Topic: Bill de Blasio

Harvard University said Thursday that former Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot will teach a class at the school starting this fall.

Laura Kavanagh was officially installed as the Fire Department of New York's commissioner on Thursday, marking the first time in 157 years a woman has led the FDNY.

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped out of the congressional race Tuesday after low ratings in opinion polls.

A New York City judge on Monday struck down a landmark law extending the right to vote in local elections to noncitizen immigrants who live, work and pay taxes in the city.

A New York court formally approved the state's new congressional and state Senate maps, setting the stage for some Democratic incumbents to face one another in primary races.

Bill de Blasio, who served as New York City's 109th mayor from 2014 to 2021, has announced his run for Congress, the Democratic politician said Friday.

The Supreme Court on Monday again declined to hear an appeal from New York City teachers who claimed they were unjustly fired or put on leave for refusing the city's COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear a lawsuit from a group of New York City teachers challenging a requirement that all public school workers be vaccinated against COVID-19.

"Saturday Night Live" cast members Pete Davidson and Colin Jost discussed on "Weekend Update" their recent decision to buy a decommissioned Staten Island ferry.

The American Museum of Natural History has removed the Theodore Roosevelt statue that was located in front of the building in New York City.