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Candidate: New York City Mayor

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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.

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Housing & Homelessness

NYC board opens door to Mamdani rent freeze, but also leaves rent hikes on the table in preliminary vote

By Adam Daly
NYPD clashed with protestors.
Police & Fire

Protest over Israeli real estate event at Manhattan synagogue tests NYPD perimeter strategy as officer hospitalized, demonstrators pepper-sprayed

By Adam Daly
Rep. Ritchie Torres and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announce the expansion of broadband access for low-income families in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan.
Housing & Homelessness

EXCLUSIVE: Mayor Mamdani and Rep. Ritchie Torres announce $2M to expand high-speed internet in The Bronx and Upper Manhattan

By Marina Samuel
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced NYCHA's 2026 sustainability agenda at Woodside Houses on Wednesday, April 22.
Queens

Mamdani announces new initiative encouraging New Yorkers to ‘use their voice,’ starting with upcoming RGB hearings

By Shane O’Brien
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King Charles’ NYC visit brings traffic, tight press access and a diamond dig from Mamdani

By Adam Daly
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Manhattan

Mamdani-backed Boylan criticizes outside money as West Side voters head to polls

By Adam Daly
Mayor Zohran Mamdani stands alongside Council Member Chi Ossé during a deed theft prevention announcement in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Friday, April 24, 2026.
Politics

Mamdani launches deed theft office and pauses NYC tax lien sales for six months

By Adam Daly
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Politics

Mamdani vetoes one protest buffer zone bill, ‘allows’ another to become law

By Robert Pozarycki & Adam Daly
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The Bronx

Bronx organizations take center stage at NYC’s 2026 Mayoral Service Recognition ceremony

By Carol Chen
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The Bronx

EXCLUSIVE: Former NY-15 candidate Dalourny Nemorin on hard lessons learned as a political newcomer

By Emily Swanson
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Politics

City Council presses Mayor’s Antisemitism Office over definition, access and strategy

By Adam Daly
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Queens

CB1 votes in favor of DOT’s new plan for protected bike lanes along 31st Street in Astoria

By Shane O’Brien
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Courts

Adams says Mamdani admin shouldn’t have moved to drop him in sexual assault case, demands city pay for new private attorney

By Isabella Gallo
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The Bronx

UNITE HERE Local 100 union endorses Michael Blake over Ritchie Torres for NY-15

By Emily Swanson
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The Bronx

Mamdani and Obama sing to toddlers in the Bronx as mayor pushes free childcare

By Shea Vance
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Queens

DOT launches expanded proposal for 31st Street bike lanes from 20th Avenue to Northern Boulevard

By Shane O’Brien
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Politics

Hochul proposes tax on luxury second homes in NYC; Mamdani and Menin approve

By Adam Daly
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Politics

Sanders and Mamdani back launch of nonprofit to support union organizing and strikes

By Adam Daly
Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers his preliminary budget presentation in the Blue Room at City Hall, outlining options to address New York City’s projected $5.4 billion deficit.
Politics

Mamdani’s first 100 days milestone ends where governing begins: The budget, and fixing a $5.9 billion hole

By Adam Daly
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Politics

Former Mayor Eric Adams is now a citizen of Albania

By Adam Daly
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MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Transportation stakeholders give Mamdani high marks on streets agenda, but more work to be done on buses

By Ethan Stark-Miller
OneNYC Yasser Salem, moderator Dalourny Nemorin and the NY-15 candidates, Michael Blake and Jose Vega.
The Bronx

Michael Blake and Jose Vega debate housing, immigration and Israel in NY-15 race.

By Marina Samuel
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The Bronx

NY-15 challengers to face off in OneNYC Action debate, Rep. Ritchie Torres opts out

By Marina Samuel
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Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor rolls out report showing 62% of New Yorkers can’t meet ‘true cost of living’ here

By Adam Daly

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