Jillian Jorgensen
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New York City crime rate falls in March in all top categories vs. last year
Crime in New York dropped in all seven major categories in March, helping push the city’s overall crime rate to an all-time low for any quarter in at least 25 years, the NYPD said Tuesday. → Read More
Brooklyn Councilman Kalman Yeger kicked off immigration committee over ‘Palestine does not exist’ tweet
Brooklyn Councilman Kalman Yeger was booted from the city’s immigration committee on Monday following widespread outrage over his claim that “Palestine does not exist.” → Read More
’Everything she is saying is false:’ Mayor de Blasio rips HUD’s Lynne Patton
Lynne Patton, the regional head of Housing and Urban Development, has criticized de Blasio for not acting fast enough to name a new leader as part of a settlement with the federal government over squalid conditions at the New York City Housing Authority. → Read More
Cuomo, NYPD chief call to ban repeat masturbators from NYC subway
Cuomo said he would support a new law banning serial strokers after NYPD’s efforts have proved futile. → Read More
De Blasio says he won't resign as mayor if he runs for President
“No,” Hizzoner said when asked whether a presidential run would mean he’d resign from running the country’s biggest city, during an appearance on Fox 5’s Good Day New York. → Read More
Jumaane Williams elected public advocate in special election
Williams has the potential to be a headache for de Blasio, particularly as the mayor tries to position himself as a progressive standout with national ambitions: Williams has been among the mayor’s biggest critics on the left. → Read More
Mayor de Blasio headed to Iowa as he continues to weigh presidential run
Mayor de Blasio headed to Iowa as he continues to weigh presidential run → Read More
De Blasio defends ticket blitz of bicyclists following deadly crashes
Mayor de Blasio defended the police department’s decision to target cyclists with after a hit-and-run driver killed a man on a bicycle earlier this month — despite witnesses saying police knocked one man of his bike in the process. → Read More
De Blasio says some progressives missed the point on Amazon
Mayor de Blasio said there’s plenty that unites him with his fellow progressives — but that on Amazon, some of them missed the forest for the trees. → Read More
Mayor de Blasio told his NYPD police detail to ticket a woman for texting while driving this weekend
Mayor de Blasio directed his police department detail to pull over and ticket a woman driving along the FDR Drive Saturday morning — after he looked out the window of his own ride and spotted her using her cell phone. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Pre-employment drug tests would be banned under Council proposal
Many employers would be banned from testing applicants for marijuana as a condition of employment under a City Council proposal being introduced Wednesday — part of a package of marijuana reform legislation. → Read More
De Blasio plans New Hampshire trip as he ponders presidential run
Mayor de Blasio has the White House in his sights, and New Hampshire on his travel itinerary. → Read More
Amazon boss tells City Council the company will oppose unionization bids in New York City
Amazon will not commit to being neutral in any attempts to unionize among its workers in New York City, the company said Wednesday — drawing the ire of local politicians and putting unions supporting their Long Island City development in an awkward spot. → Read More
NY Conservative Party chair Michael Long steps down
Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long is stepping down from his post after three decades at the helm of the party, he announced Monday. → Read More
De Blasio directs city agencies to sign people up for health insurance
Mayor de Blasio signed an executive order Tuesday directing all city agencies to sign up eligible New Yorkers for health insurance as part of his effort to boost coverage rates. → Read More
De Blasio gets jeered for name-dropping Amazon at Al Sharpton's Martin Luther King Day event
Mayor de Blasio said Monday he’d “open the doors of Amazon” to people in public housing looking for work — only to be jeered by some in the crowd of Rev. Al Sharpton’s annual Martin Luther King Day event. → Read More
NYC Mayor de Blasio cancels trip to Maine over snow storm concerns
Mayor de Blasio warned New Yorkers to stay put Saturday night and Sunday when a winter storm is set to hit the city — and he’ll be doing the same. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Councilman to propose ban on flavored e-cigarettes
City Councilman Mark Levine will introduce legislation to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, he told the Daily News, in an effort to curb its growing use by teens. → Read More
Blaz not so high on Cuomo's subway fix money plans
“If anyone thinks that money can be found in the city budget, they may be smoking marijuana,” de Blasio said. “The fact is, it just isn’t there.” → Read More
Mayor de Blasio won't rule out running for president in 2020
“I never rule things out, because you never know what life brings,” Mayor de Blasio said of a possible 2020 presidential bid Sunday. → Read More