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How Tiffany Cabán compares to New York City DAs

Assuming Tiffany Cabán is certified as the winner of Queens’ Democratic district attorney primary and goes on to win in November would she be an outlier among her counterparts when other boroughs’ district attorneys have moved in a similar direction? Here’s where they all stand.

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What 9 disgraced New York politicians are up to now

They’re pivoting to real estate, right-wing TV and meditation classes.

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Where are New York’s sanctuary cities?

The (supposedly) safest places in New York for undocumented immigrants.

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What’s going on with Andy Byford?

Governor Andrew Cuomo recruited Andy Byford to fix the subway system – and against all odds, he seems to have risen to the task. But according to recent reports, Cuomo seems to want to reward that success with a big, fat demotion.

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Turncoat turns back: Simcha Felder joins Democratic state Senate majority

Letting state Sen. Simcha Felder into the Democratic state Senate conference has advantages for the Democrats as well as Felder, and his key votes issues – like driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants – helped pave the way.

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Where the New York GOP stands on Donald Trump

Only a few top Republicans in the state haven’t embraced the president.

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Swing voters still exist, and matter, in the state Senate

A review of legislative votes and interviews with lawmakers shows that the size of the Democrats’ majority has allowed a few different strains of legislators to position themselves as swing voters throughout the session.

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Gillibrand pushes hard to be heard on crowded debate stage

The senator highlighted her support for women’s rights in NBC’s Democratic presidential primary debate.

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Cabán likely to face pushback within Queens DA’s office

If she becomes Queens district attorney, Tiffany Cabán will have to manage career prosecutors and other staff who may not welcome the young progressive’s “decarceral” policy agenda.

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Twitter reacts to de Blasio in the first 2020 debate

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio received both the good and the bad on Twitter after his debut presidential debate performance.

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De Blasio tries hard to stand out in the first presidential debate

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio did his best to stand out on a crowded debate stage Wednesday night and largely succeeded, making his limited time on camera count by establishing himself as one of the most anti-corporate candidates in the 2020 Democratic presidential field.

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How Cabán won the Democratic nomination for Queens district attorney

Charisma, the right demographic and professional profile and the backing of progressive grassroots groups eager for changes reflecting the borough’s evolving population and politics, are what powered Queens DA candidate Tiffany Cabán to a dramatic upset victory.

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New York’s 2019 primary election results

The outcomes in an open state Senate seat, a New York City Council rematch, and more.

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How ranked-choice voting would change New York City campaigns

Tuesday’s partisan primaries could be the last in which In New York City voters will only have one choice for a given office. The New York City Charter Revision Commission included ranked-choice voting among its proposals. Here’s how that could transform campaigning.

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Five things to watch for in the Queens district attorney race

Queens Democrats will be heading to the polls Tuesday to vote in the most closely watched district attorney race in the borough in generations. Could it be the death knell of the Queens machine? That’s one of City & State’s five things to watch as the returns come in.