2026 congressional midterm elections
Politics
Mysterious pro-Reynoso super PAC is funded by teachers union, not AIPAC
Real Fight NYC has the American Federation of Teachers as one of its donors – and Randi Weingarten does “not play with AIPAC.”
Zohran Mamdani
Updated
Politics
Who’s who in Zohran Mamdani’s administration?
Meet the folks who are running New York City.
2026 congressional midterm elections
Politics
Super PACs have spent millions boosting Adriano Espaillat and Darializa Avila Chevalier. Both candidates think that’s super hypocritical!
Espaillat has benefited from more than $4 million in outside spending. Some $1 million has been spent on Avila Chevalier. Both traded barbs about that during a forthcoming BronxNet debate.
New York City
Personality
‘Now, everyone talks about housing’
A Q&A with New York Building Congress President and CEO Carlo Scissura on the city’s construction boom.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Woke 1 was crazyyyy
Candidates are finding the right words to write off the recent past.
New York City
20th Anniversary
In many sectors, big builds have transformed New York over the past 20 years
New neighborhoods, airports and arenas have been created while the state’s energy landscape has been overhauled.
2026 congressional midterm elections
Politics
How are New York’s congressional candidates using AI? Debate moderators want to know
“What’s your chatbot?” is the new “what’s your bagel order?”
New York City
Politics
Meet the voters of New York’s 12th Congressional District
Famous, affluent, opinionated, conscious of what Gale Brewer thinks and committed to Nina Schwalbe against the odds gosh darn it!
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Like AOC, but to the left
Darializa Avila Chevalier, a pro-Palestinian activist and self-described “millennial with an internet connection” is actually giving Rep. Adriano Espaillat a run for his money.
News & Politics
Politics
Adriano Espaillat, Jordan Wright, join with Black leaders in show of unity to fend off DSA
But Rep. Hakeem Jeffries insisted the DSA isn’t a threat to the Democratic Party.
News & Politics
Politics
NYC-DSA chides Mamdani for increasing NYPD headcount
The mayor’s political home says his actions have “run counter to the values of the socialist and working-class movement that elected him.”
New York City Council
Policy
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
Politics
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.
NYN Media
NYN Media
‘A betrayal:’ nonprofit leaders angered by potential of delayed Mamdani admin payments
NYN Media OpCon attendees have longstanding complaints about slow payments from New York City.
Policy
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.
City & Sports
Personality
Which New York sports team owners are the most politically influential?
It’s not just about wins and losses.
Read First
Policy
Talk of open primaries dominates first COGE hearing
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first Charter Revision Commission meeting was haunted by Eric Adams’ last commission
City & Sports
Opinion
Opinion: Why the Yankees are the real working-class team of New York City
Its winning track record mirrors the hustling, successful people of New York.
City & Sports
Opinion
Opinion: Why the Mets are the real working-class team of New York City
Its history is deeply intertwined with the birth of the New Left.
Editor's Note
Opinion