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Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs sues Manhattan Dems after losing district leader race
Gibbs lost an internal election by one vote during a sparsely-attended divisional meeting of the Manhattan Democratic Party. Now he’s trying to get the vote thrown out.
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Curious who will be governing New York in 5 years? Take a look at the staffers.
Across New York City and state legislative branches, intra-office succession planning is alive and well.
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Report: NYC unable to process most welfare applications on time
Timely processing of cash assistance and SNAP applications continued to drop in the last fiscal year, according to the Mayor’s Management Report.
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Democrat Sam Berger wins Queens Assembly special election
He was able to flip key areas of Kew Gardens Hills that went big for Lee Zeldin in the race for governor last year.
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Queens Assembly District 27 special election results
Democrat Sam Berger has defeated Republican David Hirsch in the race to replace former Assembly Member Daniel Rosenthal.
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Lawmakers hold rally in support of Adams response to asylum-seekers
The elected officials pushed back on critiques that the mayor is anti-immigrant.
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Remembering Ruschell Boone: A journalist who connected with New Yorkers and their elected officials
State Attorney General Letitia James, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams joined other politicians at the NY1 anchor’s funeral Tuesday.
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Intrepid hosts largest service food project in memory of Sept. 11
The retired aircraft carrier hosted the New York City Meal Pack for 9/11 Day
Ethics
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Cuomo wins initial legal fight to unravel new ethics commission
A conservative judge handed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo an early win in his legal fight against the state’s new ethics commission, which investigated Cuomo’s pandemic-era book deal.
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‘All hands on deck’: Democrats, unions rally behind Berger in special election
Democrat Sam Berger has outraised and outspent Republican David Hirsch in the Queens Assembly special election, but insiders said Hirsch could succeed – in part by playing on frustrations about the migrant crisis.
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GOP candidate claims Democrats ‘playing dirty’ after rabbi pulls endorsement
Republican candidate for the 27th Assembly District David Hirsch claimed a rabbi was intimidated into rescinding his support.
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Can the comptroller really block the city's DocGo contract? (No.)
Former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer saw the authority to register contracts as a first line of defense against financial impropriety and corruption.
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Top DOC lawyer Paul Shechtman resigns
Shechtman’s decision to quietly step down last week suggests DOC Commissioner Louis Molina’s legal arguments may not even pass the smell test with his own lawyers.
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Port Authority hires Philadelphia police commissioner for security post
Danielle Outlaw was the first Black woman to lead Philadelphia’s police department.
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Corporate delay tactics are clouding union wins in New York
Labor unions bear the brunt of these aggressive maneuvers. How will they fight back?
2024 New York congressional battleground
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Who’s running against Anthony D’Esposito in NY-4?
A current state senator and a former Olympic figure skater are among those looking to unseat the Republican incumbent in this purple district on Long Island.
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New York City Council is getting younger – defying national trends
More candidates want to and are able to run competitive City Council elections.
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Divisions within oversight agency may imperil lawsuit against DOC
The mayor’s new appointees could shift the balance of power on the Board of Correction, leading the watchdog agency to abandon its lawsuit against DOC.
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Hirsch and Berger compete in a bellwether special election for the 27th Assembly District in Queens
The two Orthodox Jewish candidates in opposite parties are running on Sept. 12 to replace Assembly Member Daniel Rosenthal, who resigned earlier this year.
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MENA candidates have had several wins in New York – and more close calls
While there have been breakthrough successes, more MENA candidates have been trying for elected office in recent years.
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