New York City
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Here’s who’s running for New York City mayor in 2025
Get to know the candidates in a wide, weird and unsettled field.
Politics
On State of the City day, revisiting some of Eric Adams’ promises from 2024
Remember the “Department of Sustainable Delivery”? No? How about cutting in half how long it takes to resolve police discipline cases? Not that either?
Real Estate
‘New Yorkers don’t care.’ Is the real estate pledge dead in NYC politics?
Not so long ago, Democrats were rushing to swear off landlord and developer campaign donations. A new YIMBY era seems to have made that pledge less relevant.
Opinion
Opinion: Who’s winning the battle for the left?
Will Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani's clear messaging overshadow Comptroller Brad Lander, the darling of Brownstone Brooklyn, and feisty millennial state Sens. Jessica Ramos and Zellnor Myrie?
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Endorsements in the 2025 New York City mayoral race
Labor unions, political clubs and power brokers. Stay up to date on which mayoral candidates are getting the coveted endorsements for 2025.
Heard Around Town
Children’s advocates urge Eric Adams to fund universal 3-K, summer school, despite federal dollars running out
A coalition is putting pressure on the mayor ahead of his preliminary budget proposal.
New York City
Updated
Who’s who in Eric Adams’ administration
From deputy mayors to fixers to legal counsel, here are the insiders the mayor has appointed to run the city.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: Remembering John Daniel, ‘the voice of the Daily News’
New York City journalists mourn the passing of a beloved newsroom staffer who manned the switchboard and made sure no call to the paper was lost.
Sponsored Content
NYC Homeowners Call for Change to New Short-Term Rental Law
The regulation intended to increase affordable housing and lower rents has made housing unaffordable for vulnerable NYC homeowners, and the New York City Council has introduced a bill to fix it.
New York City
Opinion: We cannot allow the matching funds program to be sidelined in 2025
Voters should support candidates who choose to participate – and be wary of those who don’t.
Opinion
Opinion: Let’s play ‘Ranked Choice Voting’
It’s the new game in NYC politics, but mayoral candidates looking to win friends and influence voters (to rank them second) should study the old playbook from Abe Lincoln’s 1860 campaign for the GOP presidential nomination.
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Interviews & Profiles
Maya Kornberg pitches ‘pragmatic progressivism’ in Brooklyn council race
The Brennan Center fellow is taking on incumbent Council Member Shahana Hanif in what’s poised to be a competitive Democratic primary next year.
Heard Around Town
Adriano Espaillat <3 Ydanis Rodríguez
Rumors of a Carmen De La Rosa challenge do not point to a rift between the two Dominican politicos.
New York City
2024’s Top Tweets of the Year from First Read Tonight
The best of the best from City & State New York’s evening newsletter.
Opinion
Opinion: How to manage for some real change in this city
A former City Hall insider on the difference between Mayors Eric Adams and David Dinkins.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: New Year’s political resolutions for 2025
The past year has given us plenty of goals for New York politicians.
Power Lists
The 2024 Staten Island Power 100
Who’s in the political arena in Richmond County?
News & Politics
New York political predictions for 2025
Who will be elected New York City mayor? What is Andrew Cuomo angling for? We asked experts to consult their crystal ball.
News & Politics
Former Manhattan BPs endorse Alvin Bragg
Bragg is rolling out endorsements ahead of the 2025 cycle, with Gale Brewer, Ruth Messinger and C. Virginia Fields as the latest to rally around his reelection.
