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Brooklyn

Mamdani says city will finish full redesign of McGuinness Boulevard ‘as soon as the weather warms’

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Glen Cove Mayor Pam Panzenbeck and the rest of the city council was sworn in with a ceremony for their new terms.

Nassau

Glen Cove City Council sworn in, start new terms in office

By Casey Fahrer

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Queens

Phil Wong officially takes over as District 30 Council Member

By Patrick Stachniak

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Politics

Congestion pricing: 27 million fewer vehicles entered Manhattan’s Central Business District in first year of toll program, MTA says

By Ethan Stark-Miller

community board

Queens

Queens community board application process for 2026 officially launches online

By Renee DeLorenzo

Geraldo Rivera

Geraldo Rivera column – Not so strongmen

By Long Island Press

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Brooklyn

Protesters rail against Venezuelan despot Nicolas Maduro outside Metropolitan Detention Center

By Dean Moses & Florencia Arozarena

Nassau County elected officials came together to celebrate Kwanzaa at Roosevelt Field Mall.

Nassau

Nassau lawmakers host Kwanzaa celebration at Roosevelt Field

By Long Island Press

Singer Nicki Minaj presents a creation at the Versace show during Milan Fashion Week Spring 2019 in Milan, Italy, Sept. 21, 2018.

Thousands petition to deport rapper Nicki Minaj to TT

By Vinette K. Pryce

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Politics

Painting history: Upper West Side artists commemorate Jan. 6 Capitol riots with powerful artwork

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Brooklyn

Nicolas Maduro arrest: Protesters rail against Venezuelan despot outside jail where he awaits prosecution

By Dean Moses and Florencia Arozarena

New York Venezuelans at protest over Nicolas Maduro arrest

Politics

New York Venezuelans have mixed feelings about Nicolas Maduro’s arrest and detention in the Big Apple

By Dean Moses and Florencia Arozarena

Mayor Mamdani introduces HPD commissioner

Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: New mayor appoints Housing Commissioner, goes after ‘rental ripoffs’

By Shea Vance

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Times Square rally in wake of Trump’s Venezuela strike sees hundreds decry operation as a war crime

By Gabriele Holtermann

Bill O'Reilly

Bill O’Reilly Column: Adios, Maduro

By Bill O’Reilly

Empire Wind has filed a lawsuit after the Trump administration put a halt on several offshore wind projects in December.

Nassau

Empire Wind files preliminary injunction over Trump administration’s offshore wind halt

By Casey Fahrer

Trump speaks about operation in Venezuela

Politics

NYC pols react to Trump’s Venezuela takeover and Maduro’s arrest, demand more answers from White House

By Robert Pozarycki

Nicolas Maduro and wife before their arrest

Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro said to be indicted in NY court after being captured during Trump’s apparent takeover of South American nation

Reuters and amNewYork

Mayor Zohran Mamdani signing an executive order in Brooklyn on Jan. 2, 2025.

Politics

Mayor Mamdani’s revocation of executive orders related to antisemitism, Israel add to distrust for many Jewish New Yorkers

By Claude Solnik and Robert Pozarycki

Mayor Zohran Mamdani signs an executive order Friday at Grand Army Plaza, surrounded by campaign volunteers, Tasha Van Auken, commissioner of the newly created Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement, and Ali Najmi, chair of the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on the Judiciary

Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor taps DSA organizer to lead new ‘Office of Mass Engagement’

By Adam Daly

Politics

Mamdani appoints election attorney, advisor Ali Najmi to chair judiciary committee

By Isabella Gallo

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Politics

Meet Mike Flynn, Mayor Mamdani’s newly minted Transportation Department head

By Ethan Stark-Miller

Jan. 1, 2026, New York City, New York, USA: Immigrants swear in Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams, with his wife India Sneed and family looking on, during a ceremony at City Hall. Zohran Mamdani was later sworn in as the 112th Mayor of New York City at City Hall. Mamdani is the city's first Muslim mayor, its first of South Asian descent and the first to be born in Africa. At 34, he is also the city's youngest mayor since the late 19th century.

Brooklyn

Williams inaugurated on steps of City Hall

By Nelson A. King

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is sworn in by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

Politics

Mamdani enters office with commitments to New York’s LGBTQ community

By Matt Tracy

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Parkchester 6 station upgrades bring long-awaited accessibility to Bronx riders

New Pride Agenda's Kei Williams delivers remarks during a rally for trans youth on Jan. 10, 2026.

Union Square rally draws support for trans youth as Supreme Court weighs sports bans

2025

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maimonides nurses strike NYSNA

Nurses strike avoided at Brooklyn safety-net hospitals as unions, execs reach tentative agreements