2025 New York City Mayoral Election

Campaigns & Elections

The outside groups boosting New York City candidates

Tech companies, candidate cronies, and many, many folks who are nominally concerned about affordability.

News & Politics

New Yorkers want their mayor to be a good manager. What does that mean?

No big deal, just the biggest police force, school system and city population in the country.

News & Politics

FAQ: The Justice Department investigation into Andrew Cuomo

Trump’s DOJ has reportedly taken up an inquiry into the former governor’s testimony before Congress about his handling of nursing home deaths during the pandemic.

News & Politics

NY Times has approached NYC thought leaders to weigh in on mayoral race

Chu, Wylde, Bagga, Wolfson, Trujillo, Greer and more were asked to opine as part of the Times’ mayoral evaluation.

2025 New York City Mayoral Election

Liz Krueger endorses Brad Lander No. 1 as he aims for Kathryn Garcia voters

The New York City comptroller is announcing state Sen. Liz Krueger’s No. 1 endorsement in a press conference on Friday.

Heard Around Town

Freeze the rally

A lefty tenant rally was moved from the storied Abyssinian Baptist Church at the last minute.

2025 New York City Mayoral Election

Whitney Tilson is running on education, and he’s claiming the pro-charter lane in the mayoral race

The former hedge fund manager plans to put half a million dollars into paid media on his education platform, which includes expanding charter schools.

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2025 New York City Mayoral Election

Here are the big dates to watch ahead of the NYC Democratic mayoral primary

Candidates are on TV. Normal people are starting to care about the mayor’s race. It’s officially primary season.

2025 New York City Mayoral Election

NYC mayoral candidates voted for the state budget this year

Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani and state Sens. Jessica Ramos and Zellnor Myrie have each voted against state budget bills before, but not in this mayoral election year.

Interviews & Profiles

Zohran Mamdani is trying to build a new NYC Democratic primary coalition

Can the 33-year-old surprise breakout candidate unite Muslim and South Asian voters, young leftists and even convince some former Eric Adams supporters?

2025 New York City Mayoral Election

Are mayoral candidates getting serious about Chinese American voters?

Chinese American voter turnout spiked in 2021. The growing population could play a role in 2025 – if campaigns engage them.

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 field.

Opinion

Opinion: What explains Cuomo’s polling momentum?

Rival candidates’ attacks on Cuomo haven’t resonated with voters – and may have even backfired.

Politics

DC 37, Tish James rebuke Cuomo in backing Adrienne Adams for mayor

The endorsements give the City Council speaker’s campaign a much-needed jolt of momentum.