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Previewing the 2022 state Senate elections in New York
After a chaotic redistricting process, here are the races to watch.
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For NY politics nerds: Here are the debates to watch before the election November 8
It’s time to get that NY1 app.
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Sean Patrick Maloney, Michael Lawler spar in 17th Congressional District debate
The candidates running in the Lower Hudson Valley traded shots on the economy and climate.
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Hochul wants fed to “take ownership” of NYC’s migrant crisis
The governor passed on Mayor Eric Adams’ request for additional financial assistance from the state, noting the city isn’t cash strapped while taking in asylum-seekers.
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Health care coalition rallying against Lee Zeldin on abortion rights stance
In an open letter, health care professionals and advocates urge New Yorkers to elect a governor committed to protecting the right to choose. They claim Zeldin fails to fit that mold.
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On Long Island, four congressional races test the fate of both parties
The swing districts are seen as proving grounds for who will control the House of Representatives.
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In a terrifying shooting, a political opportunity for Lee Zeldin
The Republican gubernatorial candidate has centered his campaign around crime, and his family just experienced the clearest possible illustration of the problem.
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Who are the Republican candidates running for statewide office?
New York’s GOP candidates include a political news commentator, a financial expert and a former New York City Police Department official.
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Zeldin takes risky bet on governor’s race
Observers, including Republicans, doubt he can secure a winning coalition of independents and moderate Democrats to beat Kathy Hochul.
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NYC struggles to accommodate asylum-seeker influx and Joe Biden comes to Poughkeepsie
Rounding up the week’s political news
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Biden, Schumer, Hochul make major economic announcements in NY swing districts
It’s election season, so a little Democratic good news might go a long way.
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Bronx rezoning gets the go-ahead from local council member
Is member deference over? Marjorie Velázquez didn’t want to find out.
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Al Taylor, Inez Dickens among many names looking to unseat Kristin Richardson Jordan in 2023
A crowded field may be forming in Harlem against the socialist New York City Council Member.
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Pat Ryan had a big fundraising quarter, but outside spending is bigger in his race against Colin Schmitt
Candidates in the competitive 18th Congressional District previewed their campaign finances before the filing deadline
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Brooklyn Democratic Party chair reelected, after reformist challenge from her Assembly colleague
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn won a second term, after another disorganized slog of a meeting.
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Take two: The Brooklyn Democratic Party tries to host a functional meeting
County leader Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, who is expected to be reelected, said members pleaded with her to stay on.
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Crises at Rikers and in housing asylum-seekers in NYC
Rounding up the week’s political news.
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AOC meets “GSD” on taxi medallion debt relief
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made her first official appearance with Eric Adams to celebrate a milestone for underwater taxi drivers
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Mark Levine wants Democrats to run up the score in Manhattan
The borough president is launching the Wake Up Dems campaign to get the deep blue borough voting in November
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