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NY Governor Kathy Hochul
30 days agoICE
Hochul's ICE Ban Faces Defiance as Seven Agencies Hold Out
Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law banning local police agreements with ICE, but seven New York agencies have not yet dissolved those pacts as an August 25 deadline approaches. Several holdouts have political ties to Hochul's Republican rival, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.
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President Donald Trump
30 days agoICE
Trump Picks Lance Schroyer Who Led One of America's Harshest ICE Crackdowns
President Trump has nominated Lance Schroyer, a figure tied to Oklahoma's sweeping immigration enforcement operation — one of the toughest crackdowns on unauthorized immigrants in U.S. history — to lead ICE, signaling how far the administration intends to push its deportation agenda.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
23 days agoAffordability
Mamdani Cuts US Open Ticket Prices for New Yorkers Amid Resale Outrage
Mayor Zohran Mamdani partnered with the USTA to offer 1,000 US Open tickets at $100 each — well below resale prices topping $300 — exclusively for NYC residents. The tickets are non-transferable and available first-come, first-served starting August 26.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
25 days agoGrocery Stores
Ethnic Grocery Owners Sue to Block Mamdani's City-Run Store Plan
A newly formed coalition of ethnic grocery store owners and business groups sued New York City to stop Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to open five city-run grocery stores — one per borough — that would sell staples at 30% below market prices, arguing it would devastate small, minority-owned businesses.
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NY Governor Kathy Hochul
25 days agoICE
Hochul Backs Program That Pays Local Cops to Help Border Patrol
A federal program called Operation Stonegarden pays New York sheriff's deputies to work with Border Patrol. Records show deputies have helped detain at least 24 immigrants since 2023 — even as Governor Hochul champions a law meant to stop local police from aiding immigration enforcement.
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NY Governor Kathy Hochul
28 days agoData Centers
Hochul Walks a Tightrope Between AI Growth and Worker Protection
Gov. Kathy Hochul is navigating a political minefield: she paused new hyperscale data centers to protect ratepayers, while simultaneously holding worker roundtables on AI's impact. Critics say she's scaring off business; supporters say she's finally putting people before profit.
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