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NEW YORK — In the end, the contest between Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Republican challenger, Rep. Lee Zeldin of Long Island, was not quite as close as some Democrats had feared in the final days of the New York governor’s race.

Storm in 2012 had devastating impact on US’s biggest city but insufficient government action risks a repeat, demonstrators say

We commend New York City Councilwoman Carlina Rivera, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Comptroller Brad Lander for their unannounced visit to the great shame off the coast of Queens: Rikers Island.

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams and Comptroller Brad Lander are seeking to use the New York City government’s retirement investments as leverage to pressure the credit card industry into launching a system for tracing gun purchases, arguing that such a mechanism could help prevent future mass shootings.

As NYC pension funds go after Amazon, Rev. William J. Barber takes on Dollar General's notorious labor practices

Grant Williams was convicted in 1997 of fatally shooting Shdell Lewis, but a judge vacated the conviction last year

New York City has agreed to pay $7 million to a man who spent 23 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit

New York City pressures Wall Street banks to report "self-identified gender, race and/or ethnicity of individual directors."

As union fights for contracts, big pension funds with billions in Amazon stock plan an assault on corporate board