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It's Tuesday in New York City, where the head of the state's Republican Party said he hoped to avoid a contested primary in the 2026 gubernatorial election.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman does not appear to care.
The Long Island Republican, who has been traveling the state and pitching himself as the best candidate for winning over suburban voters, is expected to launch a primary challenge against Rep. Elise Stefanik this week, according to multiple reports.
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he and his wife plan to move to Gracie Mansion after his New Year’s Day inauguration and give up their rent-stabilized Astoria apartment.
Among the revelations in Luigi Mangione's pre-trial hearing yesterday: Arresting officers allegedly found him with a hand-drawn map of Pennsylvania and Ohio and a note reading, "Keep momentum ... FBI slower overnight."
Police said a man turned himself in to authorities in Buffalo yesterday in connection with the shooting of New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd outside a Midtown Manhattan restaurant last month.
The Coney Island boardwalk is getting a $1 billion renovation, eventually.
Starting in February, MoMA PS1 will be free for all.
The F and M lines have traded East River tunnels between Manhattan and Queens — a relatively minor alteration but one the MTA says will unclog a train bottleneck that strains service on not just the F and M lines, but also the E and the R.
After years of broken promises and abandoned accountability, a decades-old agreement to build hundreds of affordable housing units at the stalled site surrounding the Barclays Center is getting a makeover.
