NYers Say 'No' To de Blasio Presidency In New Poll | Patch PM

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De Blasio Dead Last Among NYers' Picks For President, Poll Shows

New Yorkers think a congresswoman who isn't even eligible for the White House would be a better president than Mayor Bill de Blasio, a new poll suggests. Just 5 percent of Empire State voters picked the Democratic mayor when asked who among New York's political stars would make the best president, according to the Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.

'We Won't Go:' BK Residents Join National Call For Rent Control

Aside from protest signs and chants, perhaps the best symbol for the message of a National Day of Action for Rent Control march Wednesday morning was the spot where its Brooklyn rally began.

NYC White Supremacist Sword Attacker Pleads Guilty To Terrorism

A white man who came to New York City to kill black men and inspire a race war pleaded guilty to murder and domestic terrorism, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. announced Wednesday.

3 People Seriously Injured In Massive Jamaica Blaze, FDNY Says

One person was critically injured and two others seriously wounded when a massive blaze erupted in a Queens home Wednesday afternoon, according to the FDNY.

Ocasio-Cortez Office Stalled By Shutdown, NYC Landlord, Rep Says

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose work in Washington has repeatedly made national headlines, has not yet opened up her local district offices and she says the federal shutdown and a New York City landlord are to blame.

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