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Hochul, lawmakers push budget deadline for second time with talks stuck on bail

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Two Brooklynites added to Rent Guidelines Board by Mayor Adams

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Brooklyn Assembly Member to start hunger strike for the second year running to protest Hochul’s proposed bail changes

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U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries delivers more than $1M in funding for new schoolyard, science facilities at Brooklyn public schools

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NY politicos react to Trump being hit with 34-count indictment

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City Council blasts mayor’s latest round of 4% cuts across city agency budgets

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Hochul, legislative leaders extend budget deadline to April 10 as talks continue to stall on bail

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Reynoso taps pastor Kimberly Council as deputy Brooklyn Borough President

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Trump lawyer says he won’t be ‘put in handcuffs’ following criminal indictment

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State budget expected to be late due to lengthy talks on bail reform and housing, Hochul, legislative leaders say

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TRUMP INDICTED | Manhattan grand jury approves charges against ex-president in porn star hush money payment scheme

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Adams unveils first phase of long-promised MyCity portal, doesn’t say when full service will come online

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Brooklyn Public Library says mayor’s proposed $10M budget cut would force shorter hours, fewer programs

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Governor Kathy Hochul.

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Bail reform rollback: Over 100 law professors demand Hochul, legislature keep ‘least restrictive’ plan out of budget

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After meetings with state lawmakers, Adams says ‘criminal justice,’ not just bail reform, is needed

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Majority of New Yorkers support bail reform rollback, raising taxes on the wealthy: poll

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Adams, pols and labor leaders push for expanded earned income and child tax credits in state budget

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Assembly passes bill reducing barriers for wrongfully-convicted New Yorkers to prove their innocence

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Cashing out: Banks across NYC cut ATM hours, boost security to ease customer fears

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