New York State

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New York House election results 2024

New York is home to seven swing districts that could help determine whether Democrats take control of the House.

New York State

Politics

New York Assembly election results 2024

Can Assembly Democrats pick up any seats and ride the coattails of candidates further up the ballot?

New York State

Politics

New York ballot proposal election results 2024

Prop 1 has been approved by New York voters, enshrining abortion protections in the state constitution.

New York City

Politics

What everyone will be talking about at the 2024 Somos conference in Puerto Rico

From the next mayor to the next City Council speaker, there’s so much at stake this year.

New York City

Politics

NYC Council gets advice on making their Charter Revision Commission seem legit

At an oversight hearing, good government groups warned the council that their commission shouldn’t be politicized – especially following the one the mayor convened over the summer.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Yusef Salaam, national Democratic star, gets slow fundraising start

The first-term City Council member handily prevailed in a contentious three-way primary. He doesn't seem worried about another competitive race.

Politics

Politics

Holden files formal complaints on NYC Council’s ‘overtly political’ ballot proposal messaging

The City Council speaker’s office cited guidance from the Conflicts of Interest Board in defending mailers and other communications that criticize ballot proposals 2 through 6.

Politics

Politics

Inside the ‘permission structure’ of Kathy Hochul’s decision on whether to remove Eric Adams from office

Reps. Hakeem Jeffries and Greg Meeks and the Rev. Al Sharpton are at the forefront of political power players Hochul would consult before removing the mayor.

Adams probes

Politics

Who will be New York City’s next mayor? It just got a lot more complicated.

It’s still unclear whether Adams’ indictment will torpedo his political future, but it may shake up what had been a solidifying field of challengers.

New York City

Personality

Eric Adams walks in faith: What that means for NYC and his reelection bid

The mayor has brought religious leaders into political power and will rely on faith communities to back him in 2025.

New York City

Politics

Kevin Parker has filed to run for New York City comptroller instead

The Brooklyn state senator appears to have shifted his sights from Brooklyn borough president to comptroller.

DNC

Politics

‘Not the Eric show’: Eric Adams on his low-profile DNC trip

In 2021, Adams referred to himself as the “Biden of Brooklyn” and the “face of the new Democratic Party.” Three years later, his role in the national party is less defined.

Politics

Politics

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.

DNC

Politics

No DNC for NYC? New York Dems rally for Harris in Harlem anyway

NYC’s top Democrats rallied for the Harris-Walz ticket, delivering a (mostly) unified message that (mostly) succeeded in drowning out pro-Palestine protesters outside the event.

Politics

Politics

How The New York Times Editorial Board’s silence could impact the 2025 mayoral race

No one knows who would have clinched the endorsement, but Brad Lander, the liberal, wonkish comptroller, could have benefited from the Times’ boost.