News & Politics
Politics
WFP calls on Ken Jenkins to recuse himself from redistricting commission
Progressives are calling foul because Jenkins' boss George Latimer is running against incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman, and the district's exact boundaries could influence the race.
Nonprofits
NYN Media
Opinion: How corporate influence in local elections drowns out concerns over harmful impacts of landfills
Here’s why advocacy groups like Seneca Lake Guardian in upstate New York and Citizens for Responsible Development-LST in Pennsylvania are taking a stand.
Courts
Politics
Court of Appeals orders new round of redistricting before 2024 elections
The state Independent Redistricting Commission will get another chance to draw New York’s congressional districts.
Albany Agenda
Politics
Democratic legislators seek to remove Trump from the ballot
State Sens. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Liz Krueger, Gustavo Rivera, Tim Kennedy and Shelley Mayer want to kick the former president off next year's ticket for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Winners & Losers
Personality
Winners & Losers of 2023: Who came out on top in New York
New City Council members, a new NYPD boss, and the woman who’s fixing Buffalo – these folks managed to make 2023 work for them.
Winners & Losers
Personality
Winners & Losers of 2023: Who flopped
A jurist who fell short, a certain lying former Congress member and a stressed-out mayor – all had a bit of a rough year.
Winners & Losers
Personality
Winners & Losers of 2023: Miscellaneous awards
These are just some of the people who make the New York political world a unique and interesting place.
Personality
Personality
Steve Bellone on how Republicans took over on Long Island
The centrist Democrat will step down as Suffolk County executive at the end of this year. He’s throwing support behind Tom Suozzi and George Latimer on the way out.
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
5 things to know about Tom Suozzi
The former congressman is officially running for his old seat.
News & Politics
Politics
George Latimer says run against Bowman is about more than Israel
The Westchester County executive doesn’t want his primary challenge to Rep. Jamaal Bowman to become a referendum on AIPAC or on race.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Yellow taxi drivers are being left behind
Rideshare drivers now have access to an array of benefits, but drivers of yellow taxi cabs still do not.
Ask the Experts
Politics
Ask the experts: What does the George Santos expulsion mean for GOP politics?
We asked consultants to weigh in on the fallout from the former representative’s lies.
Heard Around Town
Politics
Hochul on Suozzi: ‘It was in his interest to make sure that conversation went well’
The governor commented on the hardball meeting with the wannabe congressman Wednesday at an unrelated press conference.
Heard Around Town
Politics
On Long Island, party affiliation is a very loose signifier
Democrats running on the Republican line, Republicans running on the Democratic line. It’s whatever!
Immigration
Politics
Mayor Adams: Requiring pre-approval of migrant contracts ‘defies logic’
The Adams administration lashed out at Brad Lander after the city comptroller stripped City Hall of its power to enter into emergency contracts.
Politics
Politics
Jeff Aubry announces retirement, endorses Larinda Hooks
The longtime Queens lawmaker became a leading criminal justice reform advocate and the voice of the Assembly.
2024 New York congressional battleground
Politics
Progressives speak up for Bowman after Latimer files
AOC and others supported Bowman ahead of an all-but-certain campaign announcement from George Latimer.
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Politics