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Mason Tenders’ PAC backs slate of ‘pro-union’ and ‘pro-development’ City Council candidates

Assembly Member Robert Carroll wants to chop down the noise from buzzing helicopters flying overhead.

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Assembly rep. Robert Carroll wants to chop down on noisy choppers with fees

By Ximena Del Cerro

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Op-ed | The city must clean up healthcare and hospitals pricing now

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries gave his 10th inaugural address at Brooklyn Technical High School in Fort Greene. Jan 29, 2023.

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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries announces $1 million in funds to help Black veterans group

By Isabel Song Beer

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City Council petitioning could face delays over suit alleging redistricting carved up Queens Asian communities

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Goldman intros bill requiring national 14-day early voting period to combat voter suppression

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Ex-GOP mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa starts new political club in Queens, to take on DSA pols

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Adams names first Muslim member of NYPD panel reviewing police probes into ‘political activity’

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Mayor laments latest train surfing death, looks to tackle deadly trend

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Adams inks bills aimed at closing pay gaps in city workforce

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Adams blasts GOP Florida Governor Ron DeSantis during Staten Island visit

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Adams creates new public realm chief position, taps Ya-Ting Liu to fill the role

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North Brooklynites say proposed Assembly maps divide community, create ‘untenable situation’

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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NYPD defund pledge and busy schedules: How the City Council Progressive Caucus saw a 15-member defection

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‘Asking for peace’: Brooklyn community calls for end to gun violence after back-to-back fatal shootings

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Sen. Schumer says 2 downed objects believed to be balloons

Brooklyn BP Antonio Reynoso announced the open applications for fiscal year 2024 capital funding.

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Brooklyn BP Reynoso announces open applications for fiscal year 2024 capital funding

By Isabel Song Beer

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Faith leaders, pols rally for Hochul to back slate of tenant protections in this year’s budget

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Brooklyn mental health advocates, pols push to change ‘ill-conceived’ involuntary hospitalization policy

By Megan McGibney

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State Senate Republican sues Democratic majority over LaSalle committee vote in bid to force chief judge nomination to full vote

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Lead pastor of Liberty Bible Fellowship Church in Ozone Park Queens, Joseph Persaud and wife, First Lady Rachael Persaud cut the cake during the pastor's 60th Birthday celebration, and the renewing of their 35th wedding anniversary in the ballroom of the elegant Crescent Beach Club in Bayville Long Island, on Nov. 7, 2025.

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