Opinion

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.

Interviews & Profiles

Politics

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

Politics

Adriano Espaillat <3 Ydanis Rodríguez

Rumors of a Carmen De La Rosa challenge do not point to a rift between the two Dominican politicos.

Opinion

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.

News & Politics

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

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.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Opinion: Why NYC should pursue data-driven risk management

A win-win opportunity for timely payments to nonprofit organizations and more effective oversight.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Grants available for LGBTQ+/transgender and gender non-conforming service organizations

Proposals are being sought for Women Forward NYC, a $43 million, 42 initiative living action plan for gender equity.

Opinion

Opinion

Commentary: Latinos in New York and the 2024 presidential election

Precinct-level data shows that Harris won Latinos by less than Biden did, but Latino voters did not defect to Trump en masse.

News & Politics

Politics

Eric Adams will take his tin cup – and baggage – to Albany next year

The mayor has floated support for a proposal to cut taxes for low-income New Yorkers and to make involuntary removals easier – both of which need state approval.

Adams probes

Politics

Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Eric Adams’ longtime righthand, indicted

Lewis-Martin and her son both pleaded not guilty to state bribery charges. The mayor himself is not a target of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation.

Politics

Politics

Muriel Goode-Trufant takes on corporation counsel post, but with criticism

While many have sung praises over Eric Adams’ pick for New York City’s top lawyer, critics worry she will rubber stamp the mayor’s use of executive orders.

Policy

Policy

City retirees win in court again, as Adams vows to press on

The court ruling is another blow to Mayor Eric Adams and municipal union leaders who want to move retired city workers onto privately-managed health insurance plans.

News & Politics

Politics

Civil NYPD sexual harassment suit seeks to add Jeffrey Maddrey, Eddie Caban as defendants

In an amended complaint, the chief of department is accused of making unwanted advances, and the former commish is accused of gender discrimination.