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It’s not just a ban on horse carriages – New York City Council’s new Animal Welfare Caucus has big legislative plans for next year. Council Member Harvey Epstein, chair of the caucus, is announcing ...

New York City’s decades-long (or longer) debate over horse-drawn carriages appears to be finally coming to a close. The New York City Council plans to vote on a bill next week to ban the industry, ...

A spokesperson for the Assembly member who could lead the county party described past invoices as disputed and said they’re ...

Both candidates have made it clear they are campaigning against a surrogate for the movements they oppose as much as they are against each other. For Hochul, that’s President Donald Trump, and for ...

City & State’s 40 Under 40 is one of our flagship lists – an honor that’s earned a prominent place on political New Yorkers’ bio pages for nearly two decades. We also honor political players in their ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is moving to bolster accountability within the New York City Police Department, directing the department to review its use-of-force practices and announcing a handful of actions ...

Federal immigration authorities’ shooting of an immigrant New Yorker is putting new strain on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump’s dynamic, testing the mayor’s ability to ...

Flanked by fellow elected officials, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani demanded that President Donald Trump immediately cease all U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in the city after a ...

New York lawmakers want everyone to know they’re on it. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive order this summer pausing data center projects for a year was the first in the nation. And legislation that could ...