Politics
2026 New York state elections
How key New York candidates are raising and spending
Looking at New Yorkers’ campaign cash going into 2026
Campaigns & Elections
DSA votes to endorse Espaillat challenger Darializa Avila Chevalier
Unsurprisingly, the group also voted to endorse Assembly Member Claire Valdez for Congress.
Heard Around Town
Opening youth clinics, navigating primary politics
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso celebrated a new health care facility together-ish at Woodhull Hospital on Thursday.
Heard Around Town
Bores zeros in on Lasher
The first candidate forum in NY-12 was a bit spicy.
News & Politics
Latest redistricting drama could knock out NYC’s only congressional Republican
A state judge ruled that the Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ district violates the state constitution and must be redrawn.
Heard Around Town
Latoya LeGrand files to run for Vivian Cook’s Assembly seat
The 88-year-old Cook insists she is running for reelection in Southeast Queens.
Heard Around Town
Mamdani is all over LinkNYC. Is that allowed?
The mayor is the poster child for pre-K enrollment.
2026 congressional midterm elections
Alex Bores’ work at Palantir complicates his anti-ICE stance
The Manhattan congressional candidate’s controversial former employer has come under growing scrutiny in the second Trump administration. But that scrutiny started well before Bores left the company.
New York City Council
Meet the new, bigger City Council Progressive Caucus
With 24 members – now including Gale Brewer – the caucus is two short of a City Council majority.
Heard Around Town
Mamdani visits NAN for first MLK Day as mayor
Al Sharpton’s headquarters is always a political hotspot for Democrats.
Zohran Mamdani
Who’s who in Zohran Mamdani’s administration?
Meet the folks who are running New York City.
New York City
Vickie Paladino takes to the airwaves to attack Julie Menin
“Julie, you made a big mistake yesterday.”
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News & Politics
Hochul has $20 million war chest as she campaigns for reelection
In the second half of last year, the governor raised $5.4 million, while her primary opponent Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado raised $1.2 million.
New York City
Brisport ‘asked to leave the stage’ at Hochul event after endorsing Antonio Delgado
Gov. Kathy Hochul knows a picture is forever.
New York City
This term’s New York City Council Committees have dropped
Forty committees, 51 members, lots of reading the tea leaves.
News & Politics
Nydia Velázquez endorses Brian Romero in Queens Assembly race
It’s the second time this week that Velázquez has found herself on the opposite side of DSA and Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Heard Around Town
NYC Council’s second stated meeting overshadowed by ICE detention of employee
Much-awaited committee assignments will be made public Thursday.
Kathy Hochul
Hochul's tightrope walk to reelection started at the State of the State
With political winds blowing from the left and the right, New York’s governor is maintaining her balance.
New York City Council
Menin taps council leadership slate
Council Member Nantasha Williams will be deputy speaker, and Shaun Abreu will be majority leader, City & State has learned. Kevin Riley and Linda Lee will chair the Land Use and Finance Committees.
News & Politics
How does Kathy Hochul’s 2026 agenda sound to Zohran Mamdani?
The governor, now seeking reelection, has gotten the “affordability” memo. That’s for sure.
