NYPD: Repeat Offenders, Young People With Guns Big Problems Mayor-Elect Adams Will Need To Solve

One of the reasons why Adams, a former NYPD captain, was elected mayor was the belief that he would be able to make the city safer.

• Dec 8, 2021

Gov. Hochul Allocates Additional $2 Million To Help Afghan Refugees Settle In New York

The funds will be distributed to nonprofit partners throughout the state that provide assistance for the evacuees.

• Dec 7, 2021

Poll Shows Gov. Kathy Hochul In The Lead In Democrat Primary Race For N.Y. Governor

A new Siena College poll shows 36% of registered voters favor Hochul in the gubernatorial primary. 

• Dec 7, 2021

Westchester County Under State Of Emergency As COVID-19 Hospitalizations Double

Westchester County has seen its hospitalization numbers more than double over the past few weeks, County Executive George Latimer said Monday.

• Dec 7, 2021

Gov. Murphy Announces Expansion Of Access To Reproduction Health And Abortion Care In New Jersey

The rules are adopted from a vote by the state Board of Medical Examiners.

• Dec 6, 2021

Former Rep. Max Rose Running For Congress Again

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis ousted Rose in 2020 in the swing 11th Congressional District, which encompasses Staten Island and southern Brooklyn. 

• Dec 6, 2021

Bob Dole, Former Senate GOP Leader And Presidential Nominee, Dies At 98

A tweet from the Elizabeth Dole Foundation said the former senator died in his sleep Sunday morning.

• Dec 6, 2021

Caroline Simmons Officially Sworn In As Stamford Mayor

History was made Wednesday, as Connecticut's second-biggest city now its first female mayor.

• Dec 1, 2021

Meisha Porter Stepping Down As New York City Schools Chancellor

Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter announced Wednesday she is stepping down, clearing the decks for Mayor-elect Eric Adams to make good on his promise to revamp the Department of Education.

• Dec 1, 2021

With Deadline To Get Vaccinated Passed, 12-Hour Shifts Begin For Correction Workers On Rikers Island

It was back to work on Rikers Island on Wednesday, but this time only for staff who have had at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine.

• Dec 1, 2021

Supreme Court Signals Support For Upholding Mississippi Abortion Ban

Some are calling this the most significant abortion case since Roe vs. Wade.

• Dec 1, 2021

Anne Donnelly, Nassau County's New District Attorney, On Her Goals In Office: 'A Big Responsibility That I Take Seriously'

Career prosecutor Donnelly upset State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor, after she turned the campaign into a referendum on New York's controversial bail reform law.

• Nov 30, 2021

Attorney General's Office Releases Another Round Of Transcripts In Andrew Cuomo Investigation

In addition to the transcripts of former aides, Attorney General Letitia James made public video statements of the governor, his top aide, Melissa DeRosa, and many of the women involved in the case.

• Nov 29, 2021

Rikers Island Chaos: Lawmakers Say Conditions Still Inhumane, Correction Officers' Overtime Totals Nearly $99 Million Over Last 10 Months

A delegation of lawmakers is raising more concerns about the crisis on Rikers Island, saying conditions are still inhumane.

• Nov 29, 2021

Congressman Tom Suozzi Joins New York Governor Race

Suozzi represents Long Island and parts of Queens in New York's 3rd Congressional District.

• Nov 29, 2021

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