New York City
Politics
Kevin Parker has filed to run for New York City comptroller instead
The Brooklyn state senator appears to have shifted his sights from Brooklyn borough president to comptroller.
News & Politics
Politics
Has the WFP become toxic on Long Island?
Few Long Island Democrats in competitive elections are running on the Working Families Party ballot line this year.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Celebrating New York’s commitment to young men of color
As a Latino man raising an adopted Black son, I know firsthand the transformative power of representation and mentorship for young men of color.
Kathy Hochul
Politics
Hochul and Heastie talk politics at the state fair
Fried dough and chocolate milk couldn’t distract from Democrats’ 2022 midterm losses or their concerns about November.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Facilitating democracy during detention
Most people detained in jail still have the right to vote. To help them exercise that right, we brought voter registration forms and absentee ballots to our local jail.
2024 New York congressional battleground
Politics
Democrats target Latino voters in Hudson Valley swing district
The party is bringing on bilingual staff and tweaking its abortion messaging as it looks to increase turnout in Spanish-speaking communities.
Personality
Personality
Mondaire Jones hopes to bring pragmatic progressivism back to the Hudson Valley
The former congressional representative now running for his old seat views himself as an independent voice fighting extremists on the right and the left.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
UFT President Michael Mulgrew isn’t afraid to pivot
From congestion pricing to Medicare Advantage, the politically nimble leader of the teachers union seems to always come out on top.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
New York non-profits among winners of NBCUniversal’s Local Impact Grants
Over $227,000 was awarded to providers in youth education, community engagement and the arts
News & Politics
Politics
NY elected officials call for DNC to give speaking slot to Palestinian
State legislators and City Council members joined the Uncommitted movement’s demand that the Democratic National Convention allow a Palestinian American to speak.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Kamala Harris, Shirley Chisholm and Caribbean Americans’ dreams of change
Harris’ campaign will inspire young Black girls across the country to follow their dreams, just as Chisholm's 1972 presidential run inspired us.
News & Politics
Politics
Chemung County Dems pass Gaza ceasefire resolution
Calls for a ceasefire have been controversial downstate, but not for Democrats in this conservative, rural and overwhelmingly white county.
DNC
Politics
Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats have to ‘run through the finish line’
There may be a lot of enthusiasm at the DNC, but the House minority leader said the election will still be close in November.
DNC
Politics
Jay Jacobs and AOC are (kinda) buds now
After her widely praised DNC speech, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got props from the state Democratic Party chair.
DNC
Politics
Randi Weingarten sees congressional victory through New York
The AFT president offered praise for the work of the state’s teachers union, which recently launched a campaign to help get Democrats elected
DNC
Politics
AOC and Hochul speak on DNC’s first night
The two politicians' speeches garnered very different reactions.
DNC
Politics
New York breakfast showcases importance of delegation at DNC’s first day
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries spoke about their coordinated campaign to flip House seats blue in the Empire State.
Policy
Personality
Times that New York state has cribbed ideas for laws from New York City
Sometimes the city is at the vanguard of new pieces of legislation.
DNC
Politics