New York City

Politics

The party of gentrifiers is moving into Brooklyn

Four legislative races in Brooklyn will test Democratic Socialists’ appeal to working class voters of color.

New York State

Policy

Takeaways from the first Public Campaign Financing Commission hearing

The Public Campaign Financing Commission held its first two hearings on Tuesday, one for experts to testify and one for public testimony. At the first of two hearings on Tuesday, 17 experts testified before the commission, with 20 minutes each to make their cases. The second saw hundreds of New Yorkers – including elected officials – show up to testify for up to three minutes. Here’s what hearings suggested about the commission’s direction.

New York State

Politics

The people who could overhaul New York’s elections

Commissioners on the Public Campaign Finance Committee come from varied backgrounds and political patrons.

New York State

Politics

What Cuomo’s earlier primary date proposal would mean

Progressives might be excited by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to bump up presidential primary voting from late April to February, but there’s a catch: Cuomo also wants to move legislative primaries, which could harm some insurgent candidates.

New York State

Politics

Everyone wants to be the next AOC. And that’s the problem.

Why a flood of Democratic congressional challengers could help entrenched incumbents.

New York City

Politics

State Sen. Kevin Parker draws a challenger

Brooklyn Democratic District Leader Josue Pierre is running against state Sen. Kevin Parker, City & State has learned. While Pierre faces an uphill battle, he hopes to catch the progressive wave that powered a number of upsets in the last election cycle.

New York City

Politics

Bill de Blasio’s friendly relations with the ultra-Orthodox

In a desperate attempt to drum up donations for his floundering presidential campaign New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio sought help from Brooklyn’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. Here’s why they might be inclined to help him out.

New York City

Opinion

Bill de Blasio, it’s time to give up

Hey, Bill… It’s time we had a little talk about your presidential run. The campaign trail has been pretty rough so far, so maybe it’s time for you to reconsider your run – and come back home, writes City & State’s Amanda Luz Henning Santiago.

New York City

Politics

Meet the Republicans running against Ocasio-Cortez

City & State spoke with six of Ocasio-Cortez’s challengers. Despite their long odds, each feels confident they have what it takes to unseat one of the most famous members of Congress and certain common themes emerged.

New York City

Politics

Republicans line up to challenge Ocasio-Cortez

The 2020 election is over a year away, but Republicans have already begun lining up to unseat progressive firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. A total of seven candidates have filed and while they’re unlikely to win, they could get a lot of attention from conservatives.

New York State

Politics

Gillibrand, de Blasio come out swinging in second debate

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand tried to stick out in a crowded field during the second round of Democratic presidential primary debates on Wednesday, clashing with out-of-state rivals and each other.