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David Dinkins, New York City's first and only Black mayor, has died at the age of 93
Known for his affable demeanor, Dinkins rose through the ranks of city government as part of a fabl…
John L. Dorman
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Bill de Blasio wondered if marrying a self-identified lesbian meant there was a 'time bomb ticking' in his marriage
Years before marrying de Blasio, Chirlane McCray published an essay titled "I Am a Lesbian." The co…
Bryan Metzger
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Former NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton says Rudy Giuliani 'really wanted to be the police commissioner' during New York City mayoralty: book
"Giuliani watched with a wary eye as the media credited his commissioner for the remarkable turnaro…
John L. Dorman
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NYC's likely next mayor wants to tackle the housing crisis. 'We need to look at those sacred cows like SoHo.'
Eric Adams, winner of the Democratic primary for mayor, says it's time for rich, exclusionary neigh…
Ben Winck
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Ridiculed, overlooked, and under-estimated. As Newsmax's biggest Trump booster, Greg Kelly may finally be getting his revenge on the 'fake news' establishment
Who is Greg Kelly, the Newsmax anchor and President Donald Trump's most enduring defenders?
Aaron Short
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Turns out the bright lights in Times Square are actually relics from a secret, seedy past
Times Square, the world-famous intersection at 42nd Street, is synonymous with bright lights, Broad…
Justin Gmoser
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Bill de Blasio can finally do something great for New Yorkers: resign
De Blasio gave New Yorkers a two-week break from alternate-side-of-the-street parking. Here's a bet…
Anthony L. Fisher
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If Mike Bloomberg wants to move on from 'stop and frisk,' he should put his money where his mouth is
Stop and frisk was one of the biggest controversies of Bloomberg's third term as mayor, which he de…
Anthony L. Fisher
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Two More Reasons To Think Anthony Weiner Is A Sociopath
At nearly the same time, he was abjectly apologizing. The day after the primary election, about a w…
Josh Barro
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Emails show top officials were aware of Clinton's private address
Separately, the State Department on Tuesday provided more than 3,600 pages of documents to the Repu…
Associated Press
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How New York City Became Safe Again
A later paper, again by Harcourt and Ludwig, found that broken windows, albeit indirectly, led to a…
Christina Sterbenz
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Footage From Last Month's NYC Biker Attack Is Now Featured In The Mayoral Race's Most Vicious Ad Yet
For one, what Lhota characterized as Blasio's vote for a reduction in the police force actually cor…
Richard Feloni
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How New York City Became Safe Again
When former Mayor David Dinkins came into office, he proposed a $1.8 billion plan to "fight fear" i…
Christina Sterbenz
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The Baltimore riots and Freddie Gray's death may finally make criminal justice an issue in the 2016 campaign
Her comments were powerful enough to outshine the instant cries of hypocrisy from critics who point…
Marcus Baram
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One of Bill de Blasio's allies may try to take him down
Earlier this month, a Quinnipiac University poll found that de Blasio's approval rating hit a recor…