The announcement marks a key step toward Mamdani’s pledge of free care for children under 5 in New York City.
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Hochul, Mamdani Unveil Free, Universal Child Care Expansion in New York Read Post »
Zohran Mamdani’s supporters at his inauguration share their hopes for the new administration.
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Mamdani’s Win Shows “Palestine Is No Longer a Liability,” Says Mahmoud Khalil Read Post »
“Public power” organizers are pushing for democratized control and truly public ownership of our energy system.
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As Electricity Bills Rise, Activists Are Demanding Public Control of Utilities Read Post »
Elon Musk took to his social media site on Friday to decry New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s pick to lead the city’s fire department, claiming that she couldn’t do the job. The commissioner-to-be, Lillian Bonsignore, is a 31-year FDNY veteran who led the department’s emergency medical services during the Covid-19 pandemic. She will be the […]
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Have you ever reached out to a customer-service helpline and fallen into a vortex of bad phone-tree options, all AI-generated, none of which have anything to do with your problem? There’s no capable human to help—even after you beg for a “representative!” across the automated line. That’s how Jennifer M., a lifelong resident of Astoria, […]
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NYC’s New Socialist Mayor Has a Radical Proposal: Have Government Do Its Job Read Post »
On the evening before TransGiving, rain poured relentlessly outside the kitchen. Despite the weather, inside the building—with an unassuming brick exterior and a Black Lives Matter sign—volunteers gathered and prepared. When I arrived, drenched and trying to figure out where to stash my wet clothes, I was immediately greeted by Gatekeeper, the vibrant chef leading […]
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The Kitchen Helping Trans New Yorkers Celebrate the Holidays Read Post »
When Curtis Sliwa called me on Wednesday afternoon, the failed New York City Republican mayoral candidate sounded chipper, even a bit boastful. “Everybody loves Curtis,” Sliwa told me. “It’s just a question of getting them to vote for you.” But everybody does not, in fact, love the red beret–wearing subway vigilante turned mayoral candidate. His […]
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I Checked in With Curtis Sliwa. He Still Doesn’t Care What You Think. Read Post »
Daniel Nichanian, editor-in-chief of Bolts, gives an overview of Tuesday’s elections.
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In Voter Rebuke to Trump, Democrats Win Races Across the US Read Post »
Timothy Rodriguez has lived in New York all his life. But the notion of a Muslim mayor never entered the realm of possibility for him. That changed Tuesday when Zohran Mamdani’s victory made him New York’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor-elect. “It’s a big win for New York City, of course, it’s a big win […]
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“He’s One Of Us”: Muslim New Yorkers Greet Mamdani’s Victory With Pride Read Post »
A little more than four years ago, Zohran Mamdani announced from a lectern in Manhattan’s City Hall Park that he was about to go on hunger strike. He hoped that, by doing so, he would push politicians to provide debt relief for New York City cab drivers. “I will be on strike for as long […]
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The Moment That Made Mamdani Read Post »
One Tuesday night in April, Mikaela Levons, head of development at Equal Justice USA (EJUSA), a criminal and racial justice nonprofit, had just wrapped up a phone call and was preparing to cook dinner for her kids when an email landed in her inbox. It came from the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) at the […]
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How Trump’s DOJ Wiped Out a Pioneering Anti-Violence Nonprofit Read Post »
In a wide-ranging Sunday night interview on CBS News’s “60 Minutes,” President Donald Trump put his desire for unchecked power on full display. He bragged to correspondent Norah O’Donnell that, thanks to the Insurrection Act of 1792, he can invade your city whenever he wants. He said immigration raids—including acts of police violence such as […]
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Trump Brags He Could Invade Your City Whenever He Wants Read Post »
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