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Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers remarks at the Christian Cultural Center’s PPE and food distribution.

Nonprofits

Nonprofits mourn cuts to New York City discretionary funding

Advocates say the cuts will disproportionately affect small grassroots organizations.

By KAY DERVISHI

Policy

policy

The spike in absentee voting due to COVID-19 has caused delays in New York Election results.

Campaigns & Elections

The long wait for New York City election results

The Board of Elections has set its timeline to finally start counting absentee ballots.

By KAY DERVISHI

News & Politics

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Assembly District 38 candidate Jenifer Rajkumar.

Campaigns & Elections

New York’s 2020 state legislative primary results

Tracking the winners and losers in each district.

By ZACH WILLIAMS, KAY DERVISHI

News & Politics

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Health Care

How the coronavirus harkens back to another modern epidemic

Survivors of the HIV/AIDS crisis see similarities in the fears and stigma of the current health crisis.

By KAY DERVISHI

Policy

policy

The NYPD arresting protestors in Manhattan on June 5th.

News & Politics

The New York Post's most outrageous ‘copaganda’

The tab will tell you whatever its police sources say, other facts notwithstanding.

By KAY DERVISHI

News & Politics

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New York State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris (right) and NYS Senate Deputy Counsel Eric Katz walk to the Senate chamber after a rules meeting during session on June 10th.

Campaigns & Elections

New York state legislative primary races to watch

The coronavirus pandemic has added a new variable to contentious races in the June 23 legislative primaries.

By KAY DERVISHI, ZACH WILLIAMS

News & Politics

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A crowded bar in Hells Kitchen on June 13th.

New York City

Social distancing enforcement is softer in white neighborhoods

Crowds have been gathering on streets outside bars in Manhattan. Weirdly, the cops haven’t beaten them up.

By KAY DERVISHI

News & Politics

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Defunding the NYPD could mean more well rounded solutions to addressing homelessness.

Criminal Justice

Where could redirected police funding go?

Advocates have pushed for the money to go toward youth initiatives, mental health outreach and more.

By KAY DERVISHI

Policy

policy

Governor Andrew Cuomo holds daily briefing and opens the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge Path on the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge on June 15, 2020.

Health Care

What will New York’s pandemic response look like in the future?

Previous disasters have inspired policy and structural change.

By KAY DERVISHI

Policy

policy

Jamaal Bowman, Eliot Engel's opponent, during his campaign launch.

Campaigns & Elections

Is Rep. Eliot Engel the next Joe Crowley?

The Bronx, Westchester congressman looks vulnerable to progressive primary challenger Jamaal Bowman.

By KAY DERVISHI

News & Politics

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