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Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is expected to announce he’s running for New York governor on Tuesday, sources told NY1.
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Sources: Bruce Blakeman to announce run for N.Y. governor
Blakeman’s expected entry follows weeks of travel across the state as he was mulling a run. (AP Photo/Philip Marcelo)
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December 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Around 280,000 students across the five boroughs are enrolled in a college scholarship account thanks to a program that began around four years ago by a nonprofit organization called NYC Kids Rise.

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Citywide college scholarship program aims to change lives
It's open to every public school student in kindergarten through fourth grade.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Meet our New Yorker of the Week: Amanda Peters, a Parks Department "Super Steward" who helps care for some of the nearly 300,000 trees in Queens.

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Amanda Peters: Caring for the city's canopy
Peters helps care for some of the nearly 300,000 trees in Queens.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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The Annual African Diaspora International Film Festival is underway this week in Manhattan, marking its 33rd year with a lineup that includes 70 films screening across three locations.

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African Diaspora International Film Festival returns to Manhattan
The festival runs through Sunday, Dec. 14.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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On Saturday, officials collected over 160 firearms at St. Paul’s Baptist Church in the heart of East New York as part of a buyback program aimed at curbing gun violence.

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Brooklyn gun buyback draws 160 weapons, officials say
After collecting the guns, the NYPD destroys them.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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The announcement comes a week after Mamdani met with Mayor Eric Adams at Gracie Mansion as part of the transition process.

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Mamdani says he will move into Gracie Mansion when he takes office
Mamdani will be inaugurated on Jan. 1.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Jeff Kent, a former National League Most Valuable Player who holds the record for most home runs as a second baseman, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.

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Jeff Kent elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Kent hit 351 of his 377 home runs as a second baseman, the most ever at the position.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro has resigned from the Adams administration, citing Mayor-elect Mamdani’s transition list.

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First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro resigns ahead of City Hall transition
Mastro’s departure comes as Mamdani prepares to take office.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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FIFA revealed Saturday the group stage matchups that will be played at MetLife Stadium in the FIFA World Cup next summer.

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MetLife matches revealed for 2026 World Cup
The first match, on June 13, 2026, will be Brazil vs. Morocco.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Months after a new protected bike lane was partially installed in Queens, a judge has now ruled the city must remove it.

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Judge orders removal of bike lane in Astoria in response to lawsuit
The DOT says the 31st Street corridor has a high number of fatal crashes.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Visit Santaland, make a New Year’s wish or see the newly lit Rockefeller Christmas Tree.

Here’s your guide to things to do in the city this weekend:
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Things to do in New York City: Dec. 6-7
Here's a look at a few events happening around the city.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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City investigators say the Hell’s Kitchen crane collapse in July 2023 was preventable because similar failures with the same type of crane had already happened overseas years earlier.
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DOB issues 2023 crane collapse report
According to a report, the crane was lifting about 14,000 pounds of concrete when a hose carrying hydraulic fluid likely came loose.
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December 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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While a federal grand jury declined to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on federal mortgage fraud charges Thursday, it may not be the end of the Justice Department’s pursuit.

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Legal fight may not be over in Letitia James mortgage fraud case
Federal prosecutors can try again to secure an indictment.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Brooklyn Councilmember Chi Ossé is ending his bid to challenge Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader, according to a statement Friday.
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Councilmember Chi Ossé will not run against Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
The decision follows the city chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America said it would not back Osse’s run.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Starting Dec. 8, NYC ferry will have some new routes! 
@patkiernan.bsky.social breaks down the upcoming changes.
December 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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New York City’s ferry system will roll out its first systemwide route redesign Monday, aimed at speeding up trips and expanding service across the five boroughs.

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NYC Ferry to launch systemwide route redesign Monday
The redesign is aimed at speeding up trips across the five boroughs.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Rabbi Brian Mayer, once a kid in Row G in the sanctuary at Congregation Rodeph Sholom on the Upper West Side, now shares his “Highly Unorthodox Gospel” on love and spirituality.

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Homecoming for an Upper West Side Rabbi
Rabbi Brian Mayer's new book is called "Rabbi Brian's Highly Unorthodox Gospel."
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December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Lawmakers on Thursday overrode four mayoral vetoes involving pay equity, nonprofit payments and CityFHEPS rental assistance.

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City Council overrides four vetoes by Mayor Adams
One bill caps household rental contributions at 30% of monthly income.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani received the most votes in the NYC mayoral election — but there were a bunch of famous people who received write-in votes. Here are some of those names:
December 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Mayor-elect Mamdani said he'd review Mayor Adams' executive orders once inaugurated and added he was confident he could secure a rent freeze, even if Adams appoints new members to the Rent Guidelines Board.

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Mamdani reacts to Adams' moves during transition
Mamdani said he'd review Adams' executive orders once inaugurated.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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The DOJ failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against N.Y. AG Letitia James
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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What the F is going on with the M? @patkiernan.bsky.social breaks down the upcoming Dec. 8 changes to the F and M trains.
December 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani asked 179 staff members in Mayor Eric Adams’s administration to resign — a majority of whom are political appointees. Bernadette Hogan breaks it down.
December 4, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Two New York lawmakers want to move the state’s 2028 presidential primaries to Super Tuesday to give voters a bigger voice in the nomination process.

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N.Y. lawmakers' bill would move state's presidential primaries to Super Tuesday
The argument for the legislation is New York’s waning importance in the presidential nomination process in recent years.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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NYC’s Young Republican Club says interest has surged since Charlie Kirk’s killing, drawing new members looking for community.

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GOP club welcomes young members after Charlie Kirk's death
The oldest Young Republican club in the country is here in New York.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM