A Flat $40 Train Ticket From NYC to Albany? It’s Happening Next Year.

For the first time, Metro-North will run trains past Poughkeepsie through the Hudson Valley to Albany. Some Amtrak service will also be restored.

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Mamdani Is More Foe Than Friend in the Suburbs, Even Among Democrats

Just outside New York City, Republicans are using Zohran Mamdani as an attack line for the 2026 midterms, much as they vilified the city in 2022.

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Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Wafts Over New York City

Officials warned young children and those with respiratory illnesses to take precautions. For weeks, smoke from Canadian wildfires has been drifting across the border.

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TikTok Loves the New York City He Built Out of Balsa Wood

Joe Macken spent 21 years constructing a model of the city, including bridges, brownstones and both the twin towers and One World Trade Center.

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Cait Conley, a Democrat, Enters House Race in Mike Lawler’s District

Cait Conley, a former National Security Council official, will run against Mike Lawler, a second-term Republican.

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As a G.O.P. Congressman Takes Aim at Hochul, a Democrat Eyes His Seat

If Representative Mike Lawler, Republican of New York, runs for governor next year, Beth Davidson, a Democrat, hopes to win his swing seat in the Hudson Valley.

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Expect an Icy Commute for Parts of the Northeast on Monday Morning

Light snow and freezing rain are expected in parts of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania starting Sunday night and could make for a hazardous commute on Monday, forecasters said.

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