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Assemblywoman Inez Dickens, a Democrat and longtime fixture in Harlem politics, said Monday that she intends to retire, capping a political career that included a stint in the leadership of the New York City Council. Last year, Dickens sought a return to the Council, but came up short in a primary election campaign against Yusef Salaam, a member of the exonerated “Central Park Five” who went ...

Opinion: New York ban on Confederate imagery is more than a symbolic gesture CNN 12/23/2020 Opinion by Karen L. Cox © Jeenah Moon/Getty Images NEW YORK, NY - JULY 23: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during the daily media briefing at the Office of the Governor of the State of New York on July 23, 2020 in New York City. The Governor said the state liquor authority has suspended 27 bar and restaurant alcohol licenses for violations of social distancing rules as public officials try to keep the coronavirus outbreak under control. (Photo by Jeenah Moon/Getty Images) Last Th...