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Nia Prater is an Intelligencer staff writer who covers New York politics.

  1. sports
    Brittney Griner’s Detention in Russia Extended Another MonthThe WNBA star has been detained in Moscow since February. The State Department has classified her as “wrongfully detained.”
  2. early and often
    Can Wild-Card Kathy Barnette Win Pennsylvania’s GOP Senate Primary?The McCormick-Oz showdown has been upended by a little-known rival. Now the Establishment and parts of Trump World are trying to stop her.
  3. politics
    Federal Judge Approves Moving New York Congressional Primary to AugustThe primary for New York’s congressional seats will now be held on August 23.
  4. life after roe
    Hochul to Direct $35 Million to Support New York Abortion ProvidersThe funding will go toward the creation of an abortion-providers fund and to safety and security grants for reproductive-health clinics.
  5. life after roe
    Letitia James Announces Legislation to Fund Abortion ProvidersThe bill would create a New York State fund to support abortion providers and nonprofit organizations, as well as help out-of-state abortion seekers.
  6. politics
    Adams’s Approval Rating Dips As Voters Focus on Crime: PollOnly 37 percent of New York City voters approve of Mayor Adams’s handling of crime, according to a recent poll from Quinnipiac University.
  7. life after roe
    Biden Slams Supreme Court’s ‘Radical’ Draft Opinion, Calls for Codifying RoeThe president speaks about the bombshell leak that suggests the right to abortion is doomed.
  8. politics
    Hochul to Appoint Congressman Antonio Delgado As Lieutenant GovernorDelgado will replace Brian Benjamin, who resigned from the office after facing federal criminal charges.
  9. politics
    Is Kathy Hochul Stuck With Brian Benjamin?A look at Governor Kathy Hochul’s options to find a new running mate after Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin’s resignation.
  10. politics
    Top N.Y. Court Tosses Congressional Maps in Huge Blow to DemsJudges ruled that maps drawn by the Democratic legislature constituted illegal gerrymandering.
  11. politics
    Adams Says He’s ‘So Proud’ of How Much He Pays in TaxesDuring an interview on 60 Minutes, Adams continued to be cagey about his financial records.
  12. politics
    A Brief Guide to New York’s Redistricting MessA judge ordered new Democratic-friendly maps thrown out, but that’s not the end of the story.
  13. redistricting
    Appeals Court Rules New York Congressional Map Favors DemocratsBut the decision is likely to be appealed to the state’s highest court, where all seven judges were appointed by Democratic governors.
  14. early and often
    Why Is New York Politics So Corrupt?A Columbia law professor and former member of the Moreland Commission discusses the case against Brian Benjamin and political corruption in New York.
  15. meta
    Sheryl Sandberg Leaned on Tabloid to Drop Story on Ex: ReportThe Meta exec reportedly pressured the Daily Mail twice to drop reporting related to a restraining order filed against her former boyfriend.
  16. politics
    Eric Adams Hasn’t Released His Tax Returns YetPrevious New York City mayors, such as Bill de Blasio and Michael Bloomberg, released their tax returns during their tenures.
  17. crime
    How the Alleged Brooklyn Subway Shooter Was CaughtDetective work and tipsters nabbed Frank James, who has been hit with federal terrorism charges.
  18. new york state
    New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin Resigns Following Fraud ArrestBenjamin, New York’s No. 2 official, has been accused of conspiring to commit bribery when he was a state senator running for NYC comptroller.
  19. politics
    ‘We’ve Made It’: Ketanji Brown Jackson Celebrates Historic ConfirmationLawmakers and other guests attended an event honoring Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation on the White House’s South Lawn.
  20. politics
    Alvin Bragg Insists His Criminal Probe of Trump Isn’t OverThe state of the investigation from the Manhattan DA’s office was uncertain following the recent resignations of the probe’s top prosecutors.
  21. politics
    Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo Keep Having Dinner TogetherThis is the second time they’ve been spotted since February.
  22. politics
    Obama Reminds Biden Who’s BossAs the ex-president teased his former veep at the White House on Tuesday, it felt like 2010 all over again.
  23. politics
    How New York’s Bail-Reform Law Became a Political Lightning RodAmid a pandemic-era spike in violent crime, critics of the 2019 legislation have put supporters like Governor Hochul on the defensive.
  24. sports
    Russian Court Extends Brittney Griner’s Detention to MayThe WNBA star has been in Russian custody since February when customs officials claimed to have found hashish oil in her luggage at the airport.
  25. eric adams
    Eric Adams: Filming NYPD at Unsafe Range ‘Won’t Be Tolerated’The mayor said there’s a “proper way” to record officers’ activities but that “standing over them with a camera” creates a “dangerous environment.”
  26. politics
    Hillary Clinton and Eric Adams Bond Over Bubble BathsShe can “attest to his own personal swagger.”
  27. crime
    Suspect Arrested in Shootings of Unhoused Men in NYC and D.C.Law-enforcement officers in D.C. arrested a suspect on Tuesday morning, following an extensive search.
  28. politics
    Andrew Cuomo Is Campaigning for … SomethingThe former governor has launched an ad campaign that highlights achievements in office and portrays the investigations into him as political.
  29. today in eric adams
    Eric Adams Joins TikTok, Makes SmoothieThe mayor has a new social-media platform to dominate.
  30. ukraine
    Ukrainian Family Killed in Russian Bombing IdentifiedA widely viewed photo shows tech-company executive Tetiana Perebyinis and her two children, three of the many civilians killed while fleeing Ukraine.
  31. politics
    New Yorkers With Pot Convictions to Open First DispensariesNew York’s first marijuana-retail licenses will go to people who have been convicted of pot-related offenses or to their family members.
  32. education
    ‘I Don’t Feel Like This Is a Safe Choice Yet’Starting today, masks are optional in New York City public schools. While many are relieved, some parents and educators worry the move is premature.
  33. covid-19
    NYC’s School-Mask and Indoor-Vaccine Mandates Will End on March 7Two of the city’s key COVID restrictions will be suspended, at least for the foreseeable future.
  34. ukraine invasion
    Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich to Sell Chelsea Football ClubAbramovich, who is under pressure over his ties to Putin, said the proceeds will go to a foundation benefiting “victims of the war in Ukraine.”
  35. politics
    Meet Ketanji Brown JacksonThe debate star, theater kid, public defender, and judge who would join the Supreme Court.
  36. politics
    De Blasio Lets Down Unknown Number of People, Won’t Run for CongressThe former mayor won’t run to represent his home in Park Slope, which has been put together with Staten Island in a new map.
  37. covid-19
    Hochul Announces End to Indoor Mask MandateHochul joins fellow governors in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware who recently announced timelines for the end of their states’ mask mandates.
  38. covid-19
    New Jersey Is Dropping Its School Mask Mandate—Is New York Next?The expected move by Governor Phil Murphy will put pressure on Kathy Hochul to follow.
  39. politics
    New York Democrats Have Gerrymandered Their Way to a Huge AdvantageAlbany lawmakers bypassed an independent redistricting commission and played hardball with the congressional map.
  40. crime
    Second NYPD Officer Dies From Injuries Following Harlem ShootingWilbert Mora, 27, had been hospitalized in critical condition since he and another officer were gunned down in the line of duty on Friday.
  41. crime
    The Return of New York’s Most Notorious CopsThe new mayor and police commissioner want to fight gun crime by bringing back anti-crime units, which were disbanded after a history of abuse.
  42. politics
    Letitia James Details Fraud Claims Against Trump OrganizationThe state attorney general’s office says the former president’s company illegally inflated asset prices.
  43. politics
    De Blasio Drops Bid for Governor Like It’s a Groundhog“I was not good with groundhogs at all. Probably should not have gone to the gym.”
  44. politics
    Eric Adams Scales Back Brother’s Role in NYPDBernard Adams, a former police sergeant, will serve as executive director of mayoral security, which comes with a $210,000 salary.
  45. politics
    A Republican Got Locked Out of City Council for Not Revealing Her Vaxx Status“This isn’t Nazi Germany,” says Vickie Paladino.
  46. politics
    Adams Taps Ex-Cop Implicated in Bribery Scandal to Serve in City HallBanks was previously named as an unindicted co-conspirator in a federal corruption investigation.
  47. politics
    Biden Says Trump Held ‘Dagger at the Throat’ of Democracy on January 6Biden marked the anniversary with a fiery speech denouncing Trump for spreading a “web of lies” because he couldn’t accept his election loss.
  48. politics
    Cuomo Won’t Be Prosecuted for Allegedly Groping His AssistantDA says that while the woman who accused the ex-governor of attacking her in his office was credible, the case wouldn’t win at trial.
  49. politics
    Tish James Wants to Speak to the Trump KidsDon Jr. and Ivanka have been subpoenaed as part of the ongoing civil investigation into the Trump Organization.
  50. covid-19
    NYC Schools Will Reopen With Increased COVID TestingMayor de Blasio announced that students will be provided with at-home testing kits if there’s a positive COVID case in their classroom.
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