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First Weekend of Early Voting Shatters Record, as Mamdani Rallies Thousands in Queens

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani drew a sold-out crowd of 10,000 to Forest Hills Stadium in Queens for a get-out-the-vote rally Sunday with progressive stars Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Queens/The Bronx) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont).  The 34-year-old Democratic socialist, who shocked the political establishment in the June primary, made one of his last pitches to […]

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LISTEN: Live from the Past, and Looking to the Future

Documentarian Rice Burns sits down with FAQ NYC hosts Harry Siegel, Christina Greer and Katie Honan inside Schneider's Saloon in the Tenement Museum, to discuss the mayoral race and the city's history.

Like Mike Bloomberg after 9/11, “Zohran Mamdani is another person facing not only a moment of crisis but a kind of tectonic shift. We all feel it in our guts: We’re not in Kansas anymore. We know it’s not just another election, that 2025 is not just another year in history. We’re in a different […]

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16-Year-Old Bronx High Schooler Arrested by ICE at Check-In

People report to check-ins with Immigration and Customs Enforcement inside 26 Federal Plaza.

A 16-year-old public high school student in the Bronx was arrested at a check-in with ICE agents in Lower Manhattan on Thursday — marking the latest in a growing number of children and young adults swept up by the Trump administration’s deportation dragnet. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security confirmed the teen’s arrest […]

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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries Endorses Zohran Mamdani for NYC Mayor

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks in Fort Greene about responding to President Donald Trump’s agenda.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor on Friday after months of skirting around it despite Democratic pressure to back the party nominee. Jeffries, whose endorsement comes less than two weeks before the race and the day before early voting is set to begin, is among the last of […]

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Hochul’s $9.3M Review of State Prisons Delayed as Reform Bills Await Her Signature

Concrete prison walls and a guard were visible at the Green Haven prison in upstate New York.

A high-powered law firm hired by the Hochul administration to conduct a comprehensive review of the state’s troubled prison system will be paid up to $9.3 million — but its  report that was expected by the end of summer won’t be ready until at least the end of the year, THE CITY has learned. The […]

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