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NYC construction worker on the job

NYC’s affordable housing goals face threats from escalated federal immigration enforcement, report finds

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

The Levittown School District is looking to add armed security to its 10 buildings.

Nassau

Levittown School District looks to add armed security to buildings

By Casey Fahrer

david black

David Black column: On behalf of the centrist Jews In America

By David Black

freedom drive

Queens

NYC Parks opens Freedom Drive in Forest Park to traffic

By Patrick Stachniak

Levittown Superintendent Todd Winch

Nassau

Editorial: Should Nassau County schools have armed guards?

By Long Island Press

The New York State Gaming Facility Location Board approved both Queens casinos, alongside the Bally's proposal in the Bronx, in a unanimous vote Monday morning. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell.

Queens

Queens goes all in on casinos as Metropolitan Park, Resorts World receive green light from state’s Gaming Facility Location Board

By Shane O’Brien

Geraldo Rivera

Geraldo Rivera Column: Some of my best friends are immigrants

By Geraldo Rivera

Village of Great Neck officials said union-affiliated protestors displayed an inflatable pig outside the village's trailers.

Nassau

Union protesters display inflatable pig outside Great Neck village hall, officials say

By Hannah Resnick

The Bellerose Village Fire Department was awarded $988,000 in federal funding by U.S. Rep. Laura Gillen for a new fire truck.

Nassau

Bellerose Village awarded nearly $1M in federal funding for new fire truck

By Casey Fahrer

Protesters outside synagogue

Politics

Prominent New York rabbi, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani discuss ways to quell tensions between Israel and Palestine supporters in NYC

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

apartment houses in Brooklyn that could be impacted by real estate sales

Politics

City Council weighs new legislation on nonprofit home ownership that could end up delaying real estate closing

By Claude Solnik

career

Queens

Sen. Addabbo hosts annual career fair to help constituents and agencies

By Patrick Stachniak

trump and velázquez

Brooklyn

Velázquez urges Trump administration to reverse ‘illegal’ magnet school funding cuts

By Kirstyn Brendlen

City Council Member Julie Menin expected to be the next speaker

Politics

Julie Menin says she has enough votes to become the next NYC Council Speaker

By Adam Daly

Rana Abdelhamid speaks at the launch of her run for Assembly District 36 in Astoria. Photo by Shane O'Brien.

Queens

Rana Abdelhamid officially launches campaign to replace Mamdani in Queens Assembly District 36

By Shane O’Brien

gender-based violence

Queens

City Council passes life-saving gender-based violence legislation requiring public education posters at salons

By Renee DeLorenzo

The Glen Cove City Council held a hearing to prohibit public marijuana usage in the city, and they voted on a controversial building permit extension.

Nassau

Public marijuana consumption in doubt in Glen Cove

By Casey Fahrer

Karine Silva, who says she was abused by Jeffrey Epstein at 17, with her attorney Jordan Merson at City Hall Park prior to the vote on legislation reopening civil-claims windows for survivors.

Politics

Woman abused by Jeffrey Epstein as child prepares lawsuit after NYC Council votes to reopen civil claims window

By Adam Daly

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards speaks at the official announcement of a Queens Holocaust Memorial at Borough Hall on Tuesday. Photo by Shane O'Brien.

Queens

BP Richards, Mayor Adams’ administration unveil plans for Queens Holocaust Memorial

By Shane O’Brien

Abuse survivor Austin Stevens speaks at City Hall Park speaks at a rally in City Hall Park on Tuesday before the City Council vote to restore GMVA claims.

Politics

‘No more hiding’: NYC Council votes to reopen civil lawsuit ‘lookback’ window for sex abuse claims

By Adam Daly

Mayor Pamela Panzenbeck swears in Chief Christopher Ortiz as the new Chief of Police for the City of Glen Cove.

Nassau

Glen Cove announces retirement of Chief Whitton and appointment of Chief Ortiz

By Long Island Press

people on line at a food distribution event

Politics

Giving thanks, and giving back: Governor Hochul, Cardinal Dolan host Thanksgiving food distribution in Harlem

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Council Member Lynn Schulman distributes turkeys to healthcare workers at Jamaica Hospital. Photo courtesy of office of Council Member Lynn Schulman.

Queens

Schulman, Met Council on Jewish Poverty provide 250 turkeys to healthcare workers at Jamaica Hospital

By Shane O’Brien

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

Courts

‘Deeply troubling’: Mamdani promises review of NYPD’s role in immigration court observer surveillance

By Adam Daly

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Column: East Bronx History Forum to discuss Bronx River Parkway in last meeting of 2025

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Meandering and unfocused, ‘The Queen of Versailles’ collapses under its own weight

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Victoria’s Secrets: Celebrating with friends and family

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NYC Ferry to begin running revamped routes — including Staten Island-Bay Ridge connection — on Monday