Brooklyn Dan Goldman officially launches congressional re-election bid, backed by Hochul and Jeffries By Kirstyn Brendlen
Brooklyn Protesters rail against Venezuelan despot Nicolas Maduro outside Metropolitan Detention Center By Dean Moses & Florencia Arozarena
Politics Painting history: Upper West Side artists commemorate Jan. 6 Capitol riots with powerful artwork By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Manhattan Times Square rally in wake of Trump’s Venezuela strike sees hundreds decry operation as a war crime By Gabriele Holtermann
Politics Mamdani appoints election attorney, advisor Ali Najmi to chair judiciary committee By Isabella Gallo
Politics Mamdani to appoint veteran transit leaders to DOT and Operations top spots By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Education Mamdani taps education pro Kamar Samuels, who led school integration efforts in Manhattan, as NYC public schools chancellor By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Education NYS lawmakers push bill mandating public schools teach history of Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Politics 2025 YEAR IN REVIEW: Mamdani’s historic mayoral victory topped slate of NYC politics’ biggest stories By Barbara Russo-Lennon & Robert Pozarycki
The Bronx A new podcast highlights Bella Abzug, the Bronx born feminist who changed politics By Sadie Brown
Politics ‘Brink of collapse’: NYC legal services provider says city owes $20M in backpay By Isabella Gallo
Politics ADL audit exposes Mamdani transition team members who engaged in antisemitic activity; mayor-elect criticizes organization’s approach By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Politics Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to be sworn in by Letitia James and Bernie Sanders in separate inauguration events By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Politics Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani appointee resigns after years-old antisemitic posts are exposed By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Brooklyn Mamdani taps union leader to head Intergovernmental Affairs; de Blasio alum as head of staffing By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell
Health Hochul, legislature agree to passing Medical Aid in Dying bill in January, giving terminally ill New Yorkers the option to take their own lives By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Manhattan Life or death: Fate of ‘Medical Aid in Dying’ bill in New York state rests on whether Hochul will sign it by end of 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Suffolk Scrutiny grows over alleged political scheme in Huntington Town Supervisor race; questions surround Working Families Party ‘mystery candidate’ By Jessica Brand
Brooklyn Brad Lander to challenge Dan Goldman for Congress in NY-10, with Mamdani’s blessing By Adam Daly
Queens Tax relief: How New York seniors will get up to $300 off their property tax bills By Barbara Russo-Lennon
Brooklyn Paper At Caveat, Laibson’s tech-heavy Chekhov adaptation The HARMNF examines digital-age alienation
