New York State
Looking (way) back at the last time Democrats dominated Albany
Looking back at the last time New York Democrats dominated Albany in 1913.
Michael Gianaris
State Sen. Michael Gianaris has big plans for 2019
State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris wants to show that the party can get things done.
Andrew Cuomo
The Democratic divide
The new state Senate majority won’t count for much if urban and suburban lawmakers don’t play nice.
Nita Lowey
Lowey on leveraging leadership on the Appropriations Committee
The congresswoman promises to fight against the border wall, for Planned Parenthood.
Nydia Velázquez
Velázquez’s 2019 House agenda: Health care and housing
Rep. Nydia Velázquez is banking on a bipartisan infrastructure bill – with funding for NYCHA.
Melissa Mark-Viverito
NYC public advocate race the talk of Somos
Jumaane Williams, Michael Blake and Melissa Mark-Viverito are hot topics at the Puerto Rico conference.
Todd Kaminsky
How Democrats finally did it on Long Island
The region’s large Republican state Senate delegation is no more. Here’s why.
New York State
A blue “wavelet” in New York’s state Senate?
New forecast shows Democrats only slightly more likely to take state Senate.
Michael Bloomberg
Crooked politicians, a deadly limo crash and Bloomberg’s back to blue
Crooked politicians, a deadly limo crash and Michael Bloomberg’s back to being a Democrat in This Week's Headlines.
New York State
Lessons of the 1918 gubernatorial election
What Cuomo and Molinaro can learn from Al Smith’s victory a century ago.
New York State
Bosnian ads, turning on fellow Dems, and other ways to ride the blue wave
New York Democrats are thinking outside the usual box to win a ticket to Washington.
New York State
New York, we need to sacrifice Schumer
Democrats need a more aggressive leader than Sen. Charles Schumer.
Jeff Klein
Last machine standing: Marcos Crespo vs. the uprising
Can Marcos Crespo and his Democratic machine survive the progressive insurgency?
Jeff Klein
No judgeships for Klein or Hamilton – for now
Party bosses deny having plans to select Jeff Klein or Jesse Hamilton to judgeships, but reformers said it’s a problem that they could.
New York City
How the hell did Monserrate win?
Previously guilty of corruption and domestic abuse, he still has local support. But he’s far from a power broker.
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
She waited. Will good things come to Andrea Stewart-Cousins?
With the IDC out of the way, the state Senate may finally be Andrea Stewart Cousins'.
Jeff Klein
Jeff Klein’s misleading letter
State Sen. Jeff Klein sent a letter to constituents stating he's never given Republicans majority power. We felt it needed some fact-checking.
Andrew Cuomo
Six takeaways from the Democratic gubernatorial debate
At the 2018 Democratic gubernatorial primary debate, Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledged not to run for president, while challenger Cynthia Nixon went on the attack.
IDC
How to beat a former member of the Independent Democratic Conference
Ex-IDC senators all face challenges, but is anti-IDC sentiment strong enough to knock out the incumbents?
Letitia James
No longer ‘defiant,’ James stumps for ‘respect’
New York City Public Advocate Letitia James becomes part of the establishment.
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