Mayor Mamdani names new correction commissioner
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to name Stanley Richards as the new head of the city’s Department of…
Thousands flood Foley Square for anti-ICE protest
Chants cut through Foley Square Friday night as thousands marched in freezing temperatures, part of what organizers called…
Some NYC businesses participate in ‘nationwide shutdown’
Some New York City businesses are participating in what is being called a “nationwide shutdown.” Organizers hope a…
Lawsuit accuses NYPD of racially biased traffic stops
A new lawsuit accuses the NYPD of disproportionately stopping and searching Black and Hispanic drivers without legal justification.…
75 House Dems back lawmakers’ demand to reverse visa pause
A coalition of 75 House Democrats is calling for the reversal of the State Department’s pause on processing…
N.Y. Democrats react to Minneapolis border patrol killing
Micah Lasher, an Upper West Side state lawmaker, caught a flight to Minneapolis after a Border Patrol agent…
Mayor Mamdani faced first major test during NYC’s snowstorm
As the five boroughs braced for a one-two punch of deep snow and a bone-chilling freeze, Mayor Zohran…
Lawmakers expect ICE tensions to punctuate N.Y. budget
State lawmakers expect issues shaping national politics, like rising tensions over immigration enforcement and the actions of federal…
Mayor Mamdani declares remote learning day a success
Public school buildings and schoolyards were eerily quiet Monday. But while schools were closed, that didn’t mean students…
Texas man exonerated after nearly 70 years, racial bias
HOUSTON (AP) — Nearly 70 years after a Texas Black man was executed in a case that prosecutors…