Apr. 10, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon As New York lawmakers continue their state budget negotiations, what remains on the table is more funding for direct support professionals — caregivers for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Elected officials, including Manhattan Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright, are advocating for a 3.2% cost of living adjustment (COLA)…
Mar. 19, 2024 By Emily Swanson Marty Dolan, 66, who describes himself as “from Main Street and Wall Street,” announced earlier this month that he will be challenging U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the Democratic primary in June. Dolan faces an uphill battle in his quest to represent the 14th Congressional District of 700,000 people…
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Mar. 5, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Emmy-nominated actor Kal Penn is coming to Astoria to help his friend Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani secure a third term representing western Queens. The “Coffee with Kal’ fundraiser will be held on Thursday, Mar. 7 from 7-9 p.m. The ticketed event will feature coffee and conversation at an undisclosed location… Read more »
Jan. 26, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Brooklyn and Queens elected officials say they want “the gain must match the pain” if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is going to proceed with plans to close the G train for improvements this summer.
Sep. 27, 2023 By Iryna Shkurhan Queens-born Long Island native Austin Cheng declared that he is running as a Democrat for Congress in District 3 – a seat currently held by scandal-ridden Republican George Santos. According to his team, Cheng has already secured $600,000 to fund his campaign. He was able to raise $100,000 from…
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Jun. 13, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller The city has reached a new tentative five-plus year labor deal with the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), New York City’s public school teacher’s union, Mayor Eric Adams and union boss Michael Mulgrew announced at a City Hall press conference on Tuesday afternoon. The new contract, which will…
Jun. 6, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld A federal judge has granted a request by nearly a dozen news organizations to unseal the names of three individuals who secured a $500,000 bond to keep Rep. George Santos out of pretrial detention — names the fabulist congressman has said he’d rather go to jail than disclose.…
May. 4, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A city program designed to assist small business owners in navigating the bureaucratic hurdles of running shop in Gotham has helped over 2,200 small businesses across the city avoid roughly $22 million in fines and violations since Mayor Eric Adams took office, amNewYork Metro has learned.
Apr. 11, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller A cadre of City Council members on Tuesday introduced several measures aimed at reducing the Rikers Island jail population from where it currently stands at just below 6,000 to 3,300 in order to close the troubled facility by the mandated 2027 deadline. The city must reduce the island’s…
Feb. 27, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller
A Manhattan Supreme Court judge ruled on Monday that petitioning for the upcoming City Council primaries, set to begin Tuesday, can move forward after a legal defense group filed a suit seeking to delay signature gathering in a bid to alter the council maps approved after last year’s redistricting.