
Melissa Russo
Government Affairs Reporter at WNBC-TV (New York, NY)
Blogger, The Farm Girl Gabs at Freelance
Government Affairs Reporter News 4 New York
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1 week ago |
nbcnewyork.com | Melissa Russo
Early voting is underway and there are still three candidates in the race for New York City mayor trying to pull away in a contest that remains fluid — with presumed frontrunner Andrew Cuomo hoping to keep it that way.
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2 weeks ago |
nbcnewyork.com | Melissa Russo
Top Democrats came face-to-face for what could be the last time before voters have their say, as they competed in the second and final debate before New York City's mayoral primary. Seven leading candidates — Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani, Brad Lander, Whitney Tilson, Scott Stringer, Zellnor Myrie and Adrienne Adams — sparred over key issues, and at times devolved into personal attacks.
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3 weeks ago |
nbcnewyork.com | Brian Price |Melissa Russo
The frontrunner in the Democratic race to become the next mayor of New York City has so far avoided face-to-face meetings with his rivals, who presently all trail him in the polls. That ends this week. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to debate up to eight other competitors in the Democratic mayoral primary debate on Wednesday, June 4 (nine candidates have qualified, according to the NYC Campaign Finance Board).
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4 weeks ago |
telemundo47.com | Marc Santia |Melissa Russo
NUEVA YORK -- Investigadores internos del Departamento de Policía de Nueva York (NYPD) investigan si dos detectives contratados para brindar seguridad en una casa de Manhattan estaban ahí cuando dos empresarios de criptomonedas presuntamente torturaron a su socio mientras buscaban su contraseña de Bitcoin, según informaron fuentes familiarizadas con el caso a nuestra cadena hermana NBC New York.
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4 weeks ago |
nbcnews.com | Marc Santia |Melissa Russo |Jonathan Dienst
By , and Two members of the NYPD, including a detective in Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail, have been placed on modified duty this week after links surfaced to two crypto businessmen charged with kidnapping an Italian tourist earlier this month, sources closes to the case tell NBC New York.
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RT @katie_honan: INBOX - the @UFT is not endorsing in this year’s mayoral primary https://t.co/GPPrQM66JC

RT @JCColtin: Cuomo “can't even remember the last time he was ever in a mosque,” Lander says. “I am proud as a Jewish New Yorker running fo…

RT @JosieStratman: Cuomo says he’s feeling “great” about tonight’s debate. “Hope to have a serious debate,” Cuomo said, touching my arm a…