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Assembly Member and mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani denounced the Trump administration and ICE after arresting several immigrants and onlookers on Wednesday, May 29.

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani attacks Mayor Adams, Cuomo following ICE raids at Manhattan court

Mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani making gains on Cuomo in latest poll less than four weeks away from primary

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NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates in Central Brooklyn’s District 39 Council contest

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Mayor Eric Adams speaks about ICE detaining student during Trump era

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Tell it to Trump: Mayor Adams insists report of ICE detaining NYC public school student at immigration hearing is federal matter

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NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates running for Brooklyn Borough President

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo, Lander both say they’ve maxed out fundraising as Dem primary looms

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Democrat Sam Sutton wins special election in right-leaning state Senate District 22

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Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump discuss budget bill that cuts Medicaid, SNAP

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NY Democrats sound alarm on Medicaid, SNAP cuts in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ that passed Republican-led House

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Ad war in NYC comptroller’s race heats up as Brannan hits the airwaves with first TV spots

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Three Brooklyn schools awarded $40K each to boost literacy through state grants

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Former NYC deputy mayor Meera Joshi named president of Green-Wood Cemetery

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EXCLUSIVE | Comptroller hopeful Mark Levine proposes giving more New Yorkers bank accounts and boosting financial literacy

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Rivals pounce on reported Trump DOJ probe into front-runner Cuomo

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Sure as the wind blows: Mayor Adams and Hochul take credit separately for Trump restoring NY wind farm project

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani asks supporters to donate to opponent Speaker Adams in bid to block Cuomo

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A new name for the Third Avenue Bridge

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NYC Primaries | Meet the candidates in South Brooklyn’s District 47 Council contest

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‘That’s really low’: Brooklyn arts orgs scramble for funding after NEA abruptly cancels grants

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Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani with tenants who support rent freeze

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Tenants’ group backing Mamdani after his rent freeze call, amNY learns

Mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo continues to lead Democratic primary field, with Mamdani second, in new Marist poll

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