Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Ballot selfies are still out this election season

The New York City Board of Education is enforcing a century old law that prohibits voters from taking a picture of their ballot – even those on social media.

Politics

Hochul and Delgado hit Upper Manhattan

The duo spent their last hours of the primary campaign in Harlem and Washington Heights.

Politics

New disclosures reveal New York City elected officials’ finances, potential conflicts

But Mayor Eric Adams leaving out his co-op for years shows they’re an incomplete picture, at best.

Abortion

Politics

New York lawmakers rage in wake of Supreme Court’s ‘abhorrent’ reversal of Roe v. Wade

Officials vowed to uphold New York laws protecting the right to an abortion, saying the state would remain a ‘safe haven’ for out-of-state abortion seekers.

Heard Around Town

Politics

Assembly hopefuls flout election law by failing to disclose campaign finance filings

Assembly Members José Rivera and Jeffrion Aubry, and their opponents, are among those who have missed key deadlines.

New York State

Politics

Carl Paladino isn’t the first fringe Republican endorsed by Elise Stefanik

The Republican “rising star” has thrown her support behind candidates who push conspiracy theories and racist views.

New York City

Politics

Dissenting City Council members’ projects were funded after all

City & State originally reported that members who voted against the budget were stripped of some funding for pet projects. Turns out they were just stripped of credit.

Politics

Hochul and Suozzi get heated at final Democratic gubernatorial debate

Days away from the start of early voting, Suozzi and Williams also joined forces to take aim at Hochul’s record

Politics

Politics

Lieutenant governor candidates debate the nature of the role and taking on the governor

In the lone debate with all three candidates, gun control, money in politics and abortion were among the wide-ranging topics.