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Diners at a Brooklyn sidewalk cafe (left; file photo) and Mayor Zohran Mamdani casting his ballot on the first day of early voting, Oct. 24. Proposal 1, which streamlines how the city approves sidewalk cafes and other uses of public space, had 63.38% yes in unofficial results.

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From outdoor dining permits to a rainy day fund target, NYC voters back all five Election Day ballot proposals with at least 61% yes

Unofficial results: Proposal 5, the rainy day fund target, drew the most support, and Proposal 2, on city contracting, the least.

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Brooklyn election results: Hochul wins 59% to 40%, Valdez takes 83% and the Working Families line clears 130,000 votes

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Brooklyn’s political crowd has a favorite restaurant: Peaches in Bed-Stuy, 58 orders and $17,951 since July 2025

Today’s governor vote decides whether the Working Families Party keeps the line 12 local candidates run on

Voters who used the Bushwick and Arlington libraries in June have new poll sites today

Election Day voter guide: every race, 5 charter questions and where to vote in North Brooklyn and Ridgewood

Nydia Velázquez, by the numbers: 17 terms, 1.7 million votes, 11 laws

Uber gave $15 million to back Hochul as Dolan-controlled MSG companies gave $2.7 million to back Blakeman

Assemblymember Stefani Zinerman runs a write-in campaign to keep her Bed-Stuy seat after losing the primary to Eon Huntley

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Tisch’s NYPD drops no-bid phone-tracker deal with Meta-banned Israeli firm after progressive backlash

The department will reopen the $750,000 contract for FalcoNet, an AI-driven cellphone tracker from Cognyte, to competitive bids, and Cognyte can still bid, the Daily News reported. Meta said in 2021 it removed about 100 accounts linked to the firm, whose customers targeted journalists and politicians.

Blakeman calls Hochul Mamdani’s ‘puppet’ as her lead shrinks to 14 points before Tuesday

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COPA would give nonprofits first shot at 32 ‘distressed’ Bushwick buildings, but owners don’t have to tell tenants

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Mamdani touts 1,200 fewer sidewalk sheds, but Lindsay Park residents have lived with theirs since 2015

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In pictures

Aber Kawas, in a tan hijab and a keffiyeh, stands against a red brick wall.
Claire Valdez's post on X, Oct. 24: a crowd of union members with HTC, 32BJ SEIU and UAW signs and Valdez and Orkin campaign signs, with her caption thanking David Orkin, Zohran Mamdani and her unions for a beautiful first day of early voting.

Aber Kawas, the Democratic nominee for the 12th State Senate District. Photo: Ali Imam / Kawas campaign

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Claire Valdez and DSA slate mates cast early votes together in Ridgewood

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Hochul and Mamdani rallied nine unions at Medgar Evers College to launch Democrats’ final door-knocking push

When a child cheered during the Oct. 25 rally in Crown Heights, Mamdani joked that at a Bruce Blakeman event the Republican would say, "Get that kid out of here." Blakeman says he supports universal child care for working parents.

Trump calls Hochul possibly ‘the worst governor in the history of New York State’ in a tele-rally for Blakeman

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Mamdani’s efficiency commission put 5 questions on your ballot: here’s what a yes vote actually changes

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National Grid to dig up Moore, White and Bushwick Ave. for 90 days, and some neighbors lose gas for a day

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