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LIHEAP update! Feds promise to send states $3.7 billion by the end of this week, matching last year’s funding levels. If that comes through, NY promises to open applications next week.

So no HEAP for Thanksgiving, but relief is in sight. nysfocus.com/2025/11/15/t...
Heating Assistance Still on Hold as Federal Government Reopens
Federal HEAP funding will not reach New Yorkers until at least November 24, state officials say.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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How is local law enforcement in New York working with ICE?

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November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Wednesday to resume reviewing protection requests from young immigrants who suffered abuse or neglect, finding it violated federal law when it abruptly stopped doing so earlier this year.
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Judge Says Feds Illegally Ended Protections for Abused Immigrant Youth
The ruling allows young immigrants who have suffered abuse and neglect to apply for protections from deportation — at least for now.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Last month, Trump insinuated that he’d send troops to “clean up” the country’s biggest city if Mamdani won the election.

“Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up,” Mamdani said.
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What Can Mayor-Elect Mamdani Do if Trump Sends National Guards to NYC?
State officials and local activists may be more influential, but the mayor still has a role to play.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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If President Donald Trump makes good on his threats, Zohran Mamdani may become the first New York City mayor forced to navigate an uninvited federal deployment of the National Guard.

What can he do as mayor?
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What Can Mayor-Elect Mamdani Do if Trump Sends National Guards to NYC?
State officials and local activists may be more influential, but the mayor still has a role to play.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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From now until the end of the year, your donation will be TRIPLED. Your support means we can keep covering stories that matter the most to New Yorkers across the state, like access to child care.

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November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Last month, Trump insinuated that he’d send troops to “clean up” the country’s biggest city if Mamdani won the election.

“Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up,” Mamdani said.
nysfocus.com/2025/11/05/d...
What Can Mayor-Elect Mamdani Do if Trump Sends National Guards to NYC?
State officials and local activists may be more influential, but the mayor still has a role to play.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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If President Donald Trump makes good on his threats, Zohran Mamdani may become the first New York City mayor forced to navigate an uninvited federal deployment of the National Guard.

What can he do as mayor?
nysfocus.com/2025/11/05/d...
What Can Mayor-Elect Mamdani Do if Trump Sends National Guards to NYC?
State officials and local activists may be more influential, but the mayor still has a role to play.
nysfocus.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to resume reviewing protection requests from young immigrants who suffered abuse or neglect, finding it violated federal law when it abruptly stopped doing so earlier this year.

nysfocus.com/2025/11/20/t...
Judge Says Feds Illegally Ended Protections for Abused Immigrant Youth
The ruling allows young immigrants who have suffered abuse and neglect to apply for protections from deportation — at least for now.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Wednesday to resume reviewing protection requests from young immigrants who suffered abuse or neglect, finding it violated federal law when it abruptly stopped doing so earlier this year.
nysfocus.com/2025/11/20/t...
Judge Says Feds Illegally Ended Protections for Abused Immigrant Youth
The ruling allows young immigrants who have suffered abuse and neglect to apply for protections from deportation — at least for now.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Working Families Party–backed candidates flipped county legislatures, won big-city mayoralties, and secured an Assembly seat in Elise Stefanik’s backyard.
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It’s Not Just Mamdani: Democrats, Progressives Rack Up Victories…
Working Families Party–backed candidates flipped county legislatures, won big-city mayoralties, and secured an Assembly seat in Elise Stefanik’s backyard.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers could lose their food benefits due to new SNAP work requirements, after the Trump administration phased them in months earlier than expected.
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'Blindsided' Counties Struggle to Implement Trump's SNAP Work Rules
Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers could lose their food benefits due to new SNAP work requirements, after the Trump administration phased them in…
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November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Prison officials are using a novel legal reading to argue that the HALT Solitary Confinement Act doesn’t apply to units where most people are incarcerated.
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Prison Agency Seeks to Dramatically Narrow Solitary Confinement Law
Prison officials are using a novel legal reading to argue that the HALT Solitary Confinement Act doesn’t apply to units where most people are incarcerated.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Federal HEAP funding will not reach New Yorkers until at least November 24, state officials say.
nysfocus.com/2025/11/15/t...
Heating Assistance Still on Hold as Federal Government Reopens
Federal HEAP funding will not reach New Yorkers until at least November 24, state officials say.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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A decade after city officials promised to protect Edgemere against floods, residents say the neighborhood remains just as vulnerable.
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‘We Are Forgotten Here’: As NYC Builds Seawalls, This Queens…
A decade after city officials promised to protect Edgemere against floods, residents say the neighborhood remains just as vulnerable.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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“It was a tragedy.”

After a teenager was sent back into a home where, she said, she was being abused by her adoptive father, the county district attorney pushed for the officer’s dismissal. But they essentially got a slap on the wrist.
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An Officer Bungled a Teen Rape Case. The Victim Was Abused Again.
The investigator, who did not believe the teen, faced little punishment, illustrating the different ways that officers in New York State are disciplined…
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November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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The coastal community of Edgemere, Queens was among the hardest-hit during Superstorm Sandy. A decade later, residents still wait for promised flood protections.

NEW from Floodlight, published in partnership with @us.theguardian.com and @nysfocus.bsky.social:
‘We are forgotten here’: As NYC builds seawalls, this Queens community feels left behind.
A decade after city officials promised to cut flood risks in the Edgemere neighborhood, critics say it remains just as vulnerable.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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In this Q and A, New York City Councilmember Susan Zhuang offers her thoughts on Trump’s immigration crackdown, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, and why she thinks many immigrants in her community feel disconnected from the political process.
nysfocus.com/2025/11/19/s...
Crossing Coalitions on the New York City Council
The conservative Democrat is sounding more like her progressive colleagues as she tries to protect immigrant constituents from the Trump administration.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Outside her district, NYC Councilmember Susan Zhuang is probably best known for getting arrested for biting a cop during a protest against a homeless shelter in her district in 2024.

She has recently found herself more aligned with some of her progressive colleagues, particularly on immigration.
Crossing Coalitions on the New York City Council
The conservative Democrat is sounding more like her progressive colleagues as she tries to protect immigrant constituents from the Trump administration.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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NYC Councilmember Susan Zhuang, who opposes plans to build a homeless shelter in her district and has criticized the reallocation of city resources for migrants, has recently found herself more aligned with some of her progressive colleagues, particularly on immigration.
Crossing Coalitions on the New York City Council
The conservative Democrat is sounding more like her progressive colleagues as she tries to protect immigrant constituents from the Trump administration.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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NYC Councilmember Susan Zhuang Is the only sitting councilmember who moved to the US as an adult, and she represents Brooklyn’s first Asian-majority council district. Her constituents have been in the crosshairs of ICE crackdowns.

She walks a peculiar political line as a conservative Democrat.
Crossing Coalitions on the New York City Council
The conservative Democrat is sounding more like her progressive colleagues as she tries to protect immigrant constituents from the Trump administration.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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NEW: City Councilmember Susan Zhuang is a conservative Democrat. She's also an immigrant rights advocate.

New York Focus talked to her about ICE, Trump, Mamdani, and why immigrants are often left out of politics.

nysfocus.com/2025/11/19/s...
Crossing Coalitions on the New York City Council
The conservative Democrat is sounding more like progressive colleagues as she tries to protect immigrant constituents from the Trump administration.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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A decade after city officials promised to protect Edgemere against floods, residents say the neighborhood remains just as vulnerable.
nysfocus.com/2025/11/18/n...
‘We Are Forgotten Here’: As NYC Builds Seawalls, This Queens…
A decade after city officials promised to protect Edgemere against floods, residents say the neighborhood remains just as vulnerable.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Few American cities are more vulnerable to sea level rise than New York City.

The coastal community of Edgemere, Queens was among the hardest-hit during Superstorm Sandy. A decade later, residents still wait for promised flood protections.

With @floodlightnews.org + @theguardian.com:
‘We Are Forgotten Here’: As NYC Builds Seawalls, This Queens…
A decade after city officials promised to protect Edgemere against floods, residents say the neighborhood remains just as vulnerable.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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really worth watching the video documentary by @floodlightnews.org's Evan Simon
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NEW: Few American cities are more vulnerable to sea level rise than New York City.

The coastal community of Edgemere, Queens was among the hardest-hit during Superstorm Sandy. A decade later, residents still wait for promised flood protections.

w/@floodlightnews.org + @theguardian.com
‘We Are Forgotten Here’: As NYC Builds Seawalls, This Queens…
A decade after city officials promised to protect Edgemere against floods, residents say the neighborhood remains just as vulnerable.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM