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Adrienne is on the horn
The council speaker is ringing up members to ask what they think about her jumping in the mayoral race.
New York City Council
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New York City Council 2025 primary races to watch
Dozens of candidates, millions in matching funds, 51 seats on the ballot.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Hoylman-Sigal nabs congressional endorsements in BP race
Two of Manhattan’s three members of Congress are backing Brad Hoylman-Sigal against term-limited Council Member Keith Powers.
News & Politics
Politics
Rather than remove Adams, Hochul proposes watching him very closely
The governor wants to create a special state inspector general to monitor New York City government.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Updated
Politics
Here’s who’s running for New York City mayor in 2025
Get to know the candidates in a wide, weird and unsettled field.
News & Politics
Politics
Eric Adams just had his least contentious court hearing yet
Judge Dale Ho did not immediately rule on the Department of Justice’s motion to dismiss the charges against Adams.
New York City
Politics
Federal workforce layoffs hit NYC health department
The approximately $600 million of the department’s budget that comes from federal funds has not been cut yet, but the concern keeps interim Commissioner Michelle Morse up at night.
News & Politics
Politics
Meet the (not yet convened) inability committee that could decide Eric Adams’ fate
Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander said that he would seek to convene the committee if the mayor doesn’t lay out contingency plans. Speaker Adrienne Adams doesn’t think the committee applies to Adams’ current predicament.
News & Politics
Politics
Brannan will have to wait for public matching funds in comptroller race
Council Member Justin Brannan’s campaign expects to receive the payment of matching funds next month.
Adams probes
Politics
Who has left the Adams administration?
Calls for Mayor Eric Adams to resign or be removed from office escalated following the departure of four of his highest-ranking aides in City Hall.
Politics
Politics
As Hochul weighs action, Sharpton, Jeffries and Meeks grow more critical of Adams
Rev. Al Sharpton and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries have expressed more explicit concerns about Mayor Eric Adams in the past few days.
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Immigration
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Susan Zhuang skips border czar meeting with NYC Council Common Sense Caucus: ‘Leave decent hardworking families alone.’
The conservative Brooklyn Democrat represents a district with a large population of immigrants.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
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Politics
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.
Policy
Policy
Amid reelection battle, Shahana Hanif lands a heated rezoning deal
Hanif negotiated more affordable housing into a rezoning in her district. A group critical of the outcome has said they’ll campaign against her.
News & Politics
Politics
An ‘impossible position’: What’s next for SDNY after order to drop Eric Adams case
With a clear directive from D.C., the storied Southern District of New York doesn’t have many options to continue its investigation into Mayor Eric Adams.
Politics
Politics
‘Justice is dead in America’: Mayoral candidates react to DOJ direction to drop Eric Adams’ corruption charges
The New York City mayor got some relief Monday after Trump’s Justice Department directed the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York to drop charges against him – for now.
Politics
Politics
Manhattan electeds back Levine in comptroller battle
Mark Levine is building out his Manhattan base, as Justin Brannan pulls early labor support.
Politics
Politics
Did Eric Adams get a colonoscopy? We’re trying to get to the bottom of it.
What the mayor said and what his press team said regarding the timeline of the mayor’s medical procedures caused a shitstorm of confusion.
Eric Adams
Politics
At ‘Tin Cup Day’ hearing, Eric Adams’ budget priorities aren’t the point
State lawmakers paid some attention to the New York City mayor’s requests for migrant funding and discovery law changes, but questions about Trump policies and the city budget took center stage.
News & Politics
Politics
On ‘Tin Cup Day’ Eric Adams to meet several of his rivals
The mayor is set to pitch Albany on “Axe the Tax” and taking people with mental health crises to hospitals against their will.
