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• 2026 Governor’s Race: Mamdani steps up role in Hochul campaign with new attack ad on ‘bad apple’ Blakeman

  15-10-2026 23:15 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani is stepping up his role in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s reelection campaign, calling Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman a "bad apple" over Medicaid, child care, and ICE in a new video released Thursday.Mamdani, who had already signaled plans to campaign for Hochul in the closing weeks of the governor’s race, also said Thursday that he expects to join Hochul on the campaign trail before Election Day on Nov. 3.“I was excited to put together a video for the governor
  
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• 2025 Governor’s Race: Mamdani steps up role in Hochul campaign with new attack ad on ‘bad apple’ Blakeman

  15-10-2026 23:15 via amny.com
  
  Mayor Zohran Mamdani is stepping up his role in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s reelection campaign, calling Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman a "bad apple" over Medicaid, child care, and ICE in a new video released Thursday.Mamdani, who had already signaled plans to campaign for Hochul in the closing weeks of the governor’s race, also said Thursday that he expects to join Hochul on the campaign trail before Election Day on Nov. 3.“I was excited to put together a video for the governor
  
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• MTA grounds 4 bus fare enforcement agents amid probe into physical altercation with rider in Brooklyn

  15-10-2026 21:40 via amny.com
  
  The MTA has removed from service four bus fare enforcement agents who were involved in a "physical altercation" with a Brooklyn public school dean last week, agency brass announced on Thursday.MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber revealed on Oct. 15 that the enforcement agents, who are members of one of the agency's Evasion and Graffiti Lawlessness Eradication (EAGLE) teams, have been taken off the job pending an investigation into the incident. "I saw the video, and there were aspects of it that
  
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• No charges for NYPD officers who fatally shot man in Crown Heights: AG

  15-10-2026 20:26 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Two NYPD officers who fatally shot 21-year-old Christopher Ferguson and wounded his girlfriend during a high-speed police pursuit in Crown Heights in December 2024 will not face criminal liability, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Oct. 14.After a thorough investigation, including interviews with the involved officers and witnesses, a review of body-worn camera (BWC) and dashboard camera footage and Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) data, and a comprehensive legal analysis, James&
  
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• East Flatbush scrapyard goes up in flames

  15-10-2026 19:15 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  Another scrapyard on an infamous East Flatbush block went up in flames on Monday night.Firefighters responded to a junkyard fire at 5811 Preston Court shortly after 10 p.m. on Oct. 12, per the FDNY, and were met with smoke and flames rising behind a tall metal wall. They were forced to cut through the wall to get into an adjacent lot, where they pulled in tower ladders to shoot water into the flaming junkyard. More than 140 firefighters fought the flames for nearly two hours, and finally ma
  
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• Bensonhurst celebrates Italian heritage at 44th annual Columbus Day Parade

  15-10-2026 16:11 via brooklynpaper.com
  
  American and Italian flags lined 18th Avenue on Oct. 10 as hundreds of marchers and spectators gathered in Bensonhurst for the 44th annual Brooklyn Columbus Day Parade, celebrating the Italian-American heritage that has helped shape the neighborhood for generations. Among the marchers was Assembly Member William Colton, who represents Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights. A third-generation Italian-American, Colton joined local school community organizations and other civic
  
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