Zach Williams

Retiring Republican State Senator Richard Funke.
Campaigns & Elections
What Democrats stand to gain upstate in 2020
There are five open state Senate seats far away from traditional downstate battlegrounds.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
News & Politics
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Mayor Bill de Blasio in a restaurant on June 27, 2020.
New York City
Indoor dining dashed in New York City
The city takes a step back on Monday’s reopening plans.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
News & Politics
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Assembly District 38 candidate Jenifer Rajkumar.
Campaigns & Elections
New York’s 2020 state legislative primary results
Tracking the winners and losers in each district.
By ZACH WILLIAMS, KAY DERVISHI
News & Politics
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Governor Cuomo unveils COVID mountain.
Personality
Andrew Cuomo, the auteur
The governor’s coronavirus mountain is just one of his many artistic creations.
By ZACH WILLIAMS, AMANDA LUZ HENNING SANTIAGO
Personality
personality
New York State Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou.
Campaigns & Elections
As New York moves left, can a pragmatist oust a progressive Democrat?
A lower Manhattan Assembly primary highlights the party’s shifting middle ground.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
News & Politics
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News & Politics
The real reopening begins in New York City
As the city moves into Phase Two of the process on Monday, residents will get a taste of the new normal.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
News & Politics
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New York State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris (right) and NYS Senate Deputy Counsel Eric Katz walk to the Senate chamber after a rules meeting during session on June 10th.
Campaigns & Elections
New York state legislative primary races to watch
The coronavirus pandemic has added a new variable to contentious races in the June 23 legislative primaries.
By KAY DERVISHI, ZACH WILLIAMS
News & Politics
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Governor Cuomo during his daily briefing on June 13th.
New York State
The Cuomo Show ends this week
The governor’s daily press conferences earned him national attention, huge ratings.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
News & Politics
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Retiring State Senate Minority Leader John Flanagan.
New York State
With Flanagan’s exit, state Senate GOP gets fully behind Trump
#MAGA politics are on the rise as upstaters take control of the minority conference.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
News & Politics
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New York State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins celebrates her re-election with other New York State Senate victors during the Nassau County Democratic Committee election night event in November 2018.
Campaigns & Elections
The demise of the election night party
Campaigns are moving events online for the June 23 primary.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
News & Politics
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