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Mayor Michael Bloomberg has urged the state to repeal the seniority-based firing policy ahead of major teacher layoffs.

Elected officials and tenant and housing advocates will rally at City Hall in support of a rent reform bill.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned of thousands of city layoffs if the budget proposed by Gov. Cuomo is passed.

The Senate failed to pass a bill that would have saved the betting houses during an emergency session Tuesday.

The Assembly passed a resolution to halt hydrofracking, which many think could damage the city's water, for six months.

Joseph Bruno was sentenced to two years in prison last spring for his part in an ethics scandal.

Liberal-leaning Lower East Siders say they are voting for Daniel Squadron to counteract the rising Republicans.

Despite ethics charges and an anti-government mood, Harlem voters remain loyal to their congressman.

Caravans made a last-minute push for candidates in Inwood and Washington Heights days before the primaries.

The new law will entitle housekeepers, nannies and other domestic workers to disability benefits and vacation pay.

The new law stems from the deaths of Hayley Ng, 4, and Diego Martinez, 3, last year in Chinatown.

The bill says that leaving stations unattended "encourages our enemies to exploit a perceived 'weak link.'"

The new tax would collect more from hedg -fund managers, but critics warn that it could drive them out of the state.

If the measure is approved, Gov. David Paterson said Hunter College Students would pay less than $10,741 over the next decade.