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Has the WFP become toxic on Long Island?

Few Long Island Democrats in competitive elections are running on the Working Families Party ballot line this year.

Kathy Hochul

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Hochul and Heastie talk politics at the state fair

Fried dough and chocolate milk couldn’t distract from Democrats’ 2022 midterm losses or their concerns about November.

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Democrats target Latino voters in Hudson Valley swing district

The party is bringing on bilingual staff and tweaking its abortion messaging as it looks to increase turnout in Spanish-speaking communities.

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Mondaire Jones hopes to bring pragmatic progressivism back to the Hudson Valley

The former congressional representative now running for his old seat views himself as an independent voice fighting extremists on the right and the left.

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Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats have to ‘run through the finish line’

There may be a lot of enthusiasm at the DNC, but the House minority leader said the election will still be close in November.

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Spy Kids: 2016 Jenifer Rajkumar campaign staffers say they were asked to infiltrate rival operations

Rajkumar, now a candidate for citywide office, lost the crowded lower Manhattan Assembly race to Yuh-Line Niou before moving to Queens.

Policy

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Independent Budget Office: Holding all elections on even years would save NYC millions

Fewer election dates, less money, IBO says. Supporters of the idea hope it would lead to higher voter turnout, too.

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NYC paid $120,000 to settle police misconduct allegations against now-GOP candidate Alison Esposito

The former NYPD officer was sued twice over alleged wrongful arrests and is running against Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan.

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Justin Brannan jumps into NYC comptroller race

The term-limited Bay Ridge council member has opened an exploratory fundraising account for comptroller. He would draw on experience chairing the finance and contracts committees in a campaign for the competitive seat.

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In southern Brooklyn, Alec Brook-Krasny and Chris McCreight battle over the meaning of ‘Democrat’

Assembly District 46 turned red when Brook-Krasny won in 2022. However, Brook-Krasny wasn’t always a Republican.

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For Maury Litwack, beating Bowman is just the beginning

The head of the Teach Coalition helped mobilize Jewish voters in Westchester to defeat Rep. Jamaal Bowman.

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Republican education activist Yiatin Chu aims to unseat state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky

Chu plans to draw on Asian voters’ dissatisfaction with Democrats’ education policies and criminal justice reforms.

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Who might run for Manhattan borough president in 2025?

As Mark Levine looks to the comptroller’s seat, the Manhattan borough president’s office could open up to City Council Member Keith Powers, state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal and more.

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GOP tried to recruit Albany DA David Soares

Soares lost the Democratic primary to a progressive challenger but is now running an independent write-in campaign.

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NYC Council Member Chris Marte likely to face 2025 YIMBY challenge

Manhattan Community Board 1 member Jess Coleman, who is exploring a run in the 1st district, could get support by positioning himself as a pro-housing candidate.

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Siena poll: Harris leads Trump by 14 points in New York

Before he dropped out of the race, President Joe Biden only had an 8-point lead over former President Donald Trump.