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‘Not this year’: Mayor skipping J’Ouvert, but says he plans to go within his lifetime

‘Not this year’: Mayor skipping J’Ouvert, but says he plans to go within his lifetime

By Alexandra Simon

Mayor: City, NYPD will ensure peaceful J’Ouvert

Mayor: City, NYPD will ensure peaceful J’Ouvert

By Tangerine Clarke

Island appeal: Pol stages weekend of events supporting her bid to create a ‘Little Haiti’ district

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Island appeal: Pol stages weekend of events supporting her bid to create a ‘Little Haiti’ district

By Alexandra Simon

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City Council Speaker Viverito celebrates Puerto Rico’s strength

By Alexandra Simon

More from Around NYC

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City Council makes unified push for increased FDNY staffing following several deadly Bronx fires

Mayor Zohran Mamdani with Assembly candidate Brian Romero. Photo via Brian Romero.

Mamdani endorses slate of Queens candidates for state Legislature

All four District 32 Assembly candidates — Nathaniel Hezekiah, Queen Johnson, Latoya LeGrand, and Tunisia Morrison —pose together at a candidate forum held on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Rochdale Village Grand Ballroom, 165-69 137th Avenue, Jamaica, Queens, NY.

District 32 Assembly candidates take center stage at southeast Queens candidate forum

City Council Speaker Julie Menin questioned NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch during a budget meeting over the police departments coordination with the Mamdani administration on his new public safety initiative the Office of Community Safety.

City Council leaders press top cop Tisch about coordination with Mamdani over ‘Office of Community Safety’