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  2. List of United States representatives from New York - Wikipedia

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    Resigned to become New York City Comptroller. Frank T. Fitzgerald: Democratic 6th: March 4, 1889 – November 4, 1889 Manhattan Resigned when elected register of New York County. John J. Fitzgerald: Democratic 2nd: March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 Brooklyn Resigned. 7th: March 4, 1903 – December 31, 1917 John Fitzgibbons: Democratic At-large

  3. Live Aid - Wikipedia

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    Live Aid was a multi-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on Saturday, 13 July 1985. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, a movement that started with the release of the successful charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in December 1984.

  4. Ritchie Torres - Wikipedia

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    Ritchie Torres. Ritchie John Torres (born March 12, 1988) is an American politician from New York. [1] [2] A member of the Democratic Party, Torres is the U.S. representative for New York's 15th congressional district. [3] The district covers most of the South Bronx and is, by one measure, the poorest congressional district in the United States ...

  5. HIV/AIDS in New York City - Wikipedia

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    New York City was affected by the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s more than any other U.S. city. [1] : 16–17 The AIDS epidemic has been and continues to be highly localized due to a number of complex socio-cultural factors that affect the interaction of the populous communities that inhabit New York. During the 1980s epidemic, the large presence ...

  6. Letitia James - Wikipedia

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    From 2013 to 2018, she was the New York City Public Advocate, making her the first African-American woman to be elected to and hold citywide office in New York City. [ 3 ] James was briefly a candidate in the 2022 New York gubernatorial election , but suspended her campaign in December 2021, opting to instead run for reelection as Attorney General.

  7. Jerry Nadler - Wikipedia

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    Nadler chaired the House Judiciary Committeefrom 2019 to 2023. In his 17th term in Congress, Nadler is the dean of New York's U.S. House delegation. Before his election to Congress, he served eight terms as a New York State Assemblyman. [1] Early life, education, and early political career.

  8. Hakeem Jeffries - Wikipedia

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    Hakeem Sekou Jeffries ( / ˌhɑːˈkiːm / hah-KEEM; born August 4, 1970 [2]) is an American politician and attorney who has served as House Minority Leader and Leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023. He has been the U.S. representative for New York's 8th congressional district since 2013 and was a member of the New York State ...

  9. United Nations Secretariat Building - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations Secretariat Building is a skyscraper at the headquarters of the United Nations in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It contains the offices of the United Nations Secretariat, the executive organ of the United Nations (UN). The building, designed in the International Style, is 505 ft (154 m) tall with ...