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Red Wave Lifts Republican Challenger to State Senate in Southern Brooklyn

Republicans made inroads across the five boroughs Tuesday, with more ballots cast for Donald Trump than any Republican presidential candidate in more than two decades. That red tide was high enough in Southern Brooklyn for former NYPD sergeant Steve Chan to oust Democrat incumbent Iwen Chu, giving Republicans their first State senate seat in the […]

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Red Wave Leaves Republican State Senator in Southern Brooklyn

Republicans made inroads across the five boroughs Tuesday, with more ballots cast for Donald Trump than any Republican presidential candidate in more than two decades. That red tide was high enough in Southern Brooklyn for former NYPD sergeant Steve Chan to oust Democrat incumbent Iwen Chu, giving Republicans their first State senate seat in the […]

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Adams Admin Seeks to Calm Deportation Fears of Trump Presidency

Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Manuel Castro speaks at City Hall about the presidential election results.

A subdued Mayor Eric Adams tried to reassure New Yorkers Wednesday, in the wake of former President Donald Trump election night win, urging protection for the city’s undocumented immigrants while not offering many details amid threats of mass deportation. “I want to congratulate President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance and wish them all the […]

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Congestion Pricing Proponents Warn ‘Now or Never’ After Trump Win

Traffic moves up Sixth Avenue in Midtown.

The return of former President Donald Trump to the White House could carry big consequences for the financial well being of the country’s largest mass transit system. As the Republican candidate, Trump pledged in August to “TERMINATE Congestion Pricing in my FIRST WEEK back in office,” vowing to put an end to the Manhattan vehicle-tolling […]

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Voters Back Equal Rights Proposal and Most of Eric Adams’ ‘Power Grab’ Ballot Measures

A commuter shows their support for the Prop 1 ballot measure.

A statewide ballot proposal to safeguard rights for women and other minorities passed on Tuesday night. At the same time, four out of five City Charter changes proposed by a panel convened by Mayor Eric Adams also appeared to prevail, according to results from state and city election boards. Proposal 1, known as the Equal […]

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