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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, is flanked by Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins ,left, and Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie, right, while speaking to members of New York states Electoral College before voting for president and vice president in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, Pool) New York’s Electoral College Officially Elects Biden and Harris By ...

UWS Kids Celebrate Holidays w/ Homeless Neighbors @ the Lucerne Urge Mayor to let them stay! Related Media Lucerne holiday 4 NEW YORK, NY (12/14/2020) (readMedia)-- As the Mayor continues to insist that displacing 190 men from the Lucerne shelter in the middle of the pandemic is in their best interest, despite their repeated claims to the contrary, UWS kids joined their homeless neighbors to celebrate the holidays. Last week, a judge granted the men of the Lucerne a ...

UWS Kids Celebrate Holidays w/Homeless Neighbors @ the Lucerne Urge Mayor to let them stay! NEW YORK, NY (12/12/2020) (readMedia)-- As the Mayor continues to insist that displacing 190 men from the Lucerne shelter in the middle of the pandemic is in their best interest, despite their repeated claims to the contrary, UWS kids will join their homeless neighbors to celebrate the holidays. Last week, a judge granted the men of the Lucerne a stay order until the court can hear their appeal. Then on ...

Ranked Choice Voting + the Race For Brooklyn Borough President All candidates agree the new voting method is good for voters NEW YORK, NY (12/11/2020) (readMedia)-- On Wednesday night, the Brooklyn Library, Rank the Vote NYC, Common Cause/NY, Brooklyn Young Democrats and the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College hosted a forum on ranked choice voting (RCV) and the race for Brooklyn Borough President. The event was moderated by Lurie Daniel Favors, Interim Executive Director ...

Yang hinted at his intention to join the mayor's race last week, as he was quietly reaching out to elected officials to gauge support for a possible bid.

“There is no economic recovery for New York City without our small businesses,” Comptroller Stringer said. By Forum Staff City Comptroller Scott Stringer on Thursday proposed a plan to support and promote small businesses during the upcoming holiday season as COVID-19 cases continue to surge. As New York City’s economy slowly recovers and tourism, a significant source of revenue for small businesses, continues to lag, Stringer urged the City to launch a coordinated effort to help small bu...

Max Rose opens mayoral campaign account POLITICO 12/10/2020 By Joe Anuta © Kathy Willens/AP Photo U.S. Rep. Max Rose poses for a portrait outside his office in Staten Island. U.S. Rep. Max Rose has opened a campaign account to run for mayor, according to public filings. The filing appeared on the website of the Campaign Finance Board Thursday, and ends weeks of speculation about whether Rose, who recently lost a bitter reelection race, would instead jump into the mayoral ri...

The announcement this week that the state of New York's employee pension fund would divest from fossil fuel industries sent shockwaves through the industry and the environmentalism movement this week.

Print Continue to article content Government veteran Kathryn Garcia officially launches a bid Thursday to replace her former boss, Mayor Bill de Blasio. | POLITICO screenshot/Kathryn Garcia Garcia to officially kick off mayoral campaign With a promise to manage the upcoming “shitshow” New York City’s next mayor will face, government veteran Kathryn Garcia is officially launching a bid Thursday to replace her former boss, Mayor Bill de Blasio. Garcia, a Brooklyn native who has never run f...

UWS Open Hearts Applauds CM Levin For Threatening Oversight Into DHS Over Lucerne Move Pushes Mayor de Blasio to stop the relocation of 190 men to downtown Manhattan NEW YORK, NY (12/10/2020) (readMedia)-- The UWS Open Hearts Initiative applauds Councilman Stephen Levin, the NYC Council Chair on the Committee on General Welfare, who sent a letter threatening to exercise oversight over the relocation efforts of shelter residents in the Department of Social Services (DSS) system. He also urged th...