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MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor starts new community safety office, with mental health crises an early focus
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (742+ words) Thursday, March 19, marked the 78th day of Zohran Mamdani's term as mayor.amNewYork is following Mamdani around his first 100 days in office.We are closely tracking his progress on fulfilling campaign promises, appointing key leaders to government posts, and managing the…...
Coming home: Dylan Lopez Contreras’ emotional return and reunion with family in Manhattan after 10 months in ICE detention
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (660+ words) Dylan Lopez Contreras, the first NYC high school student to be detained by ICE under the second Trump administration, was welcomed home on Thursday in Lower Manhattan with fanfare from local elected officials and tears of joy from advocates who…...
Mayor Mamdani to sign order creating Office of Community Safety as first step on mental health response pledge
7+ hour, 36+ min ago (800+ words) Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expected to sign an executive order Thursday afternoon creating a new Office of Community Safety " the first formal step toward fulfilling one of his core campaign promises, according to a copy of the order reviewed by…...
Editorial | Mamdani needs to focus on being New York’s mayor, not his worldview
8+ hour, 54+ min ago (493+ words) When the newly-elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani opened his victory speech, he quoted socialist Eugene Debs in proclaiming "the dawn of a better day for humanity.It sure sounds nice, but the realities of leading New York are less lofty and…...
NY-7 Congress Race: Antonio Reynoso lands Rep. Pat Ryan backing in race to replace Velázquez
14+ hour, 6+ min ago (485+ words) U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan is set to endorse Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso on Thursday in the Democratic primary for New York's 7th Congressional District, amNewYork has learned. The Hudson Valley-based Congressman is backing retiring Rep. Nydia Vel'zquez's preferred successor over Queens…...
City Council staffer detained by ICE ordered deported; Speaker Menin vows to continue legal battle to keep him here
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (287+ words) City Council Speaker Julie Menin pledged on Wednesday to fight the deportation of a staffer detained earlier this year. According to Menin, U.S. District Court Judge John Cornan ordered Rafael Rubio, a data analyst, removed from the country at a March…...
MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Tisch says talks over NYPD protest unit are not about disbanding it; Mayor taps new sanitation head
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1110+ words) Wednesday, March 18, marked the 77th day of Zohran Mamdani's term as mayor.amNewYork is following Mamdani around his first 100 days in office.We are closely tracking his progress on fulfilling campaign promises, appointing key leaders to government posts, and managing the…...
Editorial | Is there no relief for NYC in its ongoing public bathroom woes?
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (447+ words) Solving New York City's public bathroom problem is not as easy as flushing a toilet. For starters, this problem has existed for a long time, and City Hall's efforts to solve it have gone through fits and starts. All the…...
MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor marks first St. Patrick’s Day by seeking to reset stance on Irish unification, and Catholic ties
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (724+ words) Tuesday, March 17, marked the 76th day of Zohran Mamdani's term as mayor. amNewYork is following Mamdani around his first 100 days in office. We are closely tracking his progress on fulfilling campaign promises, appointing key leaders to government posts, and managing the…...
Offsides at City Hall? MTA boss says he wasn’t approached about Mamdani’s reported World Cup fare free bus pilot pitch
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (650+ words) MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber insisted on Tuesday that "nobody" in city or state government has asked him about Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration's reported proposal to test out fare-free buses across the city during the FIFA World Cup this…...