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Adrienne Adams, potential mayoral contender, to discuss NYC’s leadership issues in annual speech

With her last State of the City address, the City Council speaker has a rare opportunity to lay out her track record and a vision for the city’s leadership as she mulls a mayoral run.

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DREAM: A new motto for anti-Adams, anti-Cuomo voters

UAW Region 9A is setting out a clear message to voters. Will other unions and progressive groups follow?

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Guardrails on mayoral power? Not so fast, one mayoral hopeful says

Former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer called for Gov. Kathy Hochul to remove Eric Adams. Now he’s softly criticizing her bid to curtail some mayoral powers.

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Jamaal Bowman launches new Built to Win super PAC

The former member of Congress will boost progressive candidates by mobilizing nonwhite voters who are disillusioned with the Democratic Party.

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Who could be Hochul’s next LG?

With Antonio Delgado off the topic, Gov. Kathy Hochul has a wide range of options for her next running mate.

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Wanted: New Hochul running mate

Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado announced that he would not run for reelection next year, leaving open a spot on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s ticket.

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Hoylman-Sigal nabs congressional endorsements in BP race

Two of Manhattan’s three members of Congress are backing Brad Hoylman-Sigal against term-limited Council Member Keith Powers.

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Sliwa gets clean sweep from Republican Party chairs, who still say they won’t give Adams the ballot line

All five county parties are backing the Guardian Angel, and saying they are uninterested in granting Mayor Eric Adams a Wilson-Pakula.

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Brannan will have to wait for public matching funds in comptroller race

Council Member Justin Brannan’s campaign expects to receive the payment of matching funds next month.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Donald Trump just dynamited Eric Adams’ mayoralty

The mayor’s coziness with Trump won’t endear him to NYC voters, as our polling shows that Adams has no chance of winning the Democratic mayoral primary.

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A very Andrew Cuomo valentine

The former governor hijacked an Assembly member’s event to shoot a campaign-esque video.

Policy

Policy

Amid reelection battle, Shahana Hanif lands a heated rezoning deal

Hanif negotiated more affordable housing into a rezoning in her district. A group critical of the outcome has said they’ll campaign against her.

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Why do Black voters currently seem to prefer Andrew Cuomo over Eric Adams?

“You vote for the choice that's going to do the least amount of harm to you, knowing how white voters are going to behave.”

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Resistance star Dan Goldman backs Zellnor Myrie to ‘speak out and stand up’ against Trump

The Brooklyn rep endorsed Myrie on MSNBC on Monday as Mayor Eric Adams was urging his top aides not to criticize the president.

Albany Agenda

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At Hochul’s urging, legislative leaders delay passage of special elections bill

The proposed legislation, which had been expected to pass quickly, might end up being killed in exchange for the Trump administration allowing congestion pricing to continue.

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Public campaign finance has been a success so far, report finds

The Brennan Center for Justice concluded that instituting a public matching funds program for state-level campaigns has had a net positive impact on civics.

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Where do NYC’s campaign donors live?

A new map from the Campaign Finance Board and creators of Redistricting & You aims to illustrate how campaign fundraising breaks down geographically.