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800,000 Noncitizen New Yorkers Can Now Vote in City Elections

by Anna Bradley-Smith December 10, 2021December 11, 2021

More than 800,000 noncitizens in New York City are now eligible to vote in the city’s municipal elections after a new law was passed Thursday by the City Council. The […]

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PHOTOS: Excitement Fills Bedford Union Armory as Major Owens Community Center Officially Opens

by Anna Bradley-Smith October 28, 2021October 30, 2021
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by Nigel Roberts November 4, 2020January 25, 2021
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by Nigel Roberts July 29, 2020January 28, 2021
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