TRICK OR TREAT! Ghosts and goblins of all ages venture across Manhattan for...
Halloween has once again arrived and the Big Apple's ghouls, ghosts, and goblins have emerged to demand surgery treats. East side, west side and all around the town, New York families ventured through...
View Article‘Legado Dorado’: Jackson Heights artist and activist presents first show at...
Jackson Heights-based artist Manuela Agudelo debuted her first ever show, “Legado Dorado” (“The Golden Legacy”) — a “showcase about family history and legacy for people of color” — at the Astoria...
View ArticleOp-Ed | Schumer must halt subsidies to fossil fuels
This week, Governor Hochul showed what climate leadership looks like [1], striking a major blow against the fossil fuel industry by blocking proposed fracked gas power plants in Queens and the Hudson...
View ArticleCan’t talk right now: Hochul says she’s ‘too busy’ to comment on Cuomo sex...
Governor Kathy Hochul sidestepped repeated questions by reporters Monday about her disgraced predecessor Andrew Cuomo facing sex crime charges upstate and state Attorney General Letitia James throwing...
View ArticleSchumer’s rally for Queens City Council candidate called off due to...
Senate Majority Leader Charles "Chuck" Schumer endorsed Felicia Singh in Belle Harbor on the morning of Sunday, Oct. 31 — but his appearance at a rally on the Rockaway Boardwalk at Beach 125th Street...
View ArticleAdams rallies with union crowd ahead of election day
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is not the winner of the 2021 mayoral race just yet, despite assumptions to the contrary. The Democratic candidate doesn't want New Yorkers to make the same...
View ArticleHochul makes siblings eligible for New York’s paid family leave
As national paid family leave has ended up on the cutting room floor in Washington, Governor Kathy Hochul expanded New York's policy to include siblings taking care of their family members on Monday....
View ArticleNYRR and The Trust for Public Land open P.S. 223Q Community Schoolyard
New York Road Runners and the Trust for Public Land celebrated their partnership creating schoolyards that serve as community parks outside of school hours throughout the five boroughs on Monday by...
View ArticleVice President Harris visits NYC to boost federal green energy initiatives
Vice President Kamala Harris visited New York City Monday to promote two new environmental initiatives by the Joe Biden administration. Harris touted the Department of Energy's investments in private...
View ArticlePoliticsNY with Skye: Behind the Curtain with Dr. Devi Nampiaparampil,...
Click here to subscribe to the PoliticsNY YouTube channel. [1] Meet Dr. Devi Nampiaparampil, candidate for NYC Public Advocate and practicing physician, and learn how she feels the role would be best...
View ArticleU.S. CDC advisers recommend COVID-19 vaccine for young children
Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday unanimously supported broad use of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11, with shots...
View ArticleELECTION RESULTS: Big night for Adams, Lander, Williams; Dems sweep Manhattan...
The polls finally closed in the 2021 citywide elections after early and Election Day voters cast their ballots on who will run New York City for the next four years. As expected, numerous media outlets...
View ArticleADAMS’ APPLE! Eric Adams wins mayoral race by large margin
Congratulations are due for the Brooklyn Borough President, who is now the upcoming mayor of New York City. Eric Adams (D) is the mayor-elect, [1] according the Associated Press which called the race...
View ArticlePOLLS CLOSED: BOE releases unofficial election results for races in Queens
Polls are officially closed for the general election, and unofficial results have started to trickle in. New Yorkers went out to cast their votes during the consequential general election on Tuesday,...
View ArticleBrooklyn Councilmember Brad Lander secures victory in Comptroller’s race
Brooklyn Councilmember Brad Lander officially secured his role as the city’s next comptroller as expecteded, cruising to a a commanding 70-30 percent margin in the Nov. 2 general election against...
View ArticleAntonio Reynoso cruises to victory in Borough President’s race
Democratic Borough President candidate Antonio Reynoso cruised to victory during the general election as expected, raking in more than 73 percent of the vote as of 11 pm (with 94 percent of scanners...
View ArticleAlvin Bragg elected first Black Manhattan DA
Alvin Bragg won the election to become Manhattan’s next district attorney Tuesday, Nov. 2, making history as the first Black man to hold one of the nation's most high-profile prosecutorial offices. The...
View ArticleClipped wings: Sliwa concedes to Adams in mayoral race
Republican mayoral longshot Curtis Sliwa conceded just before 10 pm on Nov. 2 at an election gala on 50th Street and Lexington Avenue in the Empire Steakhouse. According to the Associated Press, Sliwa...
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