Letitia James and the great non-campaign, campaign speech

The state attorney general won’t say if she’s running for governor, but a speech to business leaders sure sounded like she might

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• September 29, 2021

Socialist Alana Sivin plans to challenge Brian Kavanagh for state Senate

She’s one of many progressive challengers expected in the 2022 cycle.

• By Jeff Coltin
• September 28, 2021

Here’s how to reform the NYC Board of Elections

The state Legislature should replace the political cronies with professionals.

• By Christina Greer and Phil Thompson
• July 22, 2021

The Democrats who want to take on Stefanik

A former speed skater is the latest candidate to jump in the race against the rising MAGA star.

• By Zach Williams
• July 21, 2021

Big outside spending didn’t always buy success in NYC’s June primaries

Eric Adams may have gotten a lot of help from super PACs, but Kathryn Garcia was propelled by newspaper endorsements.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• July 21, 2021

Which endorsements really mattered?

And more coverage of key 2021 races

• By Jeff Coltin
• July 14, 2021

The game-changing endorsements of the primaries

These supporters weren’t just a name on a list.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago and Jeff Coltin
• July 14, 2021

Latinas poised to be a force on the City Council

A record 10 Hispanic women won recent New York City Council Democratic primaries.

• By Santa Soriano-Vasquez
• July 13, 2021

A historic 6 Asian American candidates win in City Council primaries

The nominees may bring New York City Council closer than ever to proportionate demographic representation.

• By Jasmine Sheena and Maryam Rahaman
• July 13, 2021

New York City’s most surprising primary results

The unexpected winners, from Brad Lander to Vito Fossella.

• By Jeff Coltin
• July 8, 2021

Eric Adams had to wait for it

• By Jeff Coltin
• July 7, 2021

Eric Adams declared winner in New York City mayoral race

Kathryn Garcia failed to catch up in the ranked-choice tallies.

• By Jeff Coltin
• July 6, 2021

New NYC BOE preliminary runoff same as the old one

• By Annie McDonough
• June 30, 2021

Preliminary instant runoff errors at the NYC BOE

The board withdrew initial projections that showed Eric Adams with a much smaller lead over Kathryn Garcia.

• By Jeff Coltin
• June 29, 2021

How practical socialism helped India Walton win

Hard work and an emphasis on local issues means Buffalo could have its first female mayor.

• By Zach Williams
• June 24, 2021

Richards, Crowley close in ‘insane’ race for Queens BP

Many expected incumbent Donovan Richards to cruise to victory, but a former adversary had other plans.

• By Jeff Coltin
• June 23, 2021

City Council poised to make strides in gender diversity

At least 22 women are likely to win the Democratic primaries and are heavily favored to win in the general election.

• By Annie McDonough
• June 23, 2021

Waiting years to be mayor, Eric Adams will have to wait a little longer

The Brooklyn borough president lead in first-place votes, but not enough to declare victory.

• By Jeff Coltin
• June 23, 2021

A big night for Brad Lander

Everyone thought Corey Johnson had the comptroller race in the bag. Everyone was wrong.

• By Sydney Kashiwagi
• June 23, 2021

2021 New York City mayoral primary election results

Will front-runner Eric Adams win on election night, or will it take weeks to determine the next mayor?

• By Jeff Coltin and Kay Dervishi
• June 23, 2021