Politics
Heard Around Town
Eric Adams’ Charter Revision Commission to meet in Randy Mastro’s office on 4/20
The ex-mayor’s loyalists are going to try to open up city primaries, Mamdani be darned!
Campaigns & Elections
Warshaw seeks to bump comptroller race opponents from the ballot
Three candidates are dreaming of unseating Tom DiNapoli – but Raj Goyle and Adem Bunkedekko might not get the chance.
New York City Council
Julie Menin touts fiscal responsibility while backing some very pricey bills
The council speaker hasn’t figured out how to pay for expanded rental voucher eligibility or teacher’s aide bonuses, as she criticized the mayor’s budget proposal.
New York City Council
Paladino presents her case
At a hearing Tuesday, the Republican council member will try to convince a judge she’s being discriminated against for conservative beliefs after the City Council tried to initiate an ethics committee process.
Heard Around Town
Chicago’s mayor fundraises in the Bronx with former Rep. Jamaal Bowman
Brandon Johnson is getting some help from a fellow Black leftist while facing a tough reelection battle.
New York State
An Albany exodus of retiring state lawmakers
A dozen lawmakers from both parties and both legislative chambers have said they won’t seek reelection this year
Zohran Mamdani
100 days in, Mamdani embraces democratic socialism
“Pothole politics” is the New York City mayor’s answer to “sewer socialism.”
Zohran Mamdani
Mamdani’s first 100 days: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The mayor shouldered the weight of global stardom while learning the ropes of city bureaucracy – and getting hit with some unexpected challenges.
Zohran Mamdani
Mamdani’s first 100 days: A record-breaking winter
The mayor exceeded expectations on plowing but caught some strays in a controversial snowball fight.
Heard Around Town
This race ain’t big enough for two Micahs
Micah Lasher is trying to get longshot Micah Bergdale off the ballot in NY-12.
Zohran Mamdani
Mamdani’s first 100 days: Every politician is now making Reels
In Zohran’s New York, elected officials can’t avoid short-form social media content any longer.
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DSA
DSA unsurprisingly votes to endorse AOC for reelection
The socialist group is sticking with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the run-up to 2028.
Campaigns & Elections
Jessica Ramos paid off her anti-casino poll debt. But what did it cost?
First, an anonymous donor was going to pay for it. Now, the state senator’s campaign has – and it might have been more than she owed.
News & Politics
Buffalo Common Council Member Leah Halton-Pope likely to replace Assembly Member Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Peoples-Stokes, the No. 2 Democrat in the Assembly, will announce her retirement on Wednesday, paving the way for a hand-picked successor.
Heard Around Town
Vanessa Aronson is walking right into the Assembly
There’s an open seat on the Upper East Side, and only one Democrat is even trying to run.
2026 congressional midterm elections
Reynoso quietly secures Queens Dems endorsement for NY-7
The party backed the Brooklyn BP over two Queens candidates – but they said they didn’t want county support.
Economic Development
Queens pols chat about Mamdani’s Trump Sunnyside Yard pitch
The mayor said he got the president interested in building thousands of homes over the rail yard, but there are questions about how real the project is.
Budget
The council released its budget rebuttal. Mamdani slammed Menin personally.
Jarring some council members, the condemnation came swiftly and straight from the mayor.
DSA
At DSA forum, AOC pledges not to vote for any military aid to Israel
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez previously said she supported sending “defensive” arms to Israel, which had led some DSA members to oppose endorsing her for reelection.
