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New York City Democrats are deciding Tuesday whether to reboot Andrew Cuomo’s political career, elevate liberal upstart Zohran Mamdani, or turn to a crowded field of lesser-known but maybe less-polarizing candidates in the party’s mayoral primary.

Voters head to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary race, a closely watched contest that by most accounts has only tightened in the waning days before the election. But don’t expect to know the winner Tuesday night. New York City uses ranked-choice voting. The system is based on a......

The FIFA Club World Cup viewings at the Oculus have been canceled for safety reasons, a Port Authority spokesperson said. Originally set to include a large screen set up on the North Oculus Plaza, where fans could watch games, and includes food and beverage vendors, giveaways, player appearances and performances. The viewings were originally schedu...

The New York City primary election to select the Democratic nominee for mayor is Tuesday. Curtis Sliwa will be the candidate on the Republican side. Before heading to the polls, get to know the candidates: Adrienne Eadie Adams was elected by her colleagues as Speaker of the New York City Council in January 2022 — becoming the city&#...

On the eve of Primary Day in New York City, a new poll hints at the possibility of a major upset in the race for mayor.

The Elizabeth Street Garden will remain open after a deal was struck between the city and the garden’s organizers.

Voters across New York state are picking nominees Tuesday in municipal primaries that include high-profile comeback bids in New York City by a former governor and a former congressman who both left office mired in scandal. According to a new Emerson College poll, State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani leads the crowded 11-candidate De...

New York City Democrats are deciding whether to give Andrew Cuomo another shot, boost upstart Zohran Mamdani or give a potentially less-polarizing candidate a chance in the party’s mayoral primary on Tuesday. That’s not the only primary being decided, though. New Yorkers are also voting for public advocate, city comptroller, d...

Extensive triple digit heat, broken temperature records and oppressive humidity piled up into a steaming mess as the heat dome crushing the Eastern half of the nation sizzled to what should be its worst Tuesday.
NBC New York’s Adam Harding and Rana Novini report. 

The extreme, triple-digit heat that has enveloped the tri-state — and left the entire Eastern half of the U.S. sizzling — shattered temperature records on Tuesday, including one at Central Park that dated back to the 1800s.

A New Jersey man was found guilty by a jury of stabbing and killing a person whose body was found behind a store in 2021.

State officials said a mosquito has tested positive for West Nile virus in Bridgeport, marking the first case of the virus this season. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, of CAES, said mosquitoes trapped in Bridgeport on June 11 tested positive through the state’s mosquito management program. “This is one of the earlier detectio...

New York City Democrats are deciding whether to give Andrew Cuomo another shot, boost upstart Zohran Mamdani or give a potentially less-polarizing candidate a chance in the party’s mayoral primary on Tuesday. That’s not the only primary being decided, though. New Yorkers are also voting for public advocate, city comptroller, district at...