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Hochul Vetoes New York Health Information Privacy Act
NYHIPA promised the strongest consumer health data protections in the nation, but critics called it unworkable. Now only a two-thirds majority vote by…
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Reinstatement Rule Change Vote by New York State Civil Service Commission Delayed
A rule change required to allow reinstatement of some NYC workers fired under the vax mandate was expected to be approved at today's Commission meeting…
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Here are the email addresses for fired unvaccinated NYC workers to contact to seek reinstatement
Emails must be sent by December 5, 2025
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Adams Offers Reinstatement for Fired City Workers, but Questions on Details Remain
Today's DCAS hearing drew dozens of former City workers to testify but didn't answer questions. The windows for submitting testimony and requesting…
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Leaked Document Details NYC Plan to Reinstate Workers Fired and Retired Under Vaccine Mandate
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NYC DOE Pitches Vax to Fired Teachers. Here's One Teacher's Response.
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Attorney Jimmy Wagner Argues for Eight NYC Teachers at New York State's Highest Court
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New York State to Repeal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers
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In the 2025 New York City Mayoral Election, Curtis Sliwa Is the Clear Choice for Voters Who Value the Freedom to Make Their Own Medical…
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New York Mandate Podcast, Ep. 59: Attorney Christina Martinez

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Signs of the Times - New York 2020
Photographs from New York City, 2020.
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Video Reporting Channels
NYCforYourself on YouTube
Livestreams, interviews, and more independent video reporting from New York.
NYCforYourself on Rumble
Livestreams, interviews, and more independent video reporting from New York. This channel features video reporting that cannot be published on YouTube due to censorship.

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In the 2025 New York City Mayoral Election, Curtis Sliwa Is the Clear Choice for Voters Who Value the Freedom to Make Their Own Medical…
As voters go to the polls today, there are many advocates for informed consent and medical freedom down-ballot too. Here's a look at the candidates.
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"He's a Man of His Word": Bronx Curtis Sliwa Voter Talks Public Safety, Programs for Kids, Election
A passerby from the Bronx who stopped to chat with Athena Clarke canvassers in Brooklyn gave me his take on the 2025 mayoral election.
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"Either You Do Politics or Politics Is Going to Do You": The Finest Unfiltered's John Macari Talks NYC Election
The retired NYPD lieutenant, Finest Unfiltered host, and Curtis Sliwa supporter talked with me about the NYC election after Sliwa's final rally in…
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Supporters Join Athena Clarke Campaign for Final Push Before Election Day
I talked with Clarke and some of the New Yorkers who have rallied to support her run for City Council in Brooklyn’s 46th District.
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"We Need Big Transformational Change": Mamdani "NYC Is Not for Sale" Rallygoers Talk About Issues Driving Vote
Mamdani supporters who attended the Forest Hills "NYC Is Not for Sale" rally talked with me afterward about the issues driving their vote.
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2025 NYC Election Tracker
The primary election is over. Campaigning for the general election has begun.
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Tracker: Open Letter Campaign Calls for Worker Reinstatement and Compensation
Workers who lost jobs under New York's C19 vaccine mandates are calling on officials to reinstate and compensate them, and demanding transparency…
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