Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Hochul, Jeffries and other Democrats celebrate Election Day eve in Brooklyn
The state Democratic Party hosted a bowling party that felt like a ball.
New York State
Opinion
Opinion: What was Hochul thinking?
Making sense of the governor’s decision to support Trump’s education tax credit
Somos
Politics
What we’ll be talking about at Somos
Power up the rumor mill – it’s not just election results.
Opinion
NYN Media
Opinion: Data must lead the way toward universal childcare
The Mamdani administration needs to look at supply and demand to guide every dollar spent on 2-K.
2026 Midterms
Politics
With Constantino on shaky ground, Vance heads to New York
The vice president defended the Republican nominee’s record just before Election Day while slamming Blake Gendebien.
Personality
Personality
Talker-in-chief: New York politicians have no shortage of memorable quotes
From Mario Cuomo to Fiorello La Guardia, here are some lines from speeches that are still being cited today.
Politics
Politics
Zohran Mamdani is resurrecting the good old-fashioned Speech
The social media star is more quietly breaking ground in an older form of political communication.
Trailblazers
Power Lists
The 2026 Trailblazers in Economic Development
Notable New Yorkers who are in the business of creating jobs
2026 New York gubernatorial election
Politics
Hochul, AOC and Mamdani walk into a bar, on the last day of early voting
The governor hit Democratic NYC neighborhoods Sunday, while Republican Bruce Blakeman headed upstate.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Privately owned public spaces should actually benefit the public
Property owners agreed to create public plazas and lobbies in exchange for zoning concessions, but many of these spaces remain uninviting or inaccessible.
New York City
Policy
Mamdani’s Office of Community Safety makes the case for its own existence to the City Council
The new office may be intentionally separate from the police, but Commissioner Ayesha Delany-Brumsey said they’re in constant communication with the NYPD.
New York City
Policy
Free buses? Julie Menin and Shaun Abreu prefer Fair Fares
At a City & State event, City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Majority Leader Shaun Abreu suggested expanding eligibility to Fair Fares is the best way to tackle transit affordability.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Finding – and teaching – America’s Next Top City Council Member
The new We the People Fellowship is looking for potential 2029 candidates.
Politics
Politics
The evolution of Kathy Hochul and key Jewish voting blocs
Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish communities turned out in big numbers against the governor in 2022. Now, prominent leaders are backing her – or staying out.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
A guide to New York’s invented ballot lines this election
Not a Democrat or a Republican? New York may have a third-party ballot line for you.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: NYCHA residents’ lives are not for sale
Public land, held for the public good, should continue to serve the people who depend on it, not be transformed into a vehicle for private real estate development.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: NYCHA residents deserve modern, brand-new homes
Don’t listen to outside advocates coming into our community with patently false claims about the “privatization” of the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses.
NYPD
Politics