Mayor Zohran Mamdani has filled NYC’s 13 mayoral school-policy seats with parents, advocates and education insiders.

Eric Adams is pitching a post-mayor career in infrastructure and energy while warning that Mamdani’s housing rhetoric could scare off investors.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani invoked the Statue of Liberty as thousands of Haitian New Yorkers face the loss of TPS protections and work authorization.

A new Oklahoman photo gallery traces Wynnewood‑born Gen. Tommy Franks’s rise from small‑town roots to leading CENTCOM and the museum he helped build in Hobart. The piece stitches wartime briefings, Washington honors and hometown displays into a local portrait of a national figure.

A Western New York district paused a plan to bring a lifelike Realbotix robot into its high school after teachers and state officials raised privacy and safety concerns.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman was blocked from speaking at the Bronx Dominican Day Parade after local Democrats objected to platforming him. The confrontation unfolded on the Grand Concourse.

New York has banned most employer credit checks in hiring, pay and promotions as of April 18, 2026. Employers must update screening, vendor contracts and HR training.

AstraZeneca says it has retooled pricing for new drug launches in response to the White House's most‑favoured‑nation push. The move could change launch timing and global price dynamics.

The City Council approved a law to require wellness checks for older New Yorkers during extreme heat and cold alerts. The measure now goes to the mayor.

Emails reviewed by the New York Post say the Floyd Bennett Field migrant camp in Brooklyn became a "dumping ground" and posed fire‑safety risks while housing about 2,000 people.

A New York Post report says DSA organizers discussed pushing a socialist agenda into city classrooms. The claim puts UFT bargaining and Mayor Mamdani's influence under the microscope.

A fragile pause in U.S.-Iran strikes briefly eased the weeks‑long exchange, but a disabled tanker, Caspian strikes and Houthi attacks kept shipping and oil markets on edge.

Relatives of 9/11 victims have launched a Change.org petition asking that Mayor Zohran Mamdani be barred from the 25th‑anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero.