Live blog: New York Election Day 2025
Live blog: New York Election Day 2025
Updates from three mayoral candidates, juggernaut voter turnout, one divided city.
PoliticsShow All
News & Politics
Mamdani votes in favor of ballot proposals 1-5
The Democratic nominee has studiously avoided taking a position on the proposals until the last possible moment.
Somos
Why go to Somos?
To make deals, lift up Latino voices and, according to one of our experts, witness some premium ass-kissing.
Campaigns & Elections
Endorsements in the 2025 NYC mayoral general election
Here’s who’s backing whom in a three-way race.
2026 New York state elections
Deborah Glick backs district leader to succeed her in Assembly
The longtime Assembly member is supporting Jeannine Kiely, a district leader who co-founded Friends of the Elizabeth Street Garden.
PolicyShow All
Policy
New poll shows that taxing the rich is very popular
The prospect of increasing taxes on New York’s wealthiest has gained new steam amid Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City.
Housing
Unable to raise rents, owners of rent-stabilized buildings face financial trouble
Six years after the state closed rent stabilization loopholes, is there any political appetite to help desperate landlords?
Policy
Oh SNAP: Hochul funds food pantries, but not food assistance benefits
The state announced over $100 million in emergency food assistance, but it won’t spend the $650 million necessary to backfill federal funding for food stamps for November.
Immigration
Hochul ‘tabletopping’ strategies to combat ICE
Gov. Kathy Hochul said she has spoken with Illinois governor JB Pritzker about how Chicago has responded to the president’s immigrant crackdown
PersonalityShow All
Personality
Confusing acronyms are a big part of New York’s political alphabet soup
Some organizations share the same acronym while others are extremely close.
Somos
Somos 2025: Putting work first at the Puerto Rico conference
An interview with Bronx Assembly Member Karines Reyes, chair of the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force, which runs the event.
Interviews & Profiles
MTA capital projects forge ahead, fueled by congestion pricing
Jamie Torres-Springer discusses the agency’s investments under the new tolling program, and other priorities.
Events CalendarShow All
Power ListsShow All
Trailblazers
The 2025 Trailblazers in Economic Development
New York job creators leading the push for growth.
Trailblazers
The 2025 Trailblazers in Arts & Culture
Movers and shakers in New York’s vibrant creative spaces.
Publisher's Section
The 2025 Top Workplaces
Leading employers in New York’s public, private and nonprofit spheres.
OpinionShow All
Opinion
Opinion: Fixing NYC’s street vending chaos is a moral obligation – and a simple one
A newly amended City Council bill will create a regulatory system that balances incentives with enforcement and builds dignity for street vendors.
Opinion
Opinion: The next City Council Speaker should be a woman of color
It’s time to resist backroom deals and deliver transformative leadership for long-overlooked communities.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: Somos offers opportunity to give back to Puerto Rico
Why conference attendees should break away from the networking and parties for a day of service.
Opinion
Opinion: New York needs a point guard, not pickleball
The next mayor should appoint a Basketball Czar to advocate for the city’s basketball courts.
MagazineShow All
NYN MediaShow All
Opinion: Funding just got easier for NYC’s small and local nonprofits
The Adams administration launches its Discretionary Grant Pilot program to replace traditional contracting processes.
Interviews & Profiles
Christine Quinn in ‘fight mode’ over SNAP benefits delay
An interview with the former City Council Speaker, now CEO and president of the nonprofit Win.
Opinion
Opinion: Becoming a witness changed me forever
How a trip to the nonprofit Selfhelp Community Services helped me to come to know the stories of the survivors of the Holocaust.
Sponsored Content
Opinion: How New York City’s social work services can rise to meet today’s challenges and help our communities
A veteran of the sector and academia offers her insights from more than half a century.
