Reilly Column: The red menace

By Bill OReilly
FILE: Council Speaker Julie Menin and Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Manhattan

Mamdani, Menin blast act of antisemitic hate on Upper East Side after swastika scrawled on Tesla

By Robert Pozarycki
3rd Street Basketball Court in Greenport
Long Island

Greenport Continues to Debate 3rd Street Basketball Court Renovations

By Isabella Keating
Rep. Ritchie Torres and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announce the expansion of broadband access for low-income families in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan.
The Bronx

Department of Justice Memo sparks backlash from Bronx elected officials and disability advocacy groups

By Siddhartha Harmalkar
Council Member Lynn Schulman speaks at a protest against a proposed shelter in Richmond Hill.
Queens

Elected officials and local residents protest against planned homeless shelter in Richmond Hill

By Shane O’Brien
City Council Speaker Julie Menin says she and other council members won't vote yes on the city budget unless Mayor Zohran Mamdani allocates more money for the CityFHEPS rental assistance program.
Politics

NYC budget: City Council Speaker Menin says budget deal with Mamdani ‘stuck’ over funding for CityFHEPS rental assistance program

By Isabella Gallo
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Housing & Homelessness

Lone RGB dissenter says there was no City Hall interference in rent freeze vote, but warns cost relief must follow

By Adam Daly
Nassau officials are pushinig back against a proposed rate increase from Liberty Utilities, who supplies water to many communities within the county.
Nassau

Nassau officials call for state Public Service Commission to reject Liberty Utilities’ proposed rate increase

By Casey Fahrer
Jonathan Rinaldi was arrested on June 24 and charged with forgery for posting AI-generated endorsements he was never given in his failed run for City Council in 2025.
Queens

Forest Hills man charged with forgery for disseminating altered political endorsements and fake news reports in 2025 City Council run: DA

By Bill Parry
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Politics

Rent board landlord rep quits hours before final vote, alleges rent freeze was predetermined

By Adam Daly
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Politics

Frank Carone, ex-Eric Adams chief of staff, pleads not guilty to migrant shelter bribery scheme, enriching self off crisis

By Isabella Gallo
Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks into a Bronx child care press conference arm in arm with New York Liberty mascot Ellie the Elephant on Wednesday, June 24.
Politics

‘King of New York’: Mamdani’s 3-for-3 primary night puts NYC Democrats on notice

By Adam Daly
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Brooklyn

Brooklyn progressives soar to victory in 2026 Democratic primary

By Kirstyn Brendlen
DSA candidates Diana Moreno, Claire Valdez, Aber Kawas, David Orkin and Samantha Kattan celebrate after recording resounding victories in Tuesday night's primary.
Queens

Western Queens emerges as impregnable DSA fortress after resounding primary results

By Shane O’Brien
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‘Insurgent’ Queens judicial candidate notches Democratic primary win among three contested races for Civil Court

By Max Parrott
Democratic Socialists Diana Moreno, Samantha Kattan and David Orkin declared victory in their primary races Tuesday night. 
Queens

Western Queens Democratic Socialists of America candidates score hat trick in Assembly primary races

By Bill Parry
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Nassau

Why does Long Island have so many villages?

By Michael Campbell
pro-Israel activists rallying outside of a coffee shop holding Israel and American flags
Brooklyn

Pro-Israel activists rally outside Brooklyn coffee shop after Goldman business refusal controversy

By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Brian Romero, seen here at a rally for trans youth on Jan. 10, is running for office in the 34th Assembly District.
Politics

NYC’s LGBTQ candidates show strength in state primary races

By Matt Tracy
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The Bronx

‘Tonight, the people of the Bronx have spoken’ Ritchie Torres celebrates re-election to NY-15

By Maurice Burbridge

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