New York City

New York City Council

Here’s what the City Council is pushing for in the NYC budget

Mamdani finds himself on the receiving end of lawmaker demands to expand spending on parks, consumer protection, rental vouchers and more.

New York City

NY lobbyists raked in a record $384.8 million last year

Among the top 10 highest client spenders in 2025, the gambling and short-term rental honchos spent big to sway state and local government.

Policy

The City Council’s trying again to ban horse carriages

Animal welfare advocates rallied to support the latest legislation after over a decade of failed attempts to end the city’s horse-drawn carriage industry.

Read First

Talk of open primaries dominates first COGE hearing

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first Charter Revision Commission meeting was haunted by Eric Adams’ last commission

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City & Sports

Commentary: All New York politicians love the Liberty

With a progressive team in a progressive city, there’s no downside to sporting the seafoam green.

City & Sports

Yes, voters do care who really knows ball

Sports fandom can be a useful tool to New York politicians – if they know what they’re talking about.

City & Sports

Is Zohran Mamdani ready for the World Cup?

The international sporting event is yet another managerial test for the mayor.

Zohran Mamdani

What Mamdani got – and didn’t get – from Albany this year

Some of the New York City mayor’s biggest wins and losses after his first session lobbying for City Hall.

News & Politics

Council members want answers about last month’s courtroom birth

In a letter to the mayor and district attorneys, 29 council members called the incident “horrific and degrading” and demanded an investigation.

2026 congressional midterm elections

Avila Chevalier attended the Oct. 8 pro-Palestinian rally Lander condemned

While the two congressional candidates are campaigning together, they’ve disagreed on their Israel politics.