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Supporters of New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Supporters of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani celebrate during an election night event at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater

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Champagne and cheers across New York as Mamdani soars to victory

Crowds across the city chanted Mamdani's name on Tuesday as champagne and tears flowed for the democratic socialist.

AFPNovember 5, 2025

Mamdani's victory came in the face of fierce, attacks on his policies and Muslim heritage from President Donald Trump

World

NY elects leftist mayor on big election night for Democrats

New Yorkers elected young leftist Zohran Mamdani as their next mayor Tuesday and Democrats won two key state governor races.

AFPNovember 5, 2025

Zohran Mamdani, who unashamedly describes himself as a socialist and campaigned on reducing costs for ordinary New Yorkers, was leading by seven points

World

New Yorkers expected to pick leftist Mamdani in stunning election

New Yorkers are projected to elect leftist Zohran Mamdani as mayor Tuesday.

AFPNovember 4, 2025

People flood New York's Times Square during a 'No Kings' national day of protest

World

‘Manhattan straight up no ICE’: New Yorkers unite at anti-Trump march

Saturday's peaceful protest in New York was among some 2,700 nationwide; there were multiple demonstrations just within the city's five boroughs.

AFPOctober 18, 2025

Passengers aboard the tour bus had visited Niagara Falls before the deadly accident

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Multiple tourists killed in New York state bus crash

Multiple tourists were killed and others injured Friday when a bus carrying more than 50 sightseers home from a visit to Niagara Falls crashed...

AFPAugust 22, 2025

The weather in New York was gusty under thick cloud cover

World

Tourist family, pilot killed in ‘tragic’ NY helicopter crash

Six people including three children were killed after a sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday, sparking a major...

AFPApril 10, 2025

New York City Mayor Eric Adams saw the charges against him dropped with prejudice, meaning they cannot be reopened

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Judge dismisses corruption case against NY mayor

A US judge on Wednesday permanently dismissed corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

AFPApril 2, 2025

New York City Mayor Eric Adams departs after attending a court hearing on the Justice Department's motion to drop criminal charges against him

World

No immediate ruling on ‘unusual’ move to drop New York mayor corruption case

A US federal judge peppered a top member of Donald Trump’s Justice Department with questions Wednesday during a hearing over the office’s extraordinary move...

AFPFebruary 19, 2025