Gov. Kathy Hochul received a tepid response from a stadium filled with Zohran Mamdani supporters, whose chants of “Tax the rich” interrupted her speech. Source: New York Times
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Lawsuit Plunges New York Into the National Gerrymandering Fight
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2025
A suit filed by an election law firm contends that the state’s 11th Congressional District, represented by a Republican, is drawn in a way that disenfranchises Black and Latino voters. Source: New York Times
Cannabis Taxes Fund First Wave of Grants to Community Groups in New York
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2025
State officials awarded $5 million in grants to 50 nonprofit organizations that provide services to young people in areas that were targeted for marijuana arrests. Source: New York Times
New York Confirms State’s First Locally Acquired Case of Chikungunya
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2025
Testing proved that a Long Island woman had been exposed to the mosquito-borne virus, which is more commonly seen in the Caribbean and Central and South America. Source: New York Times
What to Know About the Federal Indictment Against Letitia James
By Gotham Rex on October 10, 2025
Ms. James, a Democrat and New York’s attorney general, is a longtime nemesis of President Trump, She is charged with committing bank fraud to obtain favorable loan terms. Source: New York Times
James Indictment Mirrors Her Civil Case Against Trump in Miniature
By Gotham Rex on October 10, 2025
The president and New York’s attorney general accused each other of real estate fraud. But the sum involved in her case is $18,933, while millions were at stake in his. Source: New York Times
Trump Cuts to Counterterrorism Funds for New York Reach $187 Million
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York asked that the funding be restored, accusing the Trump administration of “walking away from the fight against terrorism.” Source: New York Times
New York Faces Painful History as It Marks the Erie Canal’s Bicentennial
By Gotham Rex on September 28, 2025
As the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal approaches on Oct. 26, organizers are seeking to temper the celebration with an acknowledgment of the waterway’s displacement of Native American communities. Source: New York Times
How 106 People Got Together to Stop a School Shooting — Before It Happened
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2025
A threat on a school bus from an alienated young man united dozens of agencies to answer a single question: Is it possible to stop potential mass shooters before they commit a crime? Source: New York Times
Halligan, Trump’s Chosen Prosecutor, Takes Over Comey and James Cases
By Gotham Rex on September 22, 2025
The president is pushing up against the statute of limitations in his pursuit of charges against a former F.B.I. director, and also wants the attorney general of New York and a California senator prosecuted. Source: New York Times
4 Takeaways From the Times Investigation Into the J-1 Visa Program
By Gotham Rex on September 20, 2025
Some American companies have used the cultural exchange program as a supply of cheap, exploitable labor, records and interviews show. Source: New York Times
Susan Xenarios, Who Transformed Rape Crisis Response, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on September 19, 2025
She helped found New York City’s first rape crisis center after encountering indifference when she herself was assaulted. Then she took on New York State laws. Source: New York Times
NYPD Used Excessive Force in Fatal Shooting of Queens Man, Board Says
By Gotham Rex on September 12, 2025
Win Rozario, 19, was having a mental health crisis when he called 911 seeking help. A police oversight board found that the officers who responded abused their authority. Source: New York Times
New Jersey Is the Latest State to Expand Access to Updated Covid Shots
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2025
Pharmacists will be allowed to give the latest vaccines to anyone over 3, rebuffing federal efforts to limit the number of those eligible. Source: New York Times
‘Debilitating High’: Hikers on Psychedelic Mushrooms Are Rescued From Wilderness
By Gotham Rex on September 6, 2025
The hikers, who were in the Catskill Mountains, told officials that they had consumed the hallucinogen and one was experiencing a “debilitating high.” It was the second such episode in recent months. Source: New York Times