Campaigns & Elections
DSA
DSA unsurprisingly votes to endorse AOC for reelection
The socialist group is sticking with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the run-up to 2028.
Campaigns & Elections
Jessica Ramos paid off her anti-casino poll debt. But what did it cost?
First, an anonymous donor was going to pay for it. Now, the state senator’s campaign has – and it might have been more than she owed.
News & Politics
Buffalo Common Council Member Leah Halton-Pope likely to replace Assembly Member Crystal Peoples-Stokes
Peoples-Stokes, the No. 2 Democrat in the Assembly, will announce her retirement on Wednesday, paving the way for a hand-picked successor.
Heard Around Town
Vanessa Aronson is walking right into the Assembly
There’s an open seat on the Upper East Side, and only one Democrat is even trying to run.
2026 congressional midterm elections
Reynoso quietly secures Queens Dems endorsement for NY-7
The party backed the Brooklyn BP over two Queens candidates – but they said they didn’t want county support.
DSA
At DSA forum, AOC pledges not to vote for any military aid to Israel
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez previously said she supported sending “defensive” arms to Israel, which had led some DSA members to oppose endorsing her for reelection.
News & Politics
Blakeman denied public matching funds in decision criticized as partisan
The Democrat-majority state Public Campaign Finance Board voted not to permit the likely Republican nominee for governor to receive millions in matching funds
News & Politics
Hochul leads Blakeman by just 13 points in latest Siena poll
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lead over her likely GOP opponent has shrunk by half over the past two months.
Heard Around Town
Blakeman stops by City Hall to tout affordability
The GOP candidate for governor, like the incumbent governor, is against raising taxes.
Heard Around Town
Mamdani hits the fundraising circuit
He popped up at a Brad Lander party in Brooklyn Heights this week, and is heading to tony Old Westbury to support Claire Valdez next.
New York City
NYC Conflicts of Interest Board declines to clarify electioneering rules
Anticorruption groups wanted to rein in government spending to promote ballot proposals, but the city’s watchdog board said that’s not up to them.
News & Politics
Internal GOP poll shows Blakeman just 9 points behind Hochul
The poll of likely voters has renewed Republicans’ hopes of retaking the governor’s mansion.
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Heard Around Town
DC 37 endorses Bores, Reynoso for open House seats
The public sector labor union’s slate doesn’t include Rep. Ritchie Torres, however.
Heard Around Town
Pro-Palestinian PAL PAC endorses Claire Valdez for Congress
The anti-AIPAC PAC is backing the Assembly member over Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, who’s not exactly a staunch supporter of Israel.
2026 congressional midterm elections
WFP isn’t endorsing Meng challenger Chuck Park after all
In an unusual move, Working Families Party leaders rejected an advisory council’s recommendation.
Campaigns & Elections
Zohran Mamdani has boosted Claire Valdez on the campaign trail and off
The mayor spends time with many elected officials. When he’s also endorsed them in a competitive race for Congress, it gets more notice.
Campaigns & Elections
Deep-pocketed crypto super PAC eyes New York House races in 2026
Fairshake has nearly $200 million on hand, and that’s just one way the cryptocurrency industry could play in Empire State elections.
Heard Around Town
WFP poised to endorse Meng challenger Chuck Park
The progressive third party also recommended endorsing Assembly Member Steven Raga over DSA-backed candidate Aber Kawas.
Campaigns & Elections
Schlossberg says inherited oil investments don’t compromise him on the environment
Leading NY-12 candidates talked green policy at a League of Conservation voters forum.
Campaigns & Elections
In NY-12, candidates are contending with Jack Schlossberg’s ‘Love Story’ factor
Schlossberg himself seems torn about how to handle the wildly popular show that fictionalizes the last years of his famous uncle’s life.
