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Curtis Sliwa reports his best fundraising period yet

The Republican nominee’s campaign is trying to make the mayoral race “Mamdani vs. Sliwa” though Sliwa is still far behind Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani and behind independent candidate Andrew Cuomo in polls.

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Eric Adams: the flawed, unforgettable, one-term mayor

“There was something really compelling and inspiring about what he was trying to do,” one former Adams administration official said. “A lot of that was realized … and then a lot of it was squandered.”

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Eric Adams has nearly $4 million in his campaign account. What happens to it now?

The mayor has potential Campaign Finance Board penalties to deal with. If he transfers his funds to a state account, he might be able to cover legal fees.

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Curtis Sliwa isn’t quitting

The Republican mayoral nominee is facing public and private pressure to drop out in order to consolidate the field against front-runner Zohran Mamdani. He doesn’t seem likely to bow to it.

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Eric Adams drops out of New York City mayoral race

Behind in the polls and under pressure from Andrew Cuomo, rumors about the mayor’s future had swirled for weeks.

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Department of Correction investigator violated sanctuary city law, DOI report finds

The Department of Investigation said the city Department of Correction “failed to provide” appropriate training to staff about collaborating with ICE.

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Politics

Which mayoral candidates have an NYPD security detail?

During a time of heightened political violence, Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is using an NYPD security detail. Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa has made a point of declining one.

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Andrew Cuomo heckled by protesters in Mamdani gear during mosque visit

Zohran Mamdani said that Cuomo needs to answer for a record of not engaging Muslim communities.

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Policy

Tuberculosis control, bus lane construction, bathroom cleaning: Where staffing problems continued to hurt city services

An updated review of city agency performance in fiscal year 2025 highlights how staffing shortages contributed to delayed or diminished city services – and where the city saw some improvements.

Policy

Policy

MAHA moment? NYC Council bill would ban fluoride in drinking water

The bill’s primary sponsor, Council Member Jim Gennaro, is close with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but said the Health and Human Services secretary did not suggest this.

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Eric Adams wants to use AI to make city hiring faster

“OMB is not the mayor, I’m the mayor,” Adams said when asked whether the city’s budget office interferes too much and slows hiring.

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Behind ‘all-time high’ job growth in NYC, 17K government positions sit vacant

Public sector hiring in New York City is on the rebound after the COVID-19 pandemic. Unions, lawmakers and employees say it’s still way, way too slow.

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Who will be the next speaker of the New York City Council? Does Zohran care?

In a race already loaded with outside influence, candidates are gaming out how a Mamdani win could help or hinder.

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Eric Adams targets quality of life crackdown message to conservative audience

The New York City mayor is pitching a new law for involuntary removals, though it has no sponsors in Albany or bill language yet.

Housing

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‘Zohran’s Law,’ Cuomo’s very political housing proposal, would not apply to Zohran

The rule pitched by Cuomo’s campaign would means test incoming tenants in rent-stabilized units.