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Who slaps the cuffs on a world leader?
Mayor Zohran Mamdani raised some eyebrows this week after he put out a video in which he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “war criminal” who was not welcome in New York City, even while acknowledging that a thorough legal review had determined that the city does not have the authority to arrest the…
What are we going to do about ICE?
After back-to-back killings, the public is desperate for a real plan to combat the federal shock troops.
A budget in Mamdani’s mold
After intense negotiations with the City Council, a deal that mirrors the mayor’s vision for governing.
One filmmaker’s quest to capture immigrant New York through the World Cup
It was the stunned silence in the half-lit room that made Victor Sanchez realize he had spoken too soon. Watching Senegal’s World Cup round of 16 match at the Senegalese Association in Harlem on Wednesday, the documentary filmmaker had already reached across the aisle to shake the hand of a fan wearing a Mané jersey…
How to build a DIY model of democracy
As a kid, Sumana Harihareswara had a vision of democracy: people in a room, different perspectives, respectful disagreement and a shared attempt to figure out the best solution. Now, as a resident of central Queens, she is enacting that idea in a very practical way — by meeting people in person, sharing information and helping…
What does the Mamdani sweep mean?
Tuesday was primary day in New York, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who had bet big, won big. Former Comptroller Brad Lander, Mamdani’s ally from the mayoral campaign, trounced incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. That was less surprising than Assemblywoman Claire Valdez, an underdog, defeating Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso in the…
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