2026 New York state elections
Campaigns & Elections
Siffert, Martinez win tight Assembly races after recounts
Poised for November wins, attorney David Siffert would be New York’s first nonbinary state legislator as Patrick Martinez continues the Crowley dynasty.
2026 New York state elections
Lefties didn’t just win state legislative races – incumbents lost big
With Trump in office, Democrats are demanding that someone – anyone – just do something.
News & Politics
Diana Ayala: The OTHER Uptown insurgent
The former City Council Member unseated Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs – and wants to work with DAC.
Campaigns & Elections
Pro-Palestinian legislation earns support from upstate Dems running in GOP-held seats
It’s not just New York City socialists behind the “Not on Our Dime” bill, according to a new voter guide.
Campaigns & Elections
Reformers are trying – again – to take over the Brooklyn Dems
The results of district leader races will determine whether Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn remains party leader
2026 New York state elections
New WFP ad attacks Rajkumar as ‘Modi’s best friend in Queens’
The progressive group is supporting challenger David Orkin in the Queens Assembly race.
Opinion
Opinion: Juneteenth and the meaning of freedom
Bruce Blakeman’s Nassau County refuses to recognize Juneteenth, but it shouldn’t be a partisan holiday, it should be an American holiday, celebrating freedom.
2026 New York state elections
The 2026 New York state legislative primary races to watch
New York’s most competitive contests in a year of immense turnover
News & Politics
Mamdani and AOC endorse DSA legislative candidates – but not the same ones
The two popular socialists’ complementary endorsements let (almost) everyone put a famous face on their flyers.
Read First
DSA Assembly candidate changes his defense of Bondi internship
Defending against a super PAC attack, Conrad Blackburn tried to spin the work he was doing for the ex-Trump AG.
Read First
FanDuel super PAC enters UWS Assembly duel
Stephanie Ruskay and Eli Northrup have both been boosted by outside spending in the race to replace Assembly Member Micah Lasher.
2026 New York state elections
Will the real progressive please stand up in the race for state comptroller?
The candidates running against incumbent Tom DiNapoli in his first-ever primary are each jockeying to position themselves as the true progressive choice in the contest.
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News & Politics
Majority of New Yorkers want to tax the rich in NYC
An even larger majority of New York City residents want to raise income taxes on millionaires in the city, according to a new Siena poll.
2026 New York state elections
Molinaro launches grand return to New York politics
Marc Molinaro left his post as the Trump-appointed head of the Federal Transit Administration to run for an upstate Assembly seat.
Personality
Steven Raga is ready to rumble
The second-term Assembly member has entered the race for state Senate in western Queens, pitting him against the DSA choice for the seat.
2026 New York state elections
Former NYPD detective running for Assembly to support Mamdani’s Albany agenda
Shamsul Haque would be the first Bangladeshi American to serve in the state Legislature.
2026 New York state elections
Diana Ayala files to run against Eddie Gibbs for his Assembly seat
The former New York City Council member is challenging the beleaguered Assembly member.
News & Politics
Labor considers ditching Ramos, sources say
After 1199SEIU endorsed state Senate Labor Committee chair Jessica Ramos’ primary challenger, other major unions are quietly weighing whether to follow suit.
DSA
DSA, WFP and Make the Road likely to back Kawas for Gianaris’ state Senate seat
The left is split in a contentious Assembly primary between Aber Kawas and Brian Romero, but Kawas switching to state Senate could heal the rift.
2026 New York state elections
Assembly candidate Aber Kawas says she didn’t move into wrong district
Concerns about the DSA parachuting candidates into races sparked a false rumor that Kawas moved to Queens in order to run for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s seat but accidentally moved into a neighboring district.
