New York City

Politics

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?

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Grassroots campaigns compete in Queens

The race for the 39th Assembly District pits Catalina Cruz's grassroots campaign vs. Ari Espinal's grassroots campaign.

New York City

Politics

There are many Julia Salazars. Which one is running for state Senate?

Julia Salazar is under fire for misleading claims about her personal history.

New York City

Policy

Simcha Felder’s outsized impact on education

From yeshiva oversight to speed cameras outside schools, Simcha Felder is driving the debate.

New York City

Opinion

NYCHA’s truth deficit

The New York City public housing authority keeps disguising its problems.

New York City

Personality

Would Grace Meng replace Crowley as Queens chair?

Rep. Grace Meng on potentially replacing Joe Crowley, whether she’s supporting the IDC challengers and what she’s doing as DNC vice chair.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

Republicans for Cuomo are still quietly for Cuomo

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has moved to the left, but supporters of his who were members of a Republicans for Cuomo group don’t seem to mind.

New York City

Politics

Another Cuomo gaffe, Collins suspends run and charter ballot initiatives

Andrew Cuomo's gaffe, Chris Collins suspends run and charter ballot initiatives in this week's top political news roundup.

New York City

Policy

The elected officials opposing the four new jails to replace Rikers

New York City has proposed to build four new jails to replace Rikers in the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

Dems backing IDC challengers are not violating the truce

Sources present for IDC state Senate reunification deal say it never applied to other Democrats.

New York City

Politics

Monserrate runs for office again

Hiram Monserrate, who was booted from the state Senate after physically assaulting his girlfriend and later served prison time for misusing city funds, is on the primary ballot this year to represent East Elmhurst as a Democratic district leader.

New York City

Politics

Collins indicted, cap on Uber and Inwood rezoning

Rep. Chris Collins, Uber, Inwood rezoning and the Board of Elections headline This Week's Headlines.

New York City

Policy

Rikers inmates debate policies including pretrial detention

Rikers Island inmates debate program might help incarcerated people re-enter society.

Labor

Policy

NYC’s commercial waste industry is trash. How should we fix it?

New York City’s commercial waste industry is a broken system. How should we fix it?

New York City

Policy

Trash talk

Waste Equity passed. But the looming fight over commercial waste pickup zones is about to get nasty.