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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani arrives for a news conference at Astoria Park in New York on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 26, 2025
Wealthy fear ‘hot commie summer’ after Democrat outsider wins mayoral primary
Voters across racially and economically diverse neighborhoods embraced Zohran Mamdani, shocking the Democratic establishment.
Zohran Mamdani during a watch party for his primary election, which includes his bid to become the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor in the upcoming November election, in New York on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2025
Upstart socialist stuns former governor in NYC mayoral primary
Zohran Mamdani, a young self-declared socialist, was on the cusp of a stunning victory Wednesday in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2021
Cuomo resigns as New York governor under harassment cloud
Cuomo apologized to the 11 women the attorney general said he harassed, but called the report 'false” and said his decision to leave was in the best interest of the people of New York.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 4, 2021
New York's Andrew Cuomo faces day of reckoning over sexual harassment claims
Not one ally publicly came to the defense of the embattled governor after a report corroborated 11 claims of harassment.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 13, 2021
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo rejects more calls for his resignation
The governor has insisted he will not resign while allegations of his sexual misconduct are investigated, pushing back against a chorus of fellow Democrats urging him to step down.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2020
'You can't relax': Vigilance urged as New York sees signs of coronavirus progress
Americans must resist the impulse to ease social-separation measures at the first glimpse of progress now being seen in the coronavirus battle, state government and public health leaders warned on Thursday, as the U.S. death toll surpassed 16,500.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 31, 2019
Suspect in New York stabbing attack at rabbi's home charged with federal hate crimes
Federal prosecutors Monday filed hate crime charges against a man accused of going on a stabbing rampage during a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi's home north of New York City, saying the suspect kept journals containing references to Adolf Hitler and "Nazi culture."
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 7, 2019
West Point cadet killed when military vehicle flips at training site
One cadet from the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, died and 22 cadets and soldiers were injured on Thursday when a tactical vehicle carrying them flipped over during a training mission, officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2019
How Amazon scrapped its plans for a New York headquarters
More than a year of work to bring Amazon.com Inc.'s headquarters and tens of thousands of jobs to New York City ended on Thursday with a couple of phone calls.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2018
Manhunt intensifies as bombs are mailed to more Trump critics, this time Joe Biden and Robert De Niro
The two bombs sent to former Vice President Joe Biden and a third to actor Robert De Niro on Thursday were similar to the devices intended for several other high-profile Democrats and critics of U.S. President Donald Trump, authorities said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2018
Chilly working environments are sexist, says New York candidate Cynthia Nixon
Actress turned politician Cynthia Nixon is aiming to improve the climate for women across the United States ... by getting the room temperature turned up.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 20, 2018
New York to sue Trump administration over family border separations: governor
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a political opponent of U.S. President Donald Trump, said on Tuesday that the state would sue the Trump administration for separating children of immigrants from their parents when apprehended illegally crossing the U.S. border.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2018
N.Y. governor vows to tap state funds to reopen Statue of Liberty as shutdown enters Day 2
As the federal government shutdown entered its second day on Sunday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo vowed to use state money to reopen the Statue of Liberty before Washington restores funding to operate the popular tourist destination.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2017
New York governor says new U.S. tax code may be unconstitutional by violating equal protection
The new U.S. tax code targets high-tax states and may be unconstitutional, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday, saying the bill may violate New York residents' rights to due process and equal protection.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 9, 2015
Cops grill woman who worked at N.Y. prison where two killers bolted; schools on alert
Authorities were questioning a woman who worked at an upstate New York prison where two convicted killers escaped over the weekend as a manhunt entered its third day, police said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2015
Cuomo concerned over oil leak into Hudson River after fire at nuclear plant near NYC
Oil leaked into the Hudson River on Sunday after a transformer fire and explosion a day earlier at the Indian Point nuclear plant north of New York City, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he was concerned about environmental damage.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2015
New York Gov. Cuomo to lead trade mission to Cuba
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will lead one of the first trade missions to Cuba from the United States since the Obama administration loosened travel and trade restrictions on the communist-ruled Caribbean island, his office confirmed Saturday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 18, 2014
Cuomo to ban fracking; health officials deem it unsafe
The New York state health department said fracking for natural gas can't be done safely, dooming prospects that Gov.Andrew Cuomo will end a six-year moratorium.

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