Candidate: New York City Mayor

Javon Terell Ross (I)

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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Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor hailed as ‘trade unionist at heart’ at Irish-American labor luncheon

By Adam Daly

Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Public nuisance ruling signals new enforcement playbook on negligent landlords, says mayor

By Adam Daly

Former City Comptroller Brad Lander speaks at a St. John's faculty rally outside Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, March 11.

Queens

Lander joins St. John’s faculty for MSG rally as union stand-off continues

By Shane O’Brien

Members of the Bomb Squad and the FBI investigate a suspicious device on the Upper East Side a day after the Gracie Mansion attempted bombing on March 7, 2026.

Gracie Mansion terror plot: Mamdani urges broad rejection of violence as another bomb scare rattles Upper East Side

By Shea Vance

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Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor’s legislative allies partially back ‘tax the rich’ plan in budgets; 3-K program expanded on Staten Island

By Shea Vance

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Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor condemns terror plot at Gracie Mansion; helps graduate police officers

By Shea Vance

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Housing & Homelessness

Mayor Zohran Mamdani highlights Highbridge Gardens shed removal as city advances new scaffold rules

By Lesley Cosme Torres

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Health

NYC to close historic Bellevue homeless shelter amid violence, safety issues

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

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Mamdani’s DOT blames Adams for falling short of Streets Plan targets for bus and bike lane construction

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Politics

2026 MIDTERMS: How will Supreme Court’s ruling on Malliotakis’ Congress seat impact another key NYC race?

By Shea Vance

While Mayor Zohran Mamdani marched in Chinatown's Lunar New Year Parade, hundreds marched uptown in support of the U.S./Israeli air strikes in Iran.

Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor condemns U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran as protests and celebrations erupt across city

By Shea Vance

World Cup Czar Maya Handa testifies at City Council hearing on the city's preparedness

Politics

City Council grills officials on World Cup readiness as plans for housing, transit remain in flux

By Emily Wilson

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Columbia student detained by ICE released following Mamdani’s direct appeal to Trump

By Shea Vance

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Brooklyn

Working Families Party endorses Reynoso for congress, breaking with Mamdani

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Mesa Verde tenant Mirela Bugalia speaks at Sunday's rally demanding A&E make repairs at the six-building complex. Photo by Shane O'Brien.

Queens

Mesa Verde tenants rally for repairs in Jackson Heights as several residents report a month of no heat

By Shane O’Brien

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Politics

Why experts say Mayor Mamdani has more than one way to close NYC’s big budget deficit without raising taxes

By Claude Solnik

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BLIZZARD WARNING: Massive winter storm set to hit NYC. How much snow will the city get?

By Robert Pozarycki

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Politics

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Planned Protected Time Off Law expansion goes into effect, mayor vows to pursue businesses who don’t comply

By Shea Vance

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Brooklyn

Affordability, integrity and the American Dream: Brooklynites react to Mamdani’s first 50 days in office

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas.

Queens

AM González-Rojas welcomes $1.5 billion in state budget relief for NYC, including $60M health care boost

By Shane O’Brien

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Bronx leaders and residents take a wait-and-see approach 50 days into Mayor Mamdani’s administration

By Marina Samuel

Politics

MAYOR MAMDANI’S FIRST 50 DAYS: Big ambitions, but bigger budget problems, define his first weeks in office

By Adam Daly

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Politics

Mamdani co-signs comeback of nonprofit property COPA bill vetoed by Adams

By Isabella Gallo

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Politics

Mamdani restarting homeless encampment sweeps after earlier opposition, puts Department of Homeless Services in charge

By Shea Vance

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