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In the few short weeks since Eric Adams was elected mayor, he has signaled that his reign at City Hall will be a 180-degree change from the current administration.
Paladino will replace the term-limited Paul Vallone, representing part of northeast Queens.
Unofficial results show Blakeman came out on top by some 2,100 votes.
Team Cuomo erupted in fury, blaming Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Legislature for playing politics.
The 45-year-old will take on Gov. Kathy Hochul and state Attorney General Letitia James, who served as public advocate before Williams.
The bipartisan bill required compromises, but many agree it's a giant step forward to modernize infrastructure that's been declining for decades.
An 1833 statue of Thomas Jefferson will be booted from New York's City Hall and sent on long-term loan to the New York Historical Society.
Sweeney conceded the election this week to his Republican newcomer challenger, truck driver Ed Durr.
Police arrested a retired Long Island Rail Road employee from Lake Ronkonoma, 64-year-old Kenneth Gasper, charging him with aggravated harassment.
Ciattarelli addressed his supporters in his hometown of Raritan.
Ciattarelli will address his supporters at a news conference in his hometown of Raritan on Friday afternoon.
Mayor-elect Eric Adams has vowed to keep a campaign promise to reinstate a plainclothes Anti-Crime Unit, despite threats from Black Lives Matter members of riots and bloodshed on city streets.
It includes his emotional insistence that the allegations he groped a female aide simply "never happened."
Sweeney, a Democrat, is the longest-serving legislative leader in the history of the state, but suffered a stunning upset loss in the 3rd Legislative District on Election Day.
Some call it the last bastion of the political patronage pie, doling out judgeships across the state. Voters go to the polls, but have no impact on the outcome.
