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The case against ‘GQP’ is worse than you think

My doctorate in political science ought to have included a section on gaslighting. more

BY WIM LAVEN | 6/24/22

Trump will go to court eventually

To the editor: It does not take a brain surgeon to figure out something is rotten in Denmark. more

5/15/22

Miguelina Camilo, who is running to fill Alessandra Biaggi’s senate seat, stands for a portrait near the Tortoise & Hare sculpture at Van Cortlandt Park on Monday, March 7, 2022.

Camilo ready to take that next step

Miguelina Camilo wants to bring her insight as a family and criminal law attorney to the state senate next year to replace Sen. Alesandra Biaggi, who is running for Congress. more

By SACHI McCLENDON | 3/27/22

An MTA express bus shoots around the corner at the intersection of Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue, the Spuyten Duyvil intersection where political activist Ruth Mullen was killed last September. Lawmakers have since pushed for the city’s transportation department to install a traffic light, and make other safety improvements there.

Cops: MTA bus driver missed stop sign in fatal crash

The driver whose bus struck and killed political activist Ruth Mullen in Spuyten Duyvil last September did not come to a full stop at a stop sign prior to the accident. more

By SACHI McCLENDON | 3/22/22

State Sen. Alessandra Biaggi provided a much-needed boost to Jamaal Bowman back when he sought to do what many said was the impossible — unseat longtime congressional incumbent Eliot Engel. Now a congressman himself, Bowman is putting his support behind helping Biaggi succeed Tom Suozzi in the U.S. House.

Bowman backs Sen. Biaggi for House seat

When Mario Biaggi was elected to Congress in 1968, he returned a seat controlled by Republican Paul Fino back to the Democrats. But now his granddaughter, Alessandra Biaggi, is ready to go full-circle. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 2/14/22

The New York Health Act, which aims to bring universal health insurance to New York state, was introduced by Assemblyman Richard Gottfried for the first time 30 years ago. State Sen. Gustavo Rivera, the bill’s senate sponsor, says it hasn’t passed so far because changing the way health care is delivered in the state is no easy task.

Still waiting: Where is universal health care?

There was a lot of uncertainty when the coronavirus pandemic first erupted in the United States some two years ago. But one question, in particular, stood out to Gustavo Rivera in those early days. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 1/31/22

Unlike U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, Manual Casanova says he would’ve voted for the bipartisan infrastructure deal President Joe Biden recently signed into law. Casanova says he’s running against Bowman in this summer’s Democratic primary because he will be able to make deals with those who don’t agree with him.

Casanova eager to make deals on Capitol Hill

For Manuel Casanova, the attack on the U.S. Capitol last year by a mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump showed how divided the country truly is. In fact, it served as a call to action for him to run for office himself. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 1/24/22

U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman joins member of the progressive youth political group un-PAC in front of the U.S. Capitol Building shortly before he was arrested Thursday. Bowman says the need to reform voting laws is vital, and that while he's not challenging Thursday's arrest, he would certainly do it again.

Bowman won't challenge arrest, but doesn't regret it either

Jamaal Bowman stood on the steps of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, calling for his upper chamber colleagues to pass a bill he and Democrats say will protect voting rights — especially among people of color — across the country. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 1/20/22

A year after the Jan. 6 insurrection attempt at the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman says the country still needs to collectively heal. That’s why the congressman penned a letter President Joe Biden, asking for Jan. 6 to be recognized as a ‘National Day of Healing.’

Reckoning with Jan. 6 uprising — a year later

This week marks a year since U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman was first sworn into Congress. But it also marks the anniversary of a much darker event in both Bowman’s and the country’s memories: The Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 1/8/22

U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman told a small crowd gathered for a candlelight vigil at the Riverdale Monument on Wednesday night he feared for his own safety in the days following the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection attempt. He still has fears today — of the very essence of democracy being destroyed in the United States.

Bowman on Jan. 6: 'Love will always defeat hate'

His title as "Congressman" was so new, it was still measured in hours. But Jamaal Bowman and his team woke up the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, ready for what was supposed to be a difficult day. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 1/6/22

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