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Javon Terell Ross is a man of God called to serve Jesus Christ, humanity, and his homeland. Having honorably served as an active duty U.S. Marine (1998 to 2007), Javon is rated as a 100% Service-Connected Marine Combat Disabled Veteran, due to Activities while operating under Executive Order 12333. His vast post-military professional experience includes working for and with various executive federal departments and other private military companies, both foreign and domestic. He imagines a community that renders respect in love; reformation in love; and restoration in love.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji on the porch of Gracie Mansion on Jan. 12, 2026.
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Mayor Mamdani moves into Gracie Mansion, promising public access — along with bidets and a cat

By Adam Daly
City Council Julie Menin and Mayor Zohran Mamdani before a press conference in Red Hook. Brooklyn on Monday, January 12.
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MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor appoints former council member to lead media office, withdraws Adams’ ‘hostile’ press credential rules

By Adam Daly
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Prominent NYC rabbi welcomes Mamdani order directing NYPD to better regulate protests near houses of worship

By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Mayor Zohran Mamdani smiling while holding signed paper with other elected officials
Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor pledges to expand public bathroom access, complete stalled Madison Avenue bus lane

By Shea Vance
Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed Claire Valdez's congressional bid at an event at Maria Hernandez Park Friday afternoon. Photo by Shane O'Brien.
Queens

Mamdani, UAW endorse AM Claire Valdez for NY-7 Congressional seat

By Shane O’Brien
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Assembly Member Claire Valdez launches congressional campaign in NY-7, will face Reynoso in primary

By Kirstyn Brendlen
From left to right: D36 candidates Rana Abdelhamid, Shivani Dhir, Mary Jobaida and Diana Moreno at a recent candidate forum in Astoria. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud.
Queens

Assembly candidates outline vision for District 36 at Astoria forum

By Shane O’Brien and Ramy Mahmoud
Gov Hochul (left ) and Mayor Zohran Mamdani (Right) greet pre-schoolers at a YMCA in Flatbush, Brooklyn on Thursday, January 8.
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MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: ‘2-Care’ program agreement with mayor and governor to provide universal childcare for NYC tots

By Adam Daly
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NYC pension fund shares in ICE-linked Palantir grew and saw windfalls under former Comptroller Lander, disclosures show

By Adam Daly
Valdez was the overwhelming winner of the District 37 race in June 2024
Queens

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

By Shane O’Brien
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Politics

FIRST ON amNY: New Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal to endorse Dan Goldman in NY-10 Democratic primary

By Adam Daly
González-Rojas speaks at a campaign event at A Child's Place, where she called for a statewide commitment to universal childcare. Photo by Shane O'Brien.
Queens

González-Rojas launches ‘New Deal for Families,’ calls for statewide commitment to universal childcare

By Shane O’Brien
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Opinion | After the election, the real work begins

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Mamdani wants plans for Rikers Island that include solitary confinement ban

By Isabella Gallo
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Brooklyn

Dan Goldman officially launches congressional re-election bid, backed by Hochul and Jeffries

By Kirstyn Brendlen
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Brooklyn

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

By Kirstyn Brendlen
Mayor Mamdani introduces HPD commissioner
Politics

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

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

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

By Ethan Stark-Miller
Street Vendors gather at City Hall to celebrate passage of the Street Vendor Reform Package. Photo courtesy of Street Vendor Project.
Queens

Street vendors criticize Adams for 11th-hour veto of Street Vendor Reform Package

By Shane O’Brien
Mayor Zohran Mamdani pictured signing three of his first five executive orders aimed at tackling the city’s housing crisis during a press conference at an apartment building in Brooklyn
Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: New mayor gets started by revoking Adams-era orders, relaunches tenant rights office

By Adam Daly
Mayor Zohran Mamdani addresses New York City in his inauguration address.
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Zohran Mamdani inauguration: Read the new Mayor’s address

By amNewYork
Mayor Zohran Mamdani takes the oath of office
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By Robert Pozarycki

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