Politics Jul 06 Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in New York City’s mayoral race Adams triumphed over a large field in New York's first major race to use ranked choice voting including former city sanitation commissioner Kathryn Garcia, civil rights lawyer Maya Wiley and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang.
Politics Jun 30 Error disrupts vote count in NYC mayoral primary New York City's Board of Elections withdrew data Tuesday evening that it had released earlier purporting to be a first round of results from the city's new ranked choice voting system. That data had shown Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams…
Politics Jun 22 New Yorkers cast ballots in city’s first mayoral primary to use ranked choice voting Thirteen Democrats and two Republicans engaged in a last effort to rally supporters Tuesday as voters cast their ballots in New York City's mayoral primary, the first citywide election to use ranked choice voting.
Education May 24 New York City mayor says public schools will be all in person this fall De Blasio said Monday that classrooms will open for in-person instruction in September with no remote option. The mayor said "It's time for everyone to come back."…
Nation Apr 25 Police seek attacker who kicked Chinese American man in head A 61-year-old Chinese American man was attacked by a man who kicked him repeatedly in the head in East Harlem, police said.
Science Mar 28 New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana New York is poised to join a growing number of states that have legalized marijuana after state lawmakers reached a deal to allow sales of the drug for recreational use. The agreement reached Saturday, which is expected to be signed…
Nation Mar 07 Calls grow for Cuomo to quit from top New York lawmakers Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins became the first senior Democrat in the state to say the three-term governor should resign. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie stopped short of demanding that Cuomo quit, but said in a statement that “it is time…
Nation Feb 28 Crisis deepens for Cuomo; AG wants to lead harassment probe Democrats statewide appeared to be abandoning Cuomo in large numbers as Attorney General Letitia James rejected two proposals by the governor for an investigation of his conduct.
Nation Feb 01 Major winter storm pummels Northeast, closing schools and vaccination sites A sprawling, lumbering winter storm walloped the East Coast on Monday, shutting down coronavirus vaccination sites, closing schools and halting transit.
Politics Jan 13 New York City to terminate Trump contracts after Capitol insurrection Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York City will terminate business contracts with President Donald Trump after last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. De Blasio says the Trump Organization profits about $17 million a year from operating the two…