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Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso believes that his greater than a decade of expertise as an elected official shall be a deciding issue as he gears up for a race with Meeting Member Claire Valdez to succeed U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez within the seventh Congressional District. The district, which straddles Western Queens and North Brooklyn, is likely one of the most liberal districts within the nation and has been dubbed the “Commie Corridor” after the 2025 mayoral election, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo by over 40 factors within the district through the Democratic major. Velázquez, who…
Prosecutor Madison Smyser factors in the direction of high-profile actual property agent brothers Tal Alexander, Alon Alexander and Oren Alexander, sitting earlier than Decide Valerie E. Caproni, throughout her opening assertion at the beginning of their federal intercourse trafficking trial in New York Metropolis, U.S., January 27, 2026, in a courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY The intercourse trafficking trial of Oren, Tal, and Alon Alexander started on Tuesday with opening statements that had been extra purposeful than forceful — and fell wanting the gravity this case calls for. If any lawyer made an affect, it was…