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Queens

NY’s 7th Congressional District candidate Vichal Kumar releases plan to ‘resist, reclaim and reimagine’ AI’s development and use

By Paulina Albarracin
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Brooklyn

Reynoso pledges to ‘fight for’ Puerto Rico if elected to Congress in NY-7

By Adam Daly
Council Member Julie Won officially launched her congressional bid in March. Photo via Mackey Landey/Won campaign.
Queens

CM Julie Won picks up several AAPI endorsements ahead of NY-7 primary

By Shane O’Brien
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Manhattan

Outgoing U.S. Rep Nydia Velázquez endorses Carl Wilson in Manhattan’s special election, widening break with Mamdani

By Adam Daly
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso speaks at La Flor in Woodside after New York State Attorney General Letitia James endorsed his campaign. Photo by Shane O'Brien.
Queens

AG Letitia James endorses Antonio Reynoso in bid for NY-7 Congressional seat

By Shane O’Brien
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Brooklyn

Working Families Party endorses Reynoso for congress, breaking with Mamdani

By Kirstyn Brendlen
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Brooklyn

Reynoso endorsed by Hotel and Gaming Trades Council in NY-7 Democratic primary

By Kirstyn Brendlen
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Brooklyn

Nydia Velázquez endorses Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso in NY-7 congressional race

By Shane O’Brien
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Brooklyn

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

By Kirstyn Brendlen
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Brooklyn

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

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Gabriele Holtermann
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Brooklyn

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

By Kirstyn Brendlen
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Brooklyn

Nydia Velázquez, 16-term Brooklyn congresswoman, announces retirement

By Olivia Seaman
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Brooklyn

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

PHOTOS: ‘No Kings’ march against Trump draws thousands to Park Slope

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
House Democratic rep Hakeem Jeffries
Politics

Jeffries, New York lawmakers push for extension of healthcare tax credits amid shutdown concerns

By Barbara Russo-Lennon
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Brooklyn

Medicaid cuts could force Brooklyn’s safety-net hospitals to close, leave thousands uninsured

By Kirstyn Brendlen
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Immigration

Velázquez, immigrant advocates seek ‘No Masks for ICE’ at Lower Manhattan rally

By Claude Solnik
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Brooklyn

‘Setting ourselves backwards’: EPA terminates $3M grant for El Puente, jeopardizing environmental justice project

By Kirstyn Brendlen
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Queens

Velázquez leads Congressional push for New York for All immigration protections amid raids

By Shane O’Brien
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Queens

New York Democrats demand meeting with RFK Jr. over Trump health funding cuts

By Shane O’Brien
Congestion pricing will introduce tolls for motorists traveling south of 60th Street in Manhattan.
Queens

‘This is another attack on New York’ — Queens democrats rally against Trump’s effort to kill congestion pricing

By Shane O’Brien
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Queens

Queens Democrats call for Mayor Adams’ removal after federal corruption charges dismissed

By Shane O’Brien
U.S. Reps Nydia Velázquez and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have penned a letter to the FBI and CIA over the murders of two Puerto Rican independence leaders in the 1970s.
Queens

Reps Velázquez and Ocasio-Cortez demand FBI, CIA release documents on Puerto Rican leaders’ assassinations

By Shane O’Brien
Assembly Member Claire Valdez is "sworn in" by UAW representative Brandon Mancilla. Photo: Shane O'Brien

Democratic Socialist Claire Valdez celebrates inauguration with local leaders in Sunnyside

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