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Brooklyn officials urge congress to end shutdown as SNAP benefits hang in the balance

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PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with State Senator Kristen Gonzalez

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Lawmakers sound the alarm as SNAP benefits set to expire, putting 700,000 Brooklynites at risk

By Olivia Seaman

On Thursday, Hochul committed an additional $65 million in new funds for emergency food assistance across the state

AMNY

Gov. Hochul declares emergency as SNAP cuts loom — vows no tax hikes or Albany recall

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AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani reaches a rounded-up 50% in Emerson poll, with 25-point lead over Cuomo

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AMNY

NYC workers, retirees sue to block City’s shift to self-funded health plan

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AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Marist poll has Cuomo gaining ground, but Mamdani nearing majority support

The first day of early voting sees New Yorkers at Lower East Side Preparatory High School turning out for the mayoral race.

AMNY

Flip your ballots! What New Yorkers need to know about the six ballot questions in the Nov. 4 general election

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Your Vote 2025: District 47: Contenders talk healthcare

By Jada Camille

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Your Vote 2025: District 47: Contenders talk education

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City Council Member Mercedes Narcisse

Caribbean Life

Caribbean politicians seek re-election

A person cast their vote duing the first day of early voting in the general election in Brooklyn on Oct. 25, 2025.

AMNY

EARLY VOTING: Who’s been participating in the NYC Mayor’s Race so far? Data shows some surprising trends

Former governors David Paterson and Andrew Cuomo

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Former Gov. Paterson re-endorses Cuomo after defecting to Adams

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AMNY

SNAP benefit crisis: New York joins lawsuit to force Trump administration to fund food assistance amid shutdown

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AMNY

Meet the next NYC mayor: amNY talks with Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa ahead of the 2025 election

A sign in the window of a grocery in Chelsea in New York announces that the convenience store accepts SNAP EBT (electronic benefit transfer) funds, seen on Monday, July 29, 2024.

AMNY

‘True hunger crisis’ in the making as 1.8 million NYC residents face SNAP funding freeze next month

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AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Poll shows Cuomo gaining ‘momentum,’ cutting lead in half; Mamdani still up 10 points

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News

Voters sue to redistrict NY-11, putting Malliotakis’ GOP seat in jeopardy

By Olivia Seaman

Affordable housing in Brooklyn

AMNY

FIRST ON amNY | 100 NYC clergy members urge congregants to vote in favor of affordable housing ballot proposals

Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams at press conference

AMNY

Op-ed | Why Mayor Adams says he’s endorsing Andrew Cuomo to succeed him

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