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Brian Cunningham with Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn.

Caribbean Life

Trump administration’s visa freeze sparks Caribbean outrage

People marching on MLK Day across the Brooklyn Bridge against ICE

AMNY

MLK Day: Hundreds march across Brooklyn Bridge demanding end to ICE and rise of tyranny in America

NY: Santosuosso Inauguration

Politics

Her-story made: Kayla Santosuosso sworn in as District 47’s first female council member

By Gabriele Holtermann

speaker julie menin speaking about plan to stop antisemitism

AMNY

Fighting hate: Speaker Menin rolls out a plan to combat antisemitism with a primary focus on educating young New Yorkers

Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

AMNY

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: City secures $2.1M settlement with landlord of 14 buildings

Council Member Alexa Avilés implored New Yorkers on Friday to stand in defiance of local immigrants as ICE enforcement operations ramp up across the country.

AMNY

‘Fight back against this fascism:’ Council Member Avilés calls on New Yorkers to ‘organize’ against ICE

velazquez and reynoso

News

Nydia Velázquez endorses Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso in NY-7 congressional race

By Shane O’Brien

hochul stop online predators act at state of the state

Kids & Education

Hochul backs Stop Online Predators Act in 2026 budget to protect kids online

By Gabriele Holtermann

Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking in front of sign

AMNY

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: City sues delivery app as Mayor signals tougher era amid enforcement ‘blitz’

Waymo has received New York City’s first permit to test AV cars with safety drivers.

AMNY

Hochul’s self-driving for-hire AV pilot program draws anxiety from NYC groups, pols

kathy hochul at podium state of the stste

Politics

Hochul proposes installing speed-limiting tech in cars of reckless drivers

By Ethan-Stark Miller

Jill Epstein

News

From Civil Court to Supreme Court: Brooklyn’s Jill Epstein sworn in

By Olivia Seaman

assembly member claire valdez

News

Assembly Member Claire Valdez launches congressional campaign in NY-7, will face Reynoso in primary

By Kirstyn Brendlen

people dressed in red at a podium

AMNY

Nurses strike threat: Deals near with five ‘safety net hospitals,’ but 17,000 caregivers still posed to walk off job next week

dan goldman

Politics

Dan Goldman officially launches congressional re-election bid, backed by Hochul and Jeffries

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Gov. Hochul and others celebrate congestion pricing anniversary

AMNY

Congestion Pricing: Hochul celebrates Manhattan toll program’s ‘extraordinary’ results on its one-year anniversary

AMNY

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor signs executive orders targeting junk fees and subscription traps

mamdani on mcguinness boulevard

Mamdani says city will finish full redesign of McGuinness Boulevard ‘as soon as the weather warms’

By Kirstyn Brendlen

brooklyn bridge cp gantries dean moses 2026 -1

AMNY

Congestion pricing: 27 million fewer vehicles entered Manhattan’s Central Business District in first year of toll program, MTA says

protestors against maduro at mdc

News

Protesters rail against Venezuelan despot Nicolas Maduro outside Metropolitan Detention Center

By Dean Moses & Florencia Arozarena

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HOMAGE 1 (HOMENAJE 1), 2026.

Beauty and the Bestial: Exhibition confronts the ugly truths of Fire Island’s past and present

Energy Minister Daryl Vaz (center) and other top officials have felt compelled to ask Jamaicans to have patience as the country is still a ways from determining whether commercial quantities lie below the seabed off waters to the south of the island.

Jamaicans excited, upbeat about recent offshore oil studies

Portrait of woman in yellow top with napkin blowing nose, Why Spring Allergies Feel Worse in NYC: An Allergist Explains What Families Should Expect

New York Family

Why Spring Allergies Feel Worse in NYC

ICE agent at Federal Plaza

FIRST on amNY: Immigrant advocates take Trump admin to court over ICE activity inside 26 Federal Plaza, claims First Amendment rights violated