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2026 Midterm Election Day is here: What to know in NY and NJ
How to get out and vote today.
By
Verónica Del Valle
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Brittany Kriegstein
,
Brigid Bergin
and
Mike Hayes
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2026 Midterm Election Day is here: What to know in NY and NJ
How to get out and vote today.
By
Verónica Del Valle
,
Brittany Kriegstein
,
Brigid Bergin
and
Mike Hayes
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‘We have fallen short’: Westchester county exec vows investigation amid ballot chaos
Voting machines that were supposed to be tested were malfunctioning across the county.
By
Ben Feuerherd
and
Brittany Kriegstein
Published Nov 3, 2026 at 9:28 a.m. ET
Modified Nov 3, 2026 at 12:17 p.m. ET
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Trump administration sends election monitors to NYC, NJ
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Catalina Gonella
Child dies in raging Upstate New York measles outbreak
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Caroline Lewis
Medicaid is changing. We want to hear from NYers about what's ahead.
By
Caroline Lewis
A typo. A missing screw. These are the small snags keeping NYC families in shelters.
By
Karen Yi
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Your guide to voting in New York's 2026 elections for governor and Congress
A primer on the races for governor, attorney general and the congressional districts that could help determine control of the U.S. House.
By
Walter Wuthmann
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Jon Campbell
and
Brigid Bergin
Published Oct 23, 2026
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How to spend $20M in East Williamsburg? A discussion begins.
Needs abound in the Brooklyn neighborhood, an epicenter of community change.
By
Willow Higgins
Published Nov 3, 2026 at 6:30 a.m. ET
Stabbing of Brooklyn runner believed to be ‘random attack,’ NYPD says
“ Nobody else would've known that she was running there at that particular time,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told reporters.
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Ben Feuerherd
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Stabbing of Brooklyn runner believed to be ‘random attack,’ NYPD says
“ Nobody else would've known that she was running there at that particular time,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told reporters.
By
Ben Feuerherd
Here’s what drove NYC gas prices higher and whether relief is on the way
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
NY opens HEAP applications to help pay for heating costs
By
Louis C. Hochman
NYC's school PTA fundraising gap is growing, mirroring broader racial disparities
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Joe Hong
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Early Addition: Why Sweetgreen is pivoting to wraps
Because the desk salads are too expensive, here are your early links: J.D. Vance campaigns in Rome, New York, President Trump campaigns in front of the Reflecting Pool, New Jersey has four Spirit Christmas stores and more.
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James Ramsay
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'The Muppets Take Manhattan' in Queens and more November films in NYC
'Remember, remember the 5th of November' - and also all those other days - in theaters this month.
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Emma Stefansky
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How to spend $20M in East Williamsburg? A discussion begins.
Needs abound in the Brooklyn neighborhood, an epicenter of community change.
By
Willow Higgins
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NYC early voting dips compared to 2025, but spikes in majority-Black districts
Mayor Mamdani's robust support for Gov. Hochul couldn’t quite match the level of early voting in 2025.
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Brigid Bergin
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Joe Hong
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NYPD officers shoot man after exchange of gunfire outside Bronx deli, police say
Police say the man threatened people inside a deli before exchanging gunfire with officers. He is expected to survive.
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Giulia Heyward
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Washington Square Park snowball thrower gets community service for pelting NYPD
Police had arrested Gusmane Coulibaly, 28 — AKA “Diaper Man” — for assault.
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Walter Wuthmann
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Stabbing of Brooklyn runner believed to be ‘random attack,’ NYPD says
“ Nobody else would've known that she was running there at that particular time,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told reporters.
By
Ben Feuerherd
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NYPD wants info from schools after 15-year-old Bronx boy shot and killed
Police say they're looking at several potential motives in Javits Frimpong's death.
By
Charles Lane
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Carol Chen
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NY opens HEAP applications to help pay for heating costs
The benefit increased this year due to rising oil and kerosene prices.
By
Louis C. Hochman
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Here’s what drove NYC gas prices higher and whether relief is on the way
Colder months bring lower gas prices as people stay closer to home, but everything from geopolitical conflicts to the midterm elections could drive prices higher for the long term.
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
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