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Annie McDonough

is the deputy City Hall reporter at City & State New York.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Eric Adams chooses Trump

The Democratic New York City mayor’s last-minute attendance at President Trump’s inauguration triggered opponents’ criticism and raised supporters’ eyebrows.

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Al Sharpton still wanted Eric Adams to come to his MLK event, the day after Trump meeting

“If he did something to you, I can baptize you again,” the civil rights leader said to laughs. “I might have to put you down in the water this time.”

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Manhattan elected officials are starting to pick their BP candidates

State Sen. Brian Kavanagh and Assembly Member Grace Lee are backing state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, while Council Member Diana Ayala endorsed Council Member Keith Powers.

2025 New York City Mayoral Election

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

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

2025 New York City Mayoral Election

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Takeaways from NYC mayoral candidates’ latest fundraising haul

Zohran Mamdani rakes it in, Brad Lander gets a public matching boost, and Brock Pierce is still all in on Eric Adams.

2025 New York City Mayoral Election

Policy

Scott Stringer wants to clean up New York City

Mayor Eric Adams introduced the revolutionary trash can to New York City. Scott Stringer, who is making his run for mayor official, says he’ll take waste management to the next level.

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Keith Powers brings in another $104k for Manhattan BP bid

The term-limited council member will face off against state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal.

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Politics

Zellnor Myrie brings in another $183k for mayoral run

The state senator’s campaign says they have now qualified for matching funds, after raising just shy of $200,000 in the past three months.

New York City

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‘I don't control that’: Eric Adams on Trump’s vow to end congestion pricing

“If he reverses it, it doesn’t matter if I support or don’t support (it),” Adams said of the week-old tolling program under threat from President-elect Donald Trump.

New York City

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Judge in Eric Adams corruption case orders both sides to keep press statements in line

Judge Dale Ho declined to weigh in on whether either side broke rules, but ordered them to recognize that they need to follow them.

News & Politics

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Former BOE staffer initiates legal action over alleged harassment by agency head

The city Department of Investigation found that Executive Director Michael Ryan harassed two staffers. One of them is now looking to file a lawsuit.

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On State of the City day, revisiting some of Eric Adams’ promises from 2024

Remember the “Department of Sustainable Delivery”? No? How about cutting in half how long it takes to resolve police discipline cases? Not that either?

2025 New York City Mayoral Election

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Endorsements in the 2025 New York City mayoral race

Labor unions, political clubs and power brokers. Stay up to date on which mayoral candidates are getting the coveted endorsements for 2025.

Interviews & Profiles

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Maya Kornberg pitches ‘pragmatic progressivism’ in Brooklyn council race

The Brennan Center fellow is taking on incumbent Council Member Shahana Hanif in what’s poised to be a competitive Democratic primary next year.

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Former Manhattan BPs endorse Alvin Bragg

Bragg is rolling out endorsements ahead of the 2025 cycle, with Gale Brewer, Ruth Messinger and C. Virginia Fields as the latest to rally around his reelection.

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Eric Adams will take his tin cup – and baggage – to Albany next year

The mayor has floated support for a proposal to cut taxes for low-income New Yorkers and to make involuntary removals easier – both of which need state approval.

Adams probes

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Who has left the Adams administration?

Following a large exodus of top officials from City Hall earlier this fall, Adams’ closest confidant Ingrid Lewis-Martin stepped down on Dec. 15.

Adams probes

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Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Eric Adams’ longtime righthand, indicted

Lewis-Martin and her son both pleaded not guilty to state bribery charges. The mayor himself is not a target of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation.

Special Reports

Policy

Can lowering insurance minimums help address a crisis for NYC taxi drivers?

A bill from New York City Council Member Carmen De La Rosa is responding to the potential collapse of industry insurer American Transit Insurance Co.