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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
5 days agoParks
Mamdani Drops Plan to Build Housing on Elizabeth Street Garden Site
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration is abandoning plans to replace the Elizabeth Street Garden in Manhattan with affordable senior housing, citing a legal hurdle: the Adams administration's last-minute parkland designation, which the new mayor says he cannot reverse.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
6 days agoDelivery Workers
Amazon Fights Back Against Mamdani Worker Protection Plan
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has publicly backed a NYC Council bill that would force Amazon to directly employ its delivery drivers. Amazon secretly spent $5 million through a front group to kill the legislation, which already has enough co-sponsors to pass the 51-member Council.
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NY Governor Kathy Hochul
3 days agoICE
Hochul Orders Sheriffs to Cut ICE Ties, Threatening Legal Action
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law limiting local police cooperation with ICE and gave county sheriffs a deadline of August 25 to terminate their agreements with the federal immigration agency — warning of legal consequences for those who refuse.
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President Donald Trump
4 days agoTrans Rights
Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding for Youth Transgender Care
The Trump administration finalized a rule ending Medicaid and CHIP coverage for gender-affirming surgeries, puberty blockers, and hormone treatments for minors. The policy takes effect October 13, with hormone treatments for current patients phased out by April 2027. Mental health care for transgender youth would still be covered.
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President Donald Trump
7 days agoIran War
Trump Pivots from Military to Economic Warfare in Iran
After military conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump has pivoted to an economic pressure campaign against Iran — heavy sanctions, a naval blockade, and crushed oil exports — betting that financial pain will force Tehran to the table. But Iran says it won't negotiate and will simply wait him out.
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President Donald Trump
6 days agoLocal
Trump Revokes 175k Visas in Latest Crackdown
The State Department announced it has revoked over 175,000 visas since Trump returned to office, citing crimes, fraud, and national security threats. But the sweeping crackdown has also ensnared families of active-duty U.S. troops, raising questions about who is really being targeted.
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