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Elections

NYC to Pick Up Two State Senate Seats Under Albany Redistricting Plan

Feb. 1, 2022, 6:44 p.m.Feb. 14, 2022, 12:49 p.m.

One new district in Brooklyn would be plurality Asian and another in Queens would be mostly Hispanic.

Homelessness

Three in Four Family Shelter Applications Rejected in 2021, Setting Record

Jan. 30, 2022, 6:26 p.m.Jan. 30, 2022, 6:26 p.m.

Homeless families are getting city decisions to deny shelter overturned in growing numbers — and applying over and over again.

Government

Albany Readies to Renew Remote Meeting Option for New York Government Bodies

Jan. 13, 2022, 4:46 p.m.Jan. 13, 2022, 4:46 p.m.

With a law allowing Zoom sessions expiring even as omicron spreads, Gov. Kathy Hochul has a bill on her desk that would virtual sessions for as long as pandemic emergency lasts.

The Bronx

These Are the 17 Victims of the Bronx Twin Parks Fire

Jan. 12, 2022, 8:03 p.m.Jan. 12, 2022, 8:21 p.m.

They came from countries in West Africa, nearly all of them from Gambia, and settled in Twin Parks Towers Northeast, a 19-story apartment building full of working class families from the region and Latin America. Some of them were born here to parents from Gambia, volunteering in local community groups, attending local mosques, enrolling in […]

Albany

In Sweeping ‘State of the State,’ Hochul Sets Stage for Governor Campaign

Jan. 5, 2022, 3:41 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

From transit linking Brooklyn and Queens to incentives to keep health care workers on the job to green-building overhauls, speech highlights roads to recovery.

Evictions

Hochul Signals Aim to Let Eviction Moratorium Expire, Albany Sources Say

Jan. 4, 2022, 7:08 p.m.Jan. 4, 2022, 9:42 p.m.

Governor’s stance is in line with landlords — and some tenant advocates — who urge concentrating on providing financial aid to renters deep in debt.

Education

COVID Schools Crisis Tests Eric Adams in First Days as Mayor

Jan. 3, 2022, 8:44 p.m.Jan. 3, 2022, 9:35 p.m.

School attendance plunged to 67% on the first day back to classes, as unvaccinated children fill hospital intensive care units.

Albany

Hochul Ready to Rev Up Ethics Overhaul to Clean Up After Cuomo, Senate Ally Says

Dec. 14, 2021, 3:35 p.m.Dec. 15, 2021, 11:28 a.m.

The governor could strengthen the weak watchdog commission — or even replace it, as proposed by Manhattan Sen. Liz Krueger, who says stay tuned for a Hochul announcement. The Cuomo probe, meanwhile, offers a blueprint for reform.

Politics

How Letitia James’ Governor’s Race Exit Shakes Up New York Politics Again

Dec. 9, 2021, 5:11 p.m.Dec. 9, 2021, 8:39 p.m.

“Her heart just wasn’t in it,” said one longtime er of the attorney general, whose challenge to Gov. Kathy Hochul was put within reach by her own role in toppling Andrew Cuomo. The announcement upends the contests for both governor and AG.

Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Cuomo’s Smear Team: His Brother and Top Advisers, Transcripts Reveal

Nov. 29, 2021, 10:45 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:00 a.m.

When the governor got hit with sexual harassment allegations, CNN host Chris Cuomo and current and former gubernatorial aides quietly crafted a plan to discredit accs, according to newly released interviews, emails and text messages.

Josefa Velasquez

NYC to Pick Up Two State Senate Seats Under Albany Redistricting Plan

Three in Four Family Shelter Applications Rejected in 2021, Setting Record

Albany Readies to Renew Remote Meeting Option for New York Government Bodies

These Are the 17 Victims of the Bronx Twin Parks Fire

In Sweeping ‘State of the State,’ Hochul Sets Stage for Governor Campaign

Hochul Signals Aim to Let Eviction Moratorium Expire, Albany Sources Say

COVID Schools Crisis Tests Eric Adams in First Days as Mayor

Hochul Ready to Rev Up Ethics Overhaul to Clean Up After Cuomo, Senate Ally Says

How Letitia James’ Governor’s Race Exit Shakes Up New York Politics Again

Andrew Cuomo’s Smear Team: His Brother and Top Advisers, Transcripts Reveal

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