Campaigns & Elections
Heard Around Town
Two Brooklyn legislators got in a tussle. Now they’re running against each other.
“I’m gonna beat her up – at the poll,” Mercedes Narcisse says of Monique Chandler-Waterman
Opinion
Opinion: New York pension dollars shouldn’t be financing war abroad
Your retirement savings are funding a government that’s committing genocide.
Kathy Hochul
Voters want more budget spending, but sour on Hochul
The governor has her lowest favorability in a year, but still leads Republican Bruce Blakeman
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.
News & Politics
Progressive wars: Raj Goyle claims support from trans activist who endorsed Drew Warshaw
The state comptroller candidate posted, unposted, reposted and unposted a video of himself with trans activist Evanna Vasquez.
Heard Around Town
WFP doesn’t want Schlossberg
The New York Working Families Party may reopen its endorsement process in NY-12.
Campaigns & Elections
Claire Valdez calls for a rent freeze – and universal rent control
The DSA-backed congressional candidate is going a step further than Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
New York City
More New Yorkers voted last year than in any mayoral election since 1969
The NYCCFB’s annual Voter Analysis Report unpacks the massive surge in participation.
Heard Around Town
How Mamdani was convinced to back Boylan
The mayor’s closest political adviser Morris Katz was a proponent of getting involved with the tricky special election.
New York City Council
Carl Wilson wins NYC Council special election, in a blow to Mamdani
The Manhattan race to succeed Erik Bottcher became a Mamdani-Menin proxy battle after the mayor endorsed second-place finisher Lindsey Boylan.
Heard Around Town
Boylan apologizes if coworkers ‘had a bad experience with me’
Lindsey Boylan is a leading candidate in Tuesday’s New York City Council special election, endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Campaigns & Elections
We might not know who won the Manhattan City Council special election till next week
Boylan versus Wilson is a Mamdani versus Menin proxy war – but ranked-choice voting may keep us waiting.
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Heard Around Town
DiNapoli gets a super PAC
Labor unions for government employees are spending more than $1 million to back the incumbent through the New York Accountability Coalition.
Campaigns & Elections
Dems kick off statewide anti-Blakeman tour
Democrats are spending millions to push back on Blakeman’s record as he’s made gains in recent polls.
Campaigns & Elections
There’s a lot of money – and competition – in the race to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler
Midtown Manhattan hasn’t had an open congressional seat in decades, so everyone’s watching NY-12.
News & Politics
A test of Mamdani’s endorsement power in the race to represent NY-7
An acolyte of the popular mayor is up against the Brooklyn Borough president and a City Council member.
News & Politics
In NY-10 it’s Lander’s progressive relationships versus Goldman’s money
The former comptroller is backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, but the incumbent is committing at least $1 million to get himself reelected.
News & Politics
DSA is targeting Rep. Adriano Espaillat in NY-13
Darializa Avila Chevalier is a pro-Palestine activist and public defense investigator who is running against the uptown power broker.
News & Politics
The 2026 NYC congressional primaries to watch
Six races that could transform the delegation.
News & Politics
BOE findings put Bunkeddeko’s ballot position in jeopardy
A preliminary staff report determined that state comptroller candidate Adem Bunkeddeko did not submit enough valid petition signatures to appear on the Democratic primary ballot
