Queens resident moves to Upper East Side
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani officially moved from his Astoria apartment into Gracie Mansion on Monday.
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Teens locked in solitary confinement for months in state facilities, new lawsuit claims
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New York teens held inside the state’s adolescent detention centers are routinely kept locked in cramped quarters without reliable access to water or bathroom facilities, a new class action lawsuit claims.
Read MorePols condemn ‘Hamas’ chants at Queens protest
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New York officials condemned chants in praise of Hamas used by pro-Palestinian protesters in Kew Gardens Hills on Thursday night outside a Queens synagogue.
Read MoreHochul and Mamdani lay out plan for universal childcare
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Less than 10 days into his mayoral tenure, Mayor Zohran Mamdani alongside Governor Kathy Hochul laid out a plan to address one of the mayor’s leading campaign promises: universal childcare.
Read MoreAs AI enters courtrooms, courts leaders lay out potential risks and rewards
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The New York Unified Court System on Thursday released its first annual report on the use of artificial intelligence in state courtrooms, outlining both the technology’s potential benefits and the risks it poses to the legal system.
Read MoreValdez to run for Congress, setting up NY-7 showdown
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Queens Assemblymember Claire Valdez launched a campaign to succeed Nydia Velázquez in Congress on Thursday.
Read MoreFamily of man killed by police calls for officers’ firing after AG releases bodycam video
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The family of a man shot and killed by police called for accountability after the state’s attorney general released footage of the fatal shooting on Tuesday.
Read MoreMenin voted speaker of City Council
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Manhattan Councilmember Julie Menin was unanimously elected to be the next speaker of the City Council on Wednesday.
Read MoreMayor appoints new head of City’s Commission on Human Rights
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani continued with his string of administrative appointments on Wednesday, announcing a longtime civil rights attorney will lead the City’s Commission on Human Rights.
Read MoreSpeed between Queens and Manhattan increased during congestion pricing’s first year, data shows
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Queens drivers heading into Manhattan are getting there faster and with less traffic, according to new data.
Read MoreMamdani makes first judicial appointments
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani made the first judicial appointments of his tenure, just a few days after issuing an executive order reshaping the review and appointment process for city judges.
Read MoreCitibank ordered to pay Queens woman $3.5 million for failing to stop fraud and hiding evidence
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A Queens stroke victim is in the middle of a major legal battle against one the country’s largest financial institutions after a judge ordered the bank to pay millions for failing to prevent unauthorized bank transfers from her account.
Read MoreMake the Road Action New York backs Romero for Assembly
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Brian Romero, who is running to succeed his former boss in the State Assembly, was endorsed by immigration nonprofit Make the Road Action New York this week.
Read MoreMamdani renews long-standing Rikers emergency order, vows to reform jails
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani late Monday renewed a long-running state of emergency on Rikers Island, signing an executive order he acknowledged would prolong a controversial legal workaround used by his predecessor for years to skirt rules dictating how the city should treat detainees.
Read MoreQueens Dems back Moreno for Mamdani’s seat
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The Queens Democratic Party nominated Democratic socialist Diana Moreno to succeed Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the State Assembly, her campaign announced Monday.
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