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Heard Around Town

NYCPBA hasn’t endorsed in the mayoral race yet. They're soon negotiating a contract with City Hall

Mayor Eric Adams touted the endorsements of 13 uniformed unions – including many law enforcement unions – on Thursday.

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2025 New York City Mayoral Election

Here’s who’s running for New York City mayor in 2025

Get to know the candidates in a wide, weird field.

New York City

4 takeaways from the first fundraising haul of the NYC mayor general election

Real estate donors are flocking to Eric Adams, and Zohran Mamdani gets love from out of state.

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New York City

FEMA cuts threaten NYC’s ability to protect against future flash flooding

The state is now suing to restore $351 million in funding for projects aimed to upgrade drainage and protect public housing from flooding.

Policy

Is NYC’s housing engine finally restarting? New residential permit filings jump in second quarter

Building permits are up 43% year-over-year as the new 485-x tax break takes effect. Most projects are capped at 99 units – just below the wage trigger in the new program.

New York State

Federal cuts leave New York with $750 million budget gap

State Budget Director Blake Washington said the state can’t tax its way out of this problem.

New York City

The players holding the keys to the next round of downstate casino approvals

Who was appointed to the Community Advisory Committees for the eight casino license bids?

PersonalityShow All

Interviews & Profiles

Andy Byford on Penn Station’s ‘transformation’

The first interview with New York City’s “Train Daddy” since he took on the job of redeveloping the much-maligned transit hub.

Winners & Losers

This week’s biggest Winners & Losers

Who’s up and who’s down this week?

Interviews & Profiles

After a major win, Albany Forward looks to the future

An interview with Evan Rantzaklis, a senior advisor at Brown & Weinraub who led an independent expenditure that helped Dorcey Applyrs win the Democratic mayoral primary in Albany.

Interviews & Profiles

Jim Walden talks his longshot bid for mayor

The attorney is running as an independent hoping to defeat Democrat Zohran Mamdani. He’s not the only one.

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Power Lists

The 2025 Brooklyn Power 100

Power brokers in New York City’s center of power

Trailblazers

The 2025 Casino & Sports Betting Trailblazers

The major players in New York’s expanding gambling industry.

Power Lists

The 2025 Albany Power 100

The ever-evolving hierarchy in state politics.

OpinionShow All

Opinion

Opinion: Public banks offer an opportunity to reclaim local power and build inclusive economies

Unlike private banks, which are required to maximize shareholder profits, public banks are designed to serve the public interest.

Opinion

Opinion: A rent freeze is good politics and good policy

A rent freeze on rent-stabilized housing stock would provide a budget-neutral tool to prevent homelessness and strengthen tenants’ purchasing power as consumers.

Opinion

Opinion: Build without fear

New transmission is key to unlocking Gov. Kathy Hochul’s reliable, affordable and sustainable energy future.

New York City

Opinion: Don’t let NYC botch our elections

We need nonpartisan ranked choice, not California-style chaos.

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NYN Media

Council Members celebrate adoption of 'Trump Proof' budget

However, the spending plan failed to meet expectations for food bank providers and left some critics skeptical it could make up for the president’s cuts.

Housing

Connecting housing vouchers with New Yorkers in need of homes

Anthos|Home co-founder and CEO Laura Lazarus on finding creative housing solutions with existing resources.

Interviews & Profiles

Leading University Settlement through the moment

An interview with the nonprofit’s CEO Melissa Aase

Nonprofits

Responding to nonprofit workforce needs amidst looming tariffs

How Brooklyn Workforce Innovations places low-income New Yorkers in jobs amidst employer unpredictability.