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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio apologized Thursday after he triggered an uproar in Florida by quoting revolutionary Che Guevara at a Miami union rally earlier in the day. The Democratic presidential candidate said later he had no idea the famous quote wa…

New York City mayor and presidential candidate Bill de Blasio shouted a Spanish slogan associated with Cuba's Communist revolution at a rally Thursday, drawing criticism in a city heavily influenced by exiles who fled Fidel Castro's rule. Interested in Democ…

Polling around 1 percent, New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio is trying to get noticed. In the first part of the Democratic presidential debate Wednesday, De Blasio cut off former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke as they were talking about health coverage. It was the…

The Stonewall Inn is probably the worlds most famous gay bar. It opened in 1967, a year after laws forbidding night life establishments from knowingly serving alcohol to homosexuals were overturned. Although it was Mafia-owned, the constant police raids were…

Today, the first half of the 2020 Democratic presidential debates kicks off in Miami10 candidates, including Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and former Texas Congressman Beto ORourke will take the stage at 9pm EST. …

We have always treated the New York City Pride March as a free speech event, which means any group is welcome to register and participate in the march, Mr. Fallarino said. We dont limit people in how they dress or express themselves and that means, for some f…

In the final days of the race, big checks have flowed mostly to Ms. Katz, who as of Sunday had taken in more than $235,000 in contributions over $1,000. The largest donations came from the United Federation of Teachers ($36,000), the real estate developer and…

It's June 22, the first Saturday after the official start of the summer season. And just like they do every year, revelers gathered in New York's Coney Island for another round of Mermaid Parade celebrations. Since 1983, the annual Mermaid Parade has come to…

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A dramatic confrontation caught on camera between a man wielding a bat and another with a gun disrupted the evening commute for passengers on a New York City subway Wednesday. Brian Baksa, 40, who police said is homeless, jumped from his seat and pulled a wo…