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Bill de Balsio

MISSION, TX - JULY 24: Central American immigrants await transportation to a U.S. Border Patrol processing center after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico into the Texas on July 24, 2014 near Mission, Texas. Tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants, many of them families or unaccompanied minors, have crossed illegally into the United States this year and presented themselves to federal agents, causing a humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border. The Rio Grande Sector of the border has the heaviest traffic of illegal crossings of the entire U.S.-Mexico border. (Photo by

Moral Authority: U.S. Churches Gird for Battle Against Donald Trump

By Nicolaus Mills
The Batmobile from "Batman Forever" (1995, staring Val Kilmer) is seen at The Batman Exhibit on the exhibitions opening day on the Warner Bros. VIP Studio Tours at the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank, California, on June 26, 2014. The exhibit celebrates the DC Comics iconic super hero and features batmobiles, costumes, props and other items from all seven Batman movies. AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

Halloween Afternoon Bulletin: Bad Batman, Ashes at the Opera, and More

By Sonja Hansen
Mayor Bill de Blasio

Afternoon Bulletin: Mayor’s Approval Rating Down and Junior’s Cheesecake Discount

By Grace Guarnieri
New York on the eve of Hurricane Sandy.

Afternoon Bulletin: Hurricane Joaquin Could Be Another Sandy and More

By Maggie O'Neill
Mayor de Blasio

Afternoon Bulletin: New School Year Begins, Over 12 Gang Members Busted and More

By Maggie O'Neill
(Photo: Getty)

Afternoon Bulletin: Safest Summer in Decades? Obama Posts on Humans of NY and More

By Amanda Manning
Mayor Bill de Blasio talks with a high school student

Renew Mayoral Control—and USE it

By The Editors
NYPD officers. (Photo: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

NYC Is Going to the Dogs

By Lisa Schiffren
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 19: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio lays out his 10-year approach to fixing New York City's ailing public housing authority in an appearance Tuesday at the at Johnson Houses Community Center in Harlem on May 19, 2015 in New York City. The plan will call for exploring the development of underused housing sites with mixed-income development. In the plan, half of any new residential units would be for low-income families. The New York City Housing Authority has an annual budget of about $3 billion and provides housing for more than 400,000 residents. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

An Open Letter to Mayor de Blasio Regarding the City We All Share

By The Editors
Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel reads to students at Carole Robertson Center for Learning April 8, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Emanuel was elected to his second term as mayor after defeating Cook County Commissioner Jesus 'Chuy' Garcia in a runoff election. (Photo by Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

Rahm Victory in Chicago Reveals Limits of Union Strength

By Liz Mair
Congressman Charles Rangel. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Rangel Sees Racism in Southern, White, Tea Party Critics of Obama

By Jillian Jorgensen
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