Adams grilled by Dems, mostly ignored by Republicans at sanctuary city hearing

Adams grilled by Dems, mostly ignored by Republicans at sanctuary city hearing

Congressional Democrats blasted Mayor Eric Adams over allegations that he agreed to help the Trump administration with its deportation efforts in New York City in exchange for the dismissal of the corruption charges federal authorities brought against him last year during an oversight hearing Wednesday. 

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Officials and activists rally after latest death in New York’s prisons

Officials and activists rally after latest death in New York’s prisons

Activists and elected officials rallied in Albany on Tuesday to call for prison reforms after a 22-year-old incarcerated man was killed after allegedly being beaten by prison guards over the weekend.

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Queens candidates loom large in mayor’s race

Queens candidates loom large in mayor’s race

Queens candidates – both those who have declared their candidacy and those who are expected to – are likely to loom large over the race for New York City mayor.

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Short-term deal gives local org more control of Roy Wilkins Park

Short-term deal gives local org more control of Roy Wilkins Park

An interim deal has been reached between the Parks Department and a Black led nonprofit at Roy Wilkins Park that will allow the organization more freedom with programming and events within the Southeast Queens open space.

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Gov yet to utilize clemency powers as illegal prison guard strike continues

Gov yet to utilize clemency powers as illegal prison guard strike continues

While Governor Kathy Hochul has worked to ease the crisis facing New York’s prisons, she has yet to utilize a power granted only to her that could lead to the release of dozens, if not hundreds, of people locked for decades in New York’s prisons.

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Cohen’s casino pitch heads to Council for vote, but state approval remains a gamble

Cohen’s casino pitch heads to Council for vote, but state approval remains a gamble

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen’s $8 billion plan to bring a casino to Citi Field’s parking lot will head to the City Council for a vote after the City Planning Commission gave the project their stamp of approval last week.

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