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New York Assembly election results 2024
Can Assembly Democrats pick up any seats and ride the coattails of candidates further up the ballot?
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Politics
New York State Senate election results 2024
Democrats have lost their supermajority in the chamber.
New York State
Politics
New York House election results 2024
New York is home to seven swing districts that could help determine whether Democrats take control of the House.
New York State
Politics
New York U.S. Senate election results 2024
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand won reelection to the U.S. Senate.
Politics
Politics
Who are the consultants behind the 2025 NYC mayoral campaigns?
Peek beneath the hood at the operators running pricey bids for mayor.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: How election night went from the Super Bowl of politics to the World Series
Until four years ago, you could usually go to sleep by midnight and know who won the presidency. Now, it’s likely to be a much longer and drawn-out slugfest.
News & Politics
Politics
Outside groups spend millions to influence state legislative races
Realtors, charter school groups and unions have spent big on Democratic – and some Republican – candidates.
New York State
Opinion
Opinion: Don’t let the lawn signs confuse you. Prop 1 will advance sex equality for girls’ sports
Opponents of Prop 1 are cynically weaponizing concerns about women’s sports to defeat Prop 1.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Prop 1 will greenlight anti-Asian discrimination in New York
The Equal Rights Amendment could allow the government to discriminate against Asian Americans and other racially disfavored groups.
News & Politics
Politics
With a well-funded former Missouri lawmaker in the mix, Upper East Side council race is shaping up to be pricey
Rachel Storch just became the first City Council candidate to opt out of the city’s public matching funds program.
News & Politics
Politics
Johnson and Jeffries appear at dueling rallies in NY-19
The Republican and Democratic House leaders are visiting upstate cities as they look to secure control of Congress.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: An explosive time at Somos awaits
The annual conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, comes a day after the most contentious presidential election (and after the “garbage” remark).
New York State
Personality
Robert Mujica wants to secure help for Puerto Rico at Somos
The former state budget director talked about making a difference as a financial overseer on the island.
New York City
Personality
Rep. Nydia Velázquez breaks down the politics of Puerto Rico’s referendum
In a Q&A, she calls the unsanctioned vote a “political stunt.”
New York State
Personality
Time to get to work at Somos
Assembly Member Karines Reyes has expanded the number of educational sessions that are part of the sojourn to Puerto Rico.
New York City
Politics
What everyone will be talking about at the 2024 Somos conference in Puerto Rico
From the next mayor to the next City Council speaker, there’s so much at stake this year.
Policy
Policy
Opinion: Kamala Harris sees the ‘silver wave’ coming
The vice president is working to expand coverage of long-term care at the national level, but New Yorkers already have a potential solution: the New York Health Act.
Personality
Personality
We spoke to the real Harvey Epstein about that SNL sketch
The (very real) Assembly member and City Council candidate was spoofed in a Saturday Night Live sketch poking fun at his name.
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