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Assembly Member Claire Valdez launches congressional campaign in NY-7, will face Reynoso in primary

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Queens AM Claire Valdez launches campaign to replace Nydia Velázquez in Congress

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Nassau lawmakers host Kwanzaa celebration at Roosevelt Field

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State operations head Kathryn Garcia tapped as next Port Authority director

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Mamdani to move into Gracie Mansion, giving up his rent-stabilized apartment in Queens

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Brooklyn Borough Prez Antonio Reynoso to run for Congress in NY-7, seeking to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez

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Pols push for bill to create protest buffer zone near New York houses of worship in wake of antisemitic rhetoric at synagogue demonstration

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

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Queens

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

By Shane O’Brien
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Queens

Queens/‌Brooklyn Rep. Nydia Velázquez announces retirement after 33 years in office

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Tenants rally in Sunnyside against Bronstein over alleged harassment, delays to repairs

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Jeffries says House Democrats will vote against shutdown deal, Brooklyn pols vow to fight for healthcare subsidies

By Kirstyn Brendlen
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Brooklyn

Brooklyn voters propelled Mamdani to victory, embraced progressive Dems in City Council

By Kirstyn Brendlen
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani addresses supporters at the Brooklyn Paramount on Nov. 4, 2025.
Queens

A tale of two election districts: How two District 24 neighborhoods in Queens became Mamdani’s best and worst

By Shane O’Brien
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Politics

Mamdani says he won’t back down from tangling with Trump, but seeks to work with him on affordability

By Ethan Stark-Miller
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Politics

NYC Mayor’s Race: Five big takeaways from record-setting election that helped Mamdani win

By Adam Daly
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani addresses supporters at the Brooklyn Paramount on Nov. 4, 2025.
Queens

2025 ELECTION: Mamdani wins Queens as Paladino, Wong take key Council races

By Shane O’Brien
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MAMDANI WINS NYC MAYOR’S RACE: Queens Assembly member projected to become first Muslim mayor in city history

By Ethan Stark-Miller
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ELECTION NIGHT RESULTS: Zohran Mamdani wins historic NYC Mayor’s Race

By Robert Pozarycki
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Politics

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By Robert Pozarycki
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Politics

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani votes for himself along Working Families Party ballot line, reports say

By Shane O'Brien

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