2025 New York City Mayoral Election
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Here’s who’s running for New York City mayor in 2025
Get to know the candidates in a wide, weird and unsettled field.
New York City Council
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Airbnb to up its spending in NY races to $10 million
The short-term rental giant is literally doubling down on seeking political influence in New York, despite being spurned by the city in 2023.
2026 New York gubernatorial election
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Stefanik dominates Lawler and Blakeman in new poll
Nearly half of GOP primary voters favor Rep. Elise Stefanik, while Rep. Mike Lawler and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman can’t break single digits.
News & Politics
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Inside the split between Kathy Hochul and Antonio Delgado
Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado finally had enough of being on Team Hochul.
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Lawler booed at raucous Rockland County town hall
The crowd appeared less interested in listening to Rep. Mike Lawler’s answers than in expressing anger about looming cuts to Medicaid and Social Security.
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Forget the budget, get ready for Trump Station
Gov. Hochul didn’t shoot down the prospect of renaming Penn Station after the president while providing an update on the nearly month-late budget.
Immigration
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House GOP targets NY nonprofit over Know Your Rights training
Republicans in Congress are investigating the Chinese-American Planning Council for sponsoring a seminar to educate immigrants about their rights when dealing with ICE.
Interviews & Profiles
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What to do when DOGE contacts your nonprofit
An interview with Nicholas Turner, president and director of the Vera Institute of Justice.
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Ritchie Torres endorses Keith Powers in Manhattan BP race
The term-limited council member is coalescing support among Latino elected officials in his bid against state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
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With Adams ditching the primary and Cuomo absent, mayoral ire turns toward little-known Tilson
The private sector candidate for New York City mayor with outside odds became something of a heel at Monday night’s mayoral forum.
Immigration
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Civil rights attorneys raise the alarm about 3 NY asylum-seekers currently held in a Texas detention facility
Their New York City-based lawyers said they have been denied due process and are in danger of being sent to an El Salvador prison camp.
Budget
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Despite what Hochul says, New Yorkers do care the budget is late
But a new poll from Siena College also shows that voters are fine with the governor delaying the spending plan over her policy priorities.
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Hochul up and Schumer down in new poll
While the governor has her best polling in over a year, the state’s senior senator is at a 20-year low.
New York City
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NYC Veterans’ office gets ‘C’ grade in first City Council agency report card
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams first announced plans to grade city agencies in 2024.
Energy & Environment
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New York’s offshore wind industry is under assault from the Trump administration
Executive orders, construction pauses and permitting headwinds threaten the state’s clean energy goals.
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Mayor Cuomo and Gov. Hochul? It would be weird.
There’s still a lot of uncertainty in the New York City mayor race, but one thing is for sure: the mayor will have less power than his or her counterpart in Albany.
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Hochul targets Stefanik’s seat
As Rep. Elise Stefanik considers a run for governor, Gov. Kathy Hochul told Democrats she's confident they'll win Stefanik's North Country district.
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Are New York’s biggest pension funds investing in Elon Musk?
Both New York City and the state have billion-dollar investments in Tesla, but CUNY and many unions wouldn’t say if they owned shares in Musk’s companies.
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Brad Lander gets No. 1 ranking in another progressive group’s endorsement
Churches United For Fair Housing Action follows Make the Road Action in endorsing Lander first, and also endorsing Adrienne Adams and Zohran Mamdani.
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