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Council member to colleagues: Don’t bother giving NYCHA your money

Rafael Salamanca Jr., at a hearing Tuesday, warned his fellow council members that they’ll be frustrated, just like him, if they provide the city’s housing authority with funding and expect things done.

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The 2022 Law Power 100: New York’s biggest legal developments

Here are a few of the cases of local and national importance that landed in the Empire State in the past year.

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Going to the wrong polling place might not mark the end for your ballot

A dozen election commissioners back a bill in the Assembly to change when affidavit ballots get thrown out.

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Nightlife-loving Eric Adams calls New York City ‘boring’

The mayor made the remark while announcing the city would suspend its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for most indoor businesses, effective Monday.

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The coronavirus in New York, by the numbers

New York is once again experiencing a high volume of coronavirus infections as it attempts to increase its vaccination rates. Here’s a look at key COVID-19 figures in the state.

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Judge allows elections to move forward, despite GOP-led lawsuit against redistricting

Democrats were told by a Steuben County court that they still must comply with a plaintiff investigation into whether they acted unconstitutionally in redrawing the maps.

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How New York is joining Ukraine’s fight against Russia

Officials are deploying the financial, regulatory and legislative might of the Empire State.

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Petitioning kicks off, with pandemic-era signature requirements gone.

Hundreds of political candidates across the state have begun collecting signatures to qualify for the ballot in June primary elections.

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NY GOP officially backs Zeldin for governor in 2022

Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin has long been considered the front-runner, but opponents promise a serious primary.

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A 2022 referendum on the leadership of Nick Langworthy

The state GOP chair has repeatedly vowed to elect a Republican as New York governor despite the odds.

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What makes New York vulnerable to Russian cyberattacks?

The federal government has urged local governments and private businesses across the country to step up cybersecurity measures.

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George Pataki reemerges at the state GOP convention

The former governor is not running for his old job, but he offers Republicans hope of winning their first statewide race since he ruled the Second Floor.

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At convention, NY GOP awkwardly backs both Trump and Ukraine

Party Chair Nick Langworthy likened Ukraine’s civilian resistance to the GOP’s struggle, while he invoked a Putin-friendly former president.

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Long Island takes center stage at GOP state convention

The GOP playbook this fall depends on replicating their 2021 success in races in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

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Political right highlights 2022 talking points at Conservative Party convention

Gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Lee Zeldin was among the candidates getting the party's blessing Saturday.

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Biden’s Supreme Court pick, Ketanji Brown Jackson, would be first Black woman justice

Jackson in 2019 temporarily halted former President Donald Trump’s expedited deportation process, siding with a prominent New York-based immigrant advocacy group.