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Endorsements in the 2025 NYC mayoral general election
Here’s who’s backing whom in a three-way race.
New York City Council
Politics
Who is running for New York City Council speaker?
Five candidates are competing in the city’s trickiest race.
New York City
Politics
Carmen De La Rosa to drop speaker bid and back Crystal Hudson
The move could help consolidate support for a more progressive candidate for City Council speaker.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Greg Meeks to convene city power brokers this weekend to discuss council speaker race
The Queens County boss will host a roundtable ahead of the all-important Somos conference.
New York City
Politics
A new element in the City Council speaker’s race: members-only candidate forums
Speaker candidates will have a chance to make their pitch at forums with council members on Wednesday and Thursday.
Heard Around Town
Politics
At Forest Hills Stadium, Zohran Mamdani asks for ‘more’
The massive rally was headlined by Bernie Sanders and AOC, with a notable appearance from Gov. Kathy Hochul.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Politics
Key moments in the final NYC mayoral debate of 2025
Andrew Cuomo gets his night to shine – then bolts to Madison Square Garden.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Politics
In final stretch of mayoral race, Andrew Cuomo pivots to tech
Eric Adams promised to be a crypto mayor back in 2021. Andrew Cuomo’s new proposal could be taking a shot at that title.
New York City
Politics
At closed-door meeting, about 30 NYC Council members discussed the next speaker
Some members who attended the meeting said they are not keen to “give their votes away to outside actors.”
News & Politics
Politics
Half a dozen congressional Democrats haven’t endorsed their party’s nominee for NYC mayor. It might not matter.
It’s not just Schumer and Jeffries who are staying quiet on New York City’s mayoral race.
Heard Around Town
Politics
5 things that defined the first NYC mayoral debate
Three very different men took the stage Thursday night with three weeks to go until Election Day.
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Heard Around Town
Politics
On Fox News, Zohran Mamdani speaks directly to Donald Trump
Mamdani also offered his first broad public apology to police officers for past statements about the NYPD.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Politics
Curtis Sliwa on the assumption that his policies are closer to Cuomo’s than Mamdani’s: ‘hopelessly wrong’
The Republican mayoral nominee also said a racist young Republicans group chat caused “horrible, horrible harm.”
Heard Around Town
Policy
Cuomo’s housing pitch: ‘Creative’ financing, not a rent freeze
The mayoral candidate and former governor says financing actions in his first 100 days would add 80,000 new or returned units to city housing stock.
Politics
Politics
New York City Council 2025 general election races to watch
The city’s purple districts are few and far between.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Politics
What brings Adrienne and Zohran together? Defending Tish James
The Democratic mayoral nominee organized a press conference to condemn the indictment of the state attorney general, where he was joined by his former rival.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Mamdani makes his pitch to New York’s business elite
‘Have you ever talked about democratic socialism at an ABNY event before?’ the mayoral front-runner joked.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Updated
Politics
Here’s who’s running for New York City mayor in 2025
This race is nothing if not action-packed.
Heard Around Town
Politics
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.
Interviews & Profiles
Politics
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.”
