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Brad Lander gets No. 1 ranking in another progressive group’s endorsement
Churches United For Fair Housing Action follows Make the Road Action in endorsing Lander first, and also endorsing Adrienne Adams and Zohran Mamdani.
- By Annie McDonough
New York City
Updated
Politics
Andrew Cuomo denied millions in public matching funds for mayoral campaign
The former governor’s campaign won’t receive the funds until next month at the earliest.
- By Annie McDonough and Sahalie Donaldson
Special Reports
Policy
Does anyone want to be New York City’s tech mayor?
In 2021, Eric Adams ran on government modernization, but few candidates running to replace him are talking about picking up that work.
- By Annie McDonough
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Updated
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.
- By Annie McDonough
News & Politics
Politics
Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro says Council Speaker Adrienne Adams ‘misused her city position’
The speaker removed two members who endorsed Andrew Cuomo for mayor from her budget negotiating team.
- By Annie McDonough
Heard Around Town
Politics
A couple of Cuomo endorsers in the City Council lose budget negotiation roles
Selvena Brooks-Powers and Lynn Schulman were removed from the budget negotiating team after they endorsed Andrew Cuomo for mayor.
- By Annie McDonough and Holly Pretsky
News & Politics
Politics
As Trump admin moves to claw back more federal grants, NYC pursuing ‘legal recourse’
Mayor Eric Adams, who has increasingly aligned himself with the Trump administration, is pursuing legal action against feds’ move to revoke asylum-seeker grants.
- By Annie McDonough
New York City
Politics
Pro-housing PAC will spend at least $500k on City Council races
Twelve candidates, including half a dozen in competitive districts, have won the support of the Abundant New York PAC.
- By Annie McDonough
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.
- By Sahalie Donaldson, Annie McDonough and Holly Pretsky
Politics
Politics
Eric Adams’ survival strategy
The mayor throws a Hail Mary pass, and he does it with renewed swagger.
- By Annie McDonough and Sahalie Donaldson
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Politics
WFP’s mayoral strategy takes shape with slate endorsement
Brad Lander, Adrienne Adams, Zellnor Myrie and Zohran Mamdani accepted the party's slate endorsement on Sunday. It was all very harmonious.
- By Annie McDonough
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Politics
Politics
Meet the D.R.E.A.M. team
A new motto is catching on with anti-Andrew Cuomo and anti-Eric Adams progressives. Can organizers make their dream a reality?
- By Annie McDonough
New York City Council
Politics
New York City Council 2025 primary races to watch
Dozens of candidates, millions in matching funds, 51 seats on the ballot.
- By Sahalie Donaldson, Annie McDonough and Holly Pretsky
Policy
NYC’s former census director pitches permanent city census office
City Council Member Julie Menin is planning for the next census.
- By Annie McDonough
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
State Sen. Simcha Felder wins New York City Council special election
“Team Trump” candidate Heshy Tischler failed to garner much support in the largely Orthodox Jewish Brooklyn district.
- By Annie McDonough
Politics
What will the NYC comptroller race come down to? (Hint: It might not be accounting acumen)
Of the leading candidates so far, Justin Brannan is banking on an outer-borough strategy while Mark Levine is expected to dominate in Manhattan.
- By Annie McDonough
Heard Around Town
Politics
Maria Torres-Springer has a new job
The former first deputy mayor is trading Adams for Ford.
- By Annie McDonough and John Celock
Special Reports
Personality
Matt Fraser still wants to expand MyCity and AI chatbot
The city’s Chief Technology Officer provided some updates on some of the administration’s major tech-related promises in a recent conversation with City & State.
- By Annie McDonough
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
NYC comptroller debate: a war of the wonks
Leading candidates Justin Brannan and Mark Levine agree that the Adams administration is as transparent as a brick wall when it comes to budgeting.
- By Annie McDonough
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Progressive group calls on Democratic City Council candidate to return money from Republican donors
The candidate, Maya Kornberg, has closer ties to one of those donors than previously disclosed.
- By Annie McDonough