Mark Levine nabs endorsement from Dem firebrand Richie Torres as NYC comptroller race heats up
Levine called the firebrand Dem's support a "real honor" and hopes to team up to "take on the cost of living, make New York ...
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NY Rep. Torres introduces bill to give tax breaks for lead pipe water filters
A new bill introduced on Wednesday by Rep. Ritchie Torres, a Bronx Democrat, would offer taxpayers a 20% credit for ...
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Jewish voters in Park Slope say they are ready for a change
Maya Kornberg, a Jewish Democrat running to unseat far-left city councilmember Shahana Hanif, said ‘the City Council is not ...
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South Bronx shelter plan sparks outrage as residents and officials push back
Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to open a 2,200-bed shelter for migrant men in the South Bronx is being met with massive resistance ...
Owner of NYC Israeli restaurant targeted with antisemitic graffiti has message for the vandals
The owner of an Israeli restaurant in New York City that was targeted by antisemitic graffiti thinks the vandals got the "opposite" of what they hoped for.
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‘Jew-hatred will find no refuge in NYC,’ Torres says, after Israeli eatery attacked
"The distinction between antisemitism and anti-Zionism might exist on paper, but it collapses in the real world," the pro-Israel congressman said.
NY Rep. Ritchie Torres rips Gov. Hochul for running country’s ‘worst early intervention program’ for disabled toddlers in scathing letter
Bronx Congressman Ritchie Torres is accusing Gov. Kathy Hochul of bungling oversight of a program for toddlers with severe ...
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Rep. Torres sounds alarm on management of NY Early Intervention Program
Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres held a press conference on Monday to urge Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state to do more for the New ...
European nations funding Palestinian terrorism-linked group — while shirking NATO obligations
European nations are funding a controversial United Nations group linked to Palestinian terrorism — while shirking their ...
Bronx tenants struggle with homelessness after devastating fire: ‘I don’t want to cry
Two weeks after a devastating fire tore through their Wallace Avenue apartment building, more than 300 displaced tenants are now grappling with the harsh ...
Ritchie Torres: ‘We Should Break That Cycle of Insanity’
The Bronx’s moderate congressman on Israel, immigration, Daniel Penny and the possibility of a primary challenge against Gov.
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Rep. Torres introduces bill targeting slumlords; requires heat sensors in federally subsidized buildings
Torres introduced the Housing Temperature Safety Act on Wednesday, which would require landlords receiving federal subsidies to install automatic heat sensors ...