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It’s Primary Day, New York. Here’s What to Know Before Heading to the Polls.

A Williamsburg resident fans herself with campaign flyers during the last day of early voting in the Democratic primary.

We made it to Primary Day, New York. If you’re among the 384,000 New Yorkers who already cast your ballot, good job. If you’re not, here’s what to know on the last day you can vote in the city’s local primaries: Get your vote in  Polls are open on Tuesday, June 24, from 6 a.m. […]

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A Sweaty Final Push for Mayoral Hopefuls

Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani fires up the crowd during a Working Families Party mayoral slate rally in Crown Heights.

The leading Democratic mayoral candidates made their final appeal to voters on Monday, in the day’s break between more than a week of early voting and Tuesday’s primary election day. As temperatures hit the upper 90s, the 11 contenders vying for the party’s nod in November’s general election shook hands and tried to earn their […]

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NYPD Missed Chance to De-escalate Fatal Shooting of Queens Teenager, Family’s Suit Claims

Win Rozario’s brother, Utsho, speaks at a City Hall rally calling for the immediate firing of two NYPD officers involved in his killing.

The family of 19-year-old Win Rozario, who was fatally shot by NYPD officers at his home in Queens last year after his mom tried to shield him, filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing the officers of botching the response and their colleagues of mistreating the family afterwards. The court papers charge officers Matthew Cianfrocco and […]

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Trump Policies Slam Brakes on NYC Economy

Mayor Eric Adams speaks at City Hall about job growth under his administration.

For the first time since the pandemic struck five years ago, New York City has lost jobs in the first five months of the year in a sign that tariffs and other Trump economic policies have sent a chill through the local economy. If the trend continues, officials will face difficult decisions later this year […]

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Adams Nixes Senior Apartments at Elizabeth Street Garden, Stunning Housing Advocates

An architectural rendering of the senior housing formerly proposed for the site of Elizabeth Street Garden.

Amid a housing crisis, Mayor Eric Adams made a signature push for more apartments, spearheading zoning changes as part of a goal to build half a million new homes, even over the objections of some local community leaders. But the Adams administration on Monday nixed the long-planned development of 123 affordable apartments for seniors on […]

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