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I survived the Holocaust. I did not survive it to watch it happen again.

By Olga Spiegel

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul walk into a press conference on 3-K and pre-K access at The Garden School in Jackson Heights, Queens, on Tuesday.

Politics

City says 3-K seats are getting closer to home for NYC families

By Adam Daly

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the town board approved a $15 million bond for the Massapequa Water District.

Nassau

Oyster Bay Town Board OKs $15M bond for Massapequa Water District projects

By Casey Fahrer

Elected officials and developers cut the ribbon at the newly-opened Willets Point Commons affordable housing development.

Queens

Willets Point Commons officially opens to new residents as developers break ground on new senior affordable development

By Shane O’Brien

NY-7 candidates Antonio Reynoso, Claire Valdez and Julie Won at Sunday's St. Pat's for All Parade on March 1. All three candidates will take part in a forum on Wednesday night. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud.

Queens

SCS to hold NY-7 candidate forum Wednesday night

By Shane O’Brien

Tom DiNapoli

Campaign Insiders

Campaign Insiders: A Q&A with NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli

By Lea Tomaswick

MTA and LIRR unions reach deal ending 3-day strike

By Ethan Stark-Miller

Politics

‘Historical revisionism’: NYC Jewish community leaders angered over Mayor Mamdani’s Nakba Day post

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers has renewed calls for a Level 1 or 2 trauma center on the Rockaway Peninsula.

Queens

Brooks-Powers renews calls for Rockaway trauma center funding

By Shane O’Brien

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Brooklyn

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

By Adam Daly

LIRR workers picket during strike in Midtown

LIRR STRIKE: Hochul announces deal to end walkout hours after New Yorkers experience fallout from work stoppage

By Ethan Stark-Miller

Brooklyn

NY-7: Velázquez backs Reynoso’s Puerto Rico agenda in race for her House seat

By Adam Daly

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams delivered her final State of the City speech in March 2025.

Queens

EMILYs List endorses Adrienne Adams in bid for lieutenant governor

By Shane O’Brien

Raj Goyle

Campaign Insiders

Campaign Insiders: A Q&A with NYS Comptroller Candidate Raj Goyle

By Lea Tomaswick

Long Island Asian American community leaders say AAPI Heritage Month is about promoting education, inclusion and civic engagement beyond May.

Nassau

Long Island AAPI leaders seek bigger role in American story

By Miao Li

Brooklyn

City Council passes resolution calling for Labor History Month in public schools

By Gabriele Holtermann

Controversy over hundreds of snow-removal summonses issued after January’s blizzards has sparked ongoing debate in the Village of Great Neck over enforcement, court tactics and public safety.

Nassau

Snow-ticket fallout tests trust between Great Neck residents, village

By Miao Li

Geraldo Rivera

Nassau

Geraldo Rivera Column: Danny Boy

By Geraldo Rivera

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Queens

CM Wong urges DOE to address classroom screen time following cell phone restrictions

By Paulina Albarracin

Drew Warshaw

Campaign Insiders

Campaign Insiders: A Q&A with NYS Comptroller Candidate Drew Warshaw

By Lea Tomaswick

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Queens

NY’s 7th District congressional candidates discuss key issues at Ridgewood Democratic Club forum

By Paulina Albarracin

Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Edward Davis addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2024.

Politics

Governing party wins second term in Bahamas

By Bert Wilkinson

James Sanders Jr., Lisa George, Latoya LeGrand, and Khaleel Anderson gather during LeGrand’s campaign headquarters opening and press conference in Jamaica, Queens, as community leaders rally behind her bid for State Assembly District 32.

Queens

From Autism advocacy to Albany ambitions: Latoya LeGrand’s community-driven campaign gains momentum

By Orlande Fleury

Glen Cove City Mayor Pam Panzenbeck (eighth from L.), Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (sixth from L.) and officials gathered for the opening of Crescent Beach for the first time since 2009.

Nassau

Glen Cove’s Crescent Beach officially reopens for first time in 17 years

By Casey Fahrer

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