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New York City saw nearly three times as many antisemitic hate crimes in January 2022 compared to the same period a year ago.

"I dont need to show you my papers. This is not Nazi Germany," the Republican councilor said in response to being asked to share her vaccine status.

Vaccines save lives, Nazis ended lives,’ said Eric Dinowitz, chair of the NYC Jewish Caucus

A giant class of 35 incoming members with big ambitions.

In what amounts to his first political defeat, Mayor-elect Adams congratulated the Councilmember from Queens after supporting a rival candidate behind the scenes.

Eric Adams will be the next mayor of New York, and Republicans did better than expected.

Eric Adams elected mayor despite weak Hasidic support; Jewish Republican Inna Vernikov defeats Steven Saperstein in City Council race; Brad Lander to be next comptroller

Jamaal Bailey’s shaking up the Bronx Dems With a majority female City Council representation, could the old boys club be gone? Left to right: Vanessa Gibson, Amanda Farías, Marjorie Velázquez, Jamaal Bailey and Althea Stevens. New York City Council; Amanda Farías Campaign; Richard Rosario; New York State Senate; Harry Montás The must-read daily newsletter for NYs political community. Get it in your inbox. Sign Up Now! State Sen. Jamaal Bail...

Eric Adams was declared the winner in the race for mayor of New York City on Tuesday after an initial count of in-person, early voting and absentee ballots. The Associated Press made the call after the New York City Board of Elections released the preliminary results of the June 22 Democratic primaries. Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, maintained a slight lead of more than 8,000 votes over Kathryn Garcia, a former sanitation commissioner, according to an updated tally that included most o...

Could the Barron political dynasty be overthrown? Charles Barron is vying to win his wife Inez Barron’s New York City Council District 42 seat, which she is leaving this year due to term limits. The majority-Black district encompases East New York and its subsections such as Spring Creek and Starrett City. Charles Barron previously won the same seat in 2001. His wife won the Assembly seat in 2008 and they swapped seats when Charles was term-limited out of the City Council in 2013, with Inez r...