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Mamdani asks NYS lawmakers for 2% tax hike on wealthy
Mayor Zohran Mamdani told state lawmakers on Wednesday that the only way out of the city’s $12 billion budget gap is to raise taxes on the wealthy.
Homeless people didn't get help in 96% of 311 calls made during NYC deep freeze: data
A heartbreaking 96% of pleas to help homeless New Yorkers never actually led to any assistance since the deadly cold snap hit the Big Apple? -- with city workers unable...
Critics blast Mamdani's refusal to budge on involuntary removal of homeless New Yorkers
Critics are enraged by Mayor Mamdani's policy leaving homeless New Yorkers on the streets during extreme cold.
Mamdani disses Catholics by breaking decades of tradition and skipping archbishop ceremony
Mayor Zohran Mamdani committed a cardinal sin last week by dissing millions of?area Catholics as?the first city mayor in nearly 100 years -- and possibly ever -- to skip the...
NYC outdoor death toll climbs to 18 — as shelter worker recalls finding latest deep-freeze fatality: 'Couldn't help him'
The person was found on the street just after 9 a.m. Saturday at East Gun Hill Road and Seymour Avenue in the Bronx, the officials said.
Gateway Project construction stops after Schumer rejects Trump deal to release funds
The massive Gateway tunnel project came to a screeching halt at 5 p.m. Friday -- a day after it was revealed that President Trump offered to pony up the $16...
Mamdani pressured for actual cold weather plan — as he clings to 'last resort' policy to force homeless off streets
At least 17 New Yorkers have died outside since Jan. 24 -- 13 of them from hypothermia and three from overdoses, according to City Hall officials.
Mamdani blasts ICE in fiery speech at event meant to promote unity: 'Cruelty that staggers the conscience'
The young far-left mayor then declared to the packed room that he was signing an executive order to “uphold” the protections of New Yorkers, no matter their citizenship status.
Hochul draws fire from Jewish advocates, unions over 'underwhelming' running mate pick
“If the goal was to pick someone as underwhelming as possible, then picking Adrienne Adams was genius,” a Democratic consultant.
Hochul picks ex-NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as running mate in 2026 governor's race
Gov. Kathy Hochul?on Wednesday tapped former City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to run as her No. 2 in the 2026 governor's race -- after other downstate pols rejected the offers.
NYC outdoor death toll rises to 17 as Arctic blast expected to hit this weekend
The death count of the those who died outside in the cold in the Big Apple has again, totaling now 17, Mayor Zohran Madani said Wednesday.
Top Mamdani aide who'll help pick NYC judges is 'special adviser' to law firm accused of massive fraud
Ali Najmi — an election attorney whom Hizzoner had referred to as his “brother” and who was a key part of the Democratic socialist’s rise to power.
Mamdani ripped over hunt for personalized jacket ahead of winter storm that left 16 NYers dead
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been accused of paying more attention to his clothing instead of New Yorkers freezing to death after the New York Times ran a tone-deaf piece hyping...
NYC death toll from freezing weather climbs to 16, with 13 from hypothermia: Mayor Mamdani
“Each of these lives lost is a tragedy,” Mamdani said. “My heart was with the families of those mourning their loved ones.
Mamdani still will only force homeless NYers off the streets 'as last resort' - even as deep freeze death toll rises to 13
Mayor Mamdani said Friday he still will only force homeless New Yorkers off the streets “as a last resort” — even as his office revealed?13 people have now died outdoors.
Hochul peeved by Mamdani's 'tax the rich' demands as he claims NYC faces $12B budget hole: 'Fabricated crisis'
Kath is mad at Zoh's tax math. Mayor Zohran Mamdani's "tax the rich" refrain is getting on Gov. Kathy Hochul's nerves -- with sources saying she views his warnings that...
Mamdani says being mayor 'couldn't be better' — as 10 die in NYC deep freeze and city faces $12B budget gap
Mayor Zohran Mamdani told other US city leaders that he "struggles" to imagine how his job "could be better" at the moment -- even as 10 New Yorkers died in...
Eric Adams trolls Zohran Mamdani over $12B NYC budget flub: 'Scrambling to fund your giveways'
Mayor Mamdani is blaming Eric Adams for a $12 billion budget hole -- but Adams is firing back.
NYC cops, sanitation workers ordered to stop taking down homeless encampments weeks before 10 found dead
The order, which came shortly after the democratic socialist took office, left responsibility with the camps for the ill-equipped Department of Homeless Services who were caught flatfooted for the task...
NYC homeless crisis lands right outside City Hall as vagrant notes 'people on the ground dead' in bitter deep freeze
Claude Brown, 52, has been homeless for "a long while" -- and even sleeping on the sidewalk across from City Hall hasn't gotten him any help.