A Marist poll finds Zohran Mamdani at 48% approval as he nears 100 days, with high marks for effort but uneven borough support.

Rep. Nick LaLota says he'll push to extend the $40,000 SALT cap if House Republicans pursue another tax bill, a potential win for Long Island homeowners.

A raft of 2028 Democratic hopefuls is in Manhattan this week to court Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network leaders at the Sheraton in Times Square.

Suffolk County has asked a federal judge to set aside a $112M jury award in a class-action alleging unlawful detention of immigrants. The county argues the verdict was excessive.

Carol Greitzer, the Greenwich Village reformer and longtime City Councilmember who helped save neighborhood landmarks and advance women’s rights, has died at 101. Her work reshaped downtown Manhattan politics and public space.

City Hall rolled out a MyCity portal to streamline child‑care permitting and paired it with an interactive map that lists roughly 10,000 programs citywide.

DOJ documents and Miami Herald reporting show Epstein pitched himself as an adviser to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and accepted pieces of the Kaaba’s kiswa.

The U.K. Home Office denied Ye entry and Wireless Festival was canceled after sponsor withdrawals and political pressure. The decision leaves tens of thousands of ticket‑holders waiting on refunds.

Challengers in NY-15 debated on a OneNYC Action livestream Monday while Rep. Ritchie Torres skipped. The forum highlighted Israel, affordability and who speaks for the Bronx.

After an appellate ruling left Seneca Meadows open, activists and lawmakers are pushing changes to stop indefinite air‑permit extensions and speed DEC reviews.

Lina Khan will direct Columbia Law’s new Center for Law and the Economy, bringing her FTC enforcement pedigree to campus work on antitrust, banking and tech policy.

Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi says his voter enrollment was switched to the Working Families Party without his consent and he’s accused perennial candidate Jonathan Rinaldi.

A long‑delayed Bellevue hospital ward will take a handful of sick detainees as the city shutters the Rikers infirmary, testing staffing plans and oversight. Costs and delays have critics on edge.