Mondaire Jones: ‘I told you I was going to beat all of them!’

The presumptive member of Congress isn’t worried at all about absentee ballots.

• By Jeff Coltin
• June 25, 2020

‘Occupy City Hall’ protestors want to defund the NYPD

Hundreds of activists are camping out, calling for a $1 billion cut to the police budget.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• June 25, 2020

How nonprofit board members can lead during a crisis

• By Kay Dervishi
• June 25, 2020

Congress may get its first openly gay Black members

Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones celebrate early leads in their Democratic primaries.

• By Annie McDonough
• June 24, 2020

Second time’s the charm for Suraj Patel?

Patel is neck-and-neck after election night with Rep. Carolyn Maloney after losing in 2018.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• June 24, 2020

Another big night for the DSA

The left-wing group showed it isn’t a one-time wonder in Tuesday’s Democratic primaries.

• By Holly Pretsky and Jeff Coltin
• June 24, 2020

What’s next for bail funds?

• By Kay Dervishi
• June 24, 2020

NYC should keep capital money flowing for culture

Infrastructure for arts institutions is a smart investment.

• By Karen Brooks Hopkins
• June 23, 2020

What’s with all the fireworks?

New Yorkers have made a record number of complaints about the nightly barrage of fireworks.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• June 23, 2020

Chaos reigns in the pandemic primary

Confused poll workers are handing out the wrong ballots and others forced to vote in person.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• June 23, 2020

Poll: 1 in 10 political insiders approve of de Blasio

Only 11% of subscribers and readers of City & State’s First Read email approved of the job that Mayor de Blasio is doing in mid-June, according to a new survey conducted by Honan Strategy Group.

• By Jonathan Lentz
• June 23, 2020

Here’s who’s to blame for Tuesday’s disenfranchisement

Many voters never got their absentee ballots. And it’s not just the boards of elections at fault.

• By Ben Adler and Rebecca C. Lewis
• June 23, 2020

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
• June 22, 2020

Can Schumer and Gillibrand block Geoffrey Berman’s successor?

The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York was abruptly terminated and President Trump wants a crony to replace him.

• By Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
• June 22, 2020

Next in line for Pete King’s throne

Assembly Members Andrew Garbarino and Mike LiPetri clash for the chance to keep the Long Island congressional seat Republican.

• By Annie McDonough
• June 22, 2020

New York’s immigrants facing unemployment, financial crisis: report

• By Kay Dervishi
• June 22, 2020

Hot competition for open state Legislature seats in Brooklyn

Establishment liberals face progressive insurgents in majority-minority districts.

• By Ben Adler
• June 22, 2020

The real reopening begins in New York City

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• By Zach Williams
• June 21, 2020

Is it time to check Cuomo’s emergency powers?

Republicans in the state Legislature are renewing their calls for checks on the governor’s emergency powers as cases of the coronavirus and deaths from the virus continue to decline in New York.

• By Annie McDonough
• June 20, 2020

Police reforms in New York City and minor rent relief for tenants

Rounding up the week’s political news.

• By Rebecca C. Lewis
• June 19, 2020