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LIRR Strike Begins: America's Busiest Commuter Rail Shuts Down for First Time in 32 Years Over a 2% Wage Gap

Three hundred thousand commuters woke up Saturday to find no trains running. A 2-percentage-point difference in wages was all that separated a deal from a shutdown — and now the real chaos begins Monday morning.

International Business Times

Zohran Mamdani’s biggest promise finally happened, and things are about to get really interesting

Zohran Mamdani just scored his biggest policy win yet and New York City’s ultrawealthy are about to feel the pinch. Governor Kathy Hochul and the socialist mayor have teamed up to push a pied-à-terre tax on second homes worth over $5 million, a move that could haul in more than…

The Mary Sue

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes a wealth tax on pied-à-terres in major u-turn

NYC mayor, who has consistently pushed for a more extensive tax increase on the wealthy, hailed the proposal as a victory

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New York governor pitches a new tax on pricey pied-à-terres

For months, New York Gov_ Kathy Hochul has resisted calls to increase taxes on the wealthy, beating back progressives who have hounded her from Manhattan to San Juan bellowing chants of “tax the rich.”

The Independent UK

Mamdani endorses Hochul for reelection as New York governor

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection, offering the moderate governor some progressive heft in her campaign for a second full term

The Independent UK

2 Democrats just became Donald Trump’s newest cheerleaders by quietly voting to pump $10 billion into ICE

Is it an attempt to be moderate, or an attempt to play both sides?

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Elise Stefanik ends bid for New York governor and plans to leave Congress

Trump-allied Republican said attempting to unseat Democrat Kathy Hochul ‘is not an effective use of our time’

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Stefanik drops bid for N.Y. gov, retiring from Congress

The announcement comes just days after Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman decided to jump into the race.

Axios

Rep. Elise Stefanik stuns by dropping out of NY governor race, retiring from Congress

Stefanik made history in 2014 as the youngest woman ever elected to Congress at the age of 30

The Independent UK

Stefanik ends campaign for New York governor, will retire in 2026

Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is ending her campaign for New York governor and will retire from the House at the end of her current term.

Roll Call

Elise Stefanik gets a new Republican challenger in NY governor race and Trump has already weighed in

As a county executive, he pushed through a policy that bans transgender athletes from using county sports facilities

The Independent UK

Scoop: Stefanik set to launch bid for N.Y. governor in '26

She's looking to become the first Republican to be elected New York governor in more than two decades.

Axios

Judge halts New York county from enforcing transgender athlete ban after roller derby league sues

A New York county’s law banning transgender women from playing on female sports teams at county-run parks and recreational facilities has been halted for now

The Independent UK

Democrats sue GOP county executive over armed volunteer unit they say amounts to an illegal militia

Democrats in suburban New York are suing a Republican county executive over his creation of an armed unit of volunteer residents

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Police in Long Island county will team up with ICE for Trump's immigration crackdown

A county in New York City’s Long Island suburbs will be teaming up with federal authorities in President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally

The Independent UK

New York roller derby league loses bid to temporarily block ban on trans athletes

A New York roller derby league has lost its bid to temporarily block a local ban on transgender female athletes

The Guardian - US

Pro-Palestinian protester wearing keffiyeh charged with violating New York face mask ban

Man was arrested during protest in front of Orthodox synagogue near borough of Queens

The Independent UK

Are mask ban laws about public safety or for lawmakers to quiet protesters? The controversies of face coverings outlined

A wave of Israel-Palestine protests across cities and college campuses has triggered a series of mask ban laws. Backers say they’re about public safety, but those on the ground argue they’re coded attempts to stifle one side of the debate. Isaac Lozano and Josh Marcus report

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New York county signs first mask ban into US law, sparking controversy

Opponents denounce ‘dangerous’ Nassau county law making it a misdemeanor to wear a facial covering in public

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Controversy Erupts Over Plan To Deputize Private Citizens For Emergencies

Nassau County Executive's proposal to deputize private citizens for emergencies sparks debate on community safety and vigilante justice.

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